Welcome to The Space Place. Our goal is to
inform, inspire, and involve children in the excitement of science, technology, and space
exploration. While we develop and encourage interactivity in learning, we
strive to ensure the online safety and privacy of our users. The Space Place is
committed to complying fully with the Children's
Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA). Notice of our
information practices are explained below as required by the Federal Trade
Commission's Children's
Online Privacy Protection Regulations, located at 16 CFR § 312.
(i) Contact Information (16 CFR §
312.4) "Operators"
Nancy Leon is the responsible NASA official
hosting this activity.
Diane Fisher is the lead content author, systems engineer, and content developer.
Nancy.J.Leon@jpl.nasa.gov
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mission Execution and Automation Section
M/S 301-235
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, CA 91109
(818) 354-1067 |
Diane.K.Fisher@jpl.nasa.gov
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mission Execution and Automation Section
M/S 301-270
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, CA 91109
(818) 354-9105 |
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(ii) Information Collected (16 CFR §
312.4)
A. General
Collection Information
As with all internet web sites, The Space Place
may collect some information indirectly from all users visiting our web
site. What is collected and how it is used is explained below.
- System Logging. Our web server and e-mail systems keep log files about network
transactions. NASA policy is to destroy these logs after they are 30 days
old. We do analyze our web log files to calculate statistics on which
pages are visited and how long visitors stay on our site. We do not track
individuals with this information. We are required to retain this
information for the security of our website and online service. E-mail
addresses of messages sent from our system are logged as well. These logs
are not viewed unless necessary for security reasons and are deleted after 30
days (16 CFR § 312.5(c)(5)(i)).
- Internet Addresses.
The Space Place gathers Internet Protocol Address (IP Addresses) and pages
viewed as part of the logging system within our web server. When
calculating statistics on visits and pages viewed IP addresses are used in
broad calculations. IP addresses are never used to identify someone
personally unless a security breach requires such an investigation (16 CFR §
312.5(c)(5)(i)).
- Use of Cookies.
The Space Place may use session cookies for visitors to our site. A
session cookie is a temporary file stored in a web browser that is
deleted when it either expires or the browser is closed. No privacy
or personal information is stored in a cookie from this web site.
We may store a temporary number which helps us understand traffic patterns
or helps us control access to restricted pages. Some features of The Space Place may not function properly without session cookies being
enabled. The Office of
Management and Budget currently does not permit government web sites to store any
permanent cookies on your system without explicit permission to do so.
B. "Please Introduce Yourself" Information Collected
Occasionally The Space Place features an online questionnaire to help us evaluate how well we are serving our audience. The questionnaire asks for an e-mail address, which is stored in a subscription
list. We use this list to send e-mail messages about what is new and fun on The Space Place. No other personal information is collected.
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Occupation
is collected to help analyze our audience.
- Age
is collected to help determine how well we are reaching our target audience.
- City, state, and country
information is collected to help determine how well we are reaching our target audience.
- Frequency of access
information is collected to help analyze how effectively we are reaching our target audience.
- Access venue (e.g., school, home, library)
is collected to help us analyze our audience and plan the design of future Space Place activities.
- Favorite activities
is collected to help plan future Space Place activities.
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The e-mail address is
collected for us to send messages about new activities or fun facts on The Space Place
We do not disclose this
information to third parties.
(iii) How information collected is used
(16 CFR § 312.4)
For brevity, the use of the collected
information is described in the above section on explaining what is
collected.
(iv) Third Party
Disclosure (16 CFR § 312.4)
The Space Place does not disclose
information to third parties.
(v) Participation16 CFR § 312.4)
The Space Place does not prohibit the
participation in any activity based on requiring more personal information
than is necessary.
(vi) Review or Deletion of
Privacy Data (16 CFR § 312.4)
The Space Place collects no data associated with any individual child, aside from e-mail address. Upon request, the child's e-mail address is deleted from our e-mail subscription list.
Links to External Sites
The Space Place tries to provide a safe, fun, and private environment for
kids to learn about space science and technology. We link to no sites other than our own partners (Caltech, NASA, ITEA, Spectrum Astro) and to sites which have given us web awards for our educational merit. We are not responsible for the
content or collection practices of these sites and recommend you read
their privacy policies before providing them information.
Additional
Information
Also read NASA's Privacy Statement
for Web Sites
Updated: November 21, 2000
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