Coolmath does not collect ANY user information on its servers.  Nothing.  Also, Coolmath's servers do not deliver cookies and/or beacons. 

For our traffic tracking, we use two service providers:  Quantcast and Google Analytics.  (We are required to use Quantcast by one of our advertising agencies.)  These services use cookies (not the yummy kind) and beacons to gather anonymous data about our users.  The information gathered are things like your IP address (that's a special number that your internet service provider uses), your state, what pages you visited while on Coolmath and how long you were on each page.  This information is invaluable to us because it lets us know what you like and want more of, so we can continue to make Coolmath better.  It's also really important for us to be able to track our traffic so we know when we need to upgrade our servers!  Without this info, we wouldn't have a clue!

For our advertising, we use The Rubicon Project.  This agency and our advertisers (which includes the Wall Street Journal) use cookies (and, possibly, beacons) to track their ads on our sites.  They also only gather anonymous user data such as your city (so they don't show a New York car dealer ad to someone in California).  It's thanks to these great agencies that Coolmath can be free for everyone!  (They help buy food for my cats, too.) 

Cookies and beacons are industry standard for website traffic tracking (for sites and advertisers) and you will receive them from, virtually, every website you visit.   Our goal at Coolmath is to have these tools used as safely as possible with our users.  To this end, we are very careful to only work with the most reputable of advertising agencies.   We have been assured that they strictly adhere to all IAB (Interactive Advertising Bureau) policies and fully comply with all privacy laws, including COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.)

Here is information about online advertising that's put out by the IAB, so you can learn more about all of this:

http://www.iab.net/privacymatters/

Here are the privacy policy's of each of our service providers, along with opt-out options:

Quantcast:  http://www.quantcast.com/privacy

Google:  http://www.google.com/privacy.html

The Rubicon Project:  http://www.rubiconproject.com/privacy/

If you want to opt out of all this, you can either have your browser block cookies or you can opt out here:

http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp

KIDS!!

When you send us a question or comment, we will only use your e-mail address to respond to you. We will NEVER sell your e-mail address or show it to anyone else. If you are ever unsure about using our sites or any other website, be sure to check with your parent or guardian.

Remember, always check with your parent or guardian when surfing the Web!

Be sure to check out our tips for safe surfing!

PARENTS NOTICE

It is important for you to talk with your child about using the Internet safely. Here are just a few things to keep in mind when talking to your kids about the Internet:
* Remind your child to never give out his or her full name, address, or phone number without your permission.
* Tell your child that if he or she receives something that he or she is not sure about, to let you know.
* Impress upon your child the importance of never engaging others in a communication that would put him or her at risk, such as agreeing to meet someone he or she has been "chatting" with, but never met.

Be sure to visit our tips for safe surfing with your child and discuss the importance of this with your child.

TO OUR NON-KID VISITORS

When you send us a question or comment, we will only use your e-mail address to respond to you. We will NEVER sell your e-mail address or show it to anyone else.

Note: This policy is subject to change at any time. When it does, the changes will be posted on this page. Your continued use of the Coolmath family of sites, indicates that you accept the terms spelled out in this policy.