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Chat
Although the chat on our site is monitored, we ask that you not use slander, malice, profanity or any other form of communication that may harm others who are using the chat. GoWhidbey.com monitors have the right to remove any user who does not follow this simple rule. The chat rooms are provided as a free service. As such, there are no guarantees given or implied. Use of the chat rooms is at your own risk. Your use of the chat rooms constitutes an agreement that you will not hold GoWhidbey, ChristianWorld or its affiliates liable for anything said or done in the service to anyone at anytime, even when chatting is in progress. Again, by using this FREE chat room, you agree that we will not be held liable in any case and for any reason. You also agree, that if you do for any reason attempt to take legal action against GoWhidbey, ChristianWorld or its affiliates, to pay any lawyer fees and other costs to us regardless of outcome.
  • All children under the age of 13 need to be accompanied by their parents or a legal guardian while in chat rooms. (Read More)
  • Users will respect fellow online members and guests.
  • Profanity or vulgarity is not permitted.
  • Violators abusing terms will be removed.
  • Posting of copyrighted material is not permitted.
  • You agree not to misrepresent yourself or impersonate others, including GoWhidbey employees and other participants.
  • GoWhidbey assumes no responsibility for any off topic or inappropriate conversations, as well as the accuracy of any beliefs expressed in the chat room.
  • No POLLs (asking questions that require all present to post a specific response.) This includes age/sex checks!
  • These terms are subject to change at any time without prior notice.
Use of the chat room signifies that you are in total agreement to the terms contained here within. If you disagree with any of these terms, then please do not use the chat rooms. If you use the chat room and do not agree to these terms GoWhidbey can and will not be held responsible. Children's Guidelines We care about children and understand that they have special privacy needs. Therefore, we have adopted the following privacy policy regarding children:
  1. We will NOT collect, use, or distribute to third parties personally identifiable information without prior verifiable parental consent.
  2. We will NOT give the child access to unmonitored chat rooms, message boards, email accounts, or other services that would give the child the ability to publicly post or otherwise distribute personally identifiable information without prior verifiable parental consent
  3. When verifiable parental consent is not obtained, we will only use the online contact information (such as email) to: Respond directly to the child's request on a one-time basis and not use that information to re-contact the child for other purposes.
  4. Request the name or online contact information of a parent for the purpose of obtaining verifiable parental consent or providing parental notification.
  5. Respond more than once directly to a specific request from a child (such as in the case where a child requests a newsletter subscription) and not used to re-contact the child for other purposes. We will use our best efforts to provide parental notification, which will include the nature and intended use as well as an opportunity for the parent to prevent the use of the information and participation in the activity.
  6. We will NOT entice the child to divulge more information than is needed to participate in any activity, game, or service.
  7. We will provide the parent a description of the specific types of a personally identifiable information collected from their child upon request. We will allow the parent to refuse further use or future online collection of personally identifiable information and provide a way for a parent to obtain any personally identifiable information collected from their child.
  8. We will provide notice to children in age appropriate terms of what personally identifiable information is to be collected.
  9. We will NOT provide any links to Web sites that are unsuitable for children.
  10. We will encourage children to get their parent's permission before sharing personal information online. We are not responsible for the result of you posting any personal information within the chat. Chat is a public medium and personal information can seen by anyone using the chat. Updates of our Policy We reserve the right to update and modify this policy as needed. We encourage you to review the policy from time to time to keep informed on what our policy states.
Notice: Due to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, GoWhidbey.com requires children under age 13 to be accompanied by their parents or a legal guardian while in chat rooms. The reason for this action is that GoWhidbey.com. strives to take every protective measure possible to ensure the safety of children. The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) was passed by U.S. Congress in November 1998. COPPA requires that operators of online services or Web sites obtain parental consent prior to the collection, use, disclosure, or display of personal information on children. The Federal Trade Commission established rules for the act's implementation, which went into affect April 21, 2000. GoWhidbey.com. does not collect any information from children under the age of 13. The Act provides parents with specific rights regarding their children's privacy. For more information on COPPA please visit the Federal Trade Commission web site.