Mary Glasgow Magazines

The following policy applies to the Link2English.ru web site.
MARY GLASGOW MAGAZINES is committed to protecting the privacy and security of its online visitors. This policy statement provides our visitors (e.g. parents, teachers and students) with an overview of the measures we have taken to provide a safe environment for everyone.
We will not pass on information about you to any other person or organisation. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it. We protect our supporters' information.
This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that Mary Glasgow Magazines is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personal data. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this Web site.

PERSONAL DATA
We only collect personal data from our visitors when such visitors voluntarily submit such information. Personal data means information relating to a living individual who can be identified from that information. We consider the following to be personal data:
Students: first name and last name initial, e-mail address, age, country.
Teachers: first name, last name, e-mail address, home or school address.

FOR STUDENTS
We may request such personal data from students in connection with our competitions, games, surveys, feedback requests, activities, and only ask for his/her full address when sending free products such as magazine samples or prizes.
Student's personal data will be used solely by MARY GLASGOW MAGAZINES for:
a) Acknowledging published comments from readers on the web site.
b) Arranging for competition winners to receive prizes.
It is MARY GLASGOW MAGAZINES' policy never to collect or post on its site more than a student's first name, first initial of last name, country, and age/level.

FOR PARENTS
There are activities on the MARY GLASGOW MAGAZINES web site which children can participate in and enjoy without having to share personal data. For those activities which require personal data, such as competitions and surveys, MARY GLASGOW MAGAZINES will not condition a child's participation in an activity on that child disclosing more personal data than is reasonably necessary to administer the activity. Parents can request to review or have deleted their child's personal data from MARY GLASGOW MAGAZINES' records, and refuse to permit further use of a child's information by printing, completing and returning this letter to the specified address.

FOR TEACHERS
There are activities and downloadable materials on the MARY GLASGOW MAGAZINES web site which are for teachers, which enable teachers to add another dimension to their classroom and students' activities. In order to create such online classroom activities, we will collect personal data from teachers. With respect to the teacher's personal data which we collect, we may use such information to provide teachers with information about materials, activities or other things which may be of interest to them, including products or services of third parties.
In using this web site and the information contained on it, users agree to respect Mary Glasgow Magazines' intellectual property rights in any material contained on the site.

FOR STUDENTS
Remember to be smart online. Do not give out your full name, e-mail address, home address, telephone number or any other personal information which would enable someone to contact you either online or offline, without first asking your parent or guardian for permission. Sometimes on our site we will ask you for your first name and e-mail address along with your parent's e-mail or home address. We do this so that we can deliver a prize or sample (if advertised) and contact your parent to let them know that we have collected this information from you.

NON-PERSONAL DATA AND THE USE OF COOKIE TECHNOLOGY
We collect non-personal data through the use of a software technology called "cookies", and through our visitor's voluntary submissions to us and/or upon our request. By non-personal data, we are referring to information about our visitor's browser (e.g., Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer), operating systems (e.g. Windows or Macintosh), Internet service providers (e.g., AOL or NET.COM) and other similar information which we track in aggregate form. We also collect the following non-personal data in connection with content submissions, games, classrooms and bulletin boards: first name only and first initial of last name, age/level and country. The non-personal data which we track is anonymous and will never be identified with or lead us back to any of our visitors.
Cookie technology helps us to know how many people visit us and where visitors go on our site. Cookies are small bits of information we send to your computer. Among other things, this non-personal data allows us to know which areas are favourites, which areas need improvement, or which technologies and Internet services are being used by our visitors so that we may continually improve our visitor's online experiences.

USE OF IP ADDRESSES
We collect IP addresses to obtain aggregate information on the use of Link2English.ru
An IP address is a number assigned to your computer by a Web server when you're on the web. When you are on our site, we have a back-end server which logs your computer's IP address. We only use the information we find out from tracking IP addresses in the aggregate, such as how many users entered a specific area of our site, and not to track a specific IP address to identify an individual user. However, we may use such information to identify a user if we feel that there are or may be safety and/or security issues or to comply with legal requirements.

SECURITY
MARY GLASGOW MAGAZINES ensures that all information, personal and non-personal data which it receives via the Internet is secure against unauthorised access. This information is kept in a safe and secure system isolated from direct connection to the Internet. This means that no eyes but ours will ever see the information which our visitors send to us, unless we indicate otherwise.

LINKS TO OTHER SITES
Visitors will find links from Link2English.com to independently owned, controlled and/or managed World Wide Web or Internet sites whose content we have found of possible interest to our visitors. In many cases, but not always, the links represent cooperative projects or mutual links established with the organisations connected with these sites. While we initially visit these sites to which we directly link, please note that we do not control the content that appears on these sites and such content may be constantly changing. We recommend that children check with their parents or teachers before clicking off to any new sites. Please note that we may revise our above policy as the content on our sites continue to change. We hope that you enjoy exploring our web sites. Link2English.ru is owned and operated by CENTERCOM Publicity Company, Ltd., 18A Vadkovsky per., Moscow, Russia. We can be reached by phone on 8 (095) 787-93-40 or by fax on 8 (095) 787-93-43

GetNetWise
GetNetWise is an online resource that provides information and tools that parents and teachers can use to guide children to a safe online experience. This initiative is part of an industry effort to create an online environment where adults feel empowered with tools, information and resources to safeguard children online.
http://www.getnetwise.org