Whoawee lets you have fun while protecting your privacy!

We, at Whoawee World are committed to provide an entertaining and educative website for kids of all ages and different nationalities. We are called to be one common community at Whoawee. There are a large number of online players who explore our virtual world and therefore we make sure about the safety of our site.
Our Privacy Policy covers use of personal information. Any content submitted by you is optional and voluntary. We ensure that our privacy policy remains strictly confidential and accessible to the respective user only and will never be disclosed to any third party.
Participation at Whoawee is not based upon information collected. Your child need not provide more than the information required to register at Whoawee.

Why personal information.
At Whoawee we have created lots of fun activities that do not require your child to provide any personal information. But by becoming a member and by providing personal information your child can play games under his or her username, receive and send messages, communicate with other members through chat etc. As a member of Whoawee your child will have an opportunity to interact and play freely at an individual level. Your contact information will allow us to notify you about new happenings, changes in our website, launching of new games and to ensure the satisfaction of every user. It shall also help to retrieve a forgotten password.
In addition, we may use this information to ban a user temporarily or permanently from the website if that user engages in inappropriate conduct at the site. This information will also enable you to review information submitted by your child to our website, your child’s online activity and also be notified of any future amendments to our site. We may also use information to offer products, programs, or services. This shall be implemented only on request.

We collect the following information from your child.

1. Personal Information

• Parent
  • Full name.
  • Email address.
• Child
  • Account name.
  • Password.
  • Date of birth.

Importance of Parent Email Id.
We require your consent for your child’s active membership. Thus it is very important for a valid parent email address in order to register at Whoawee. We also use this information for future references like sending the parent a message that can be used to activate the Whoawee account, to inform about our privacy practices, to inform you either about your child’s Whoawee account or about changes , updates and special features of our site.

Review Your Child's Profile.
The details submitted by your child are mailed to your email Id. You can review and approve the details or else have it removed from our database. You may also refuse to disclose certain information.

Disclosure of Personal Information.
We may disclose information when it is of absolute importance. Certain instances are mentioned below.

• In response to a court demand on misconduct of users.
• To service providers or other groups who provide support for the operations of our website.
• To protect the safety of your child.
• To protect the integrity of our website.

2. Financial Information
Information required for purchasing Whoawee membership.

• Parent
  • Full name.
  • Email address.
  • Credit card billing details.
• Child
  • Account name.
  • Password.

We collect financial information for no other purpose other than processing payments at Whoawee. The information entered by you to purchase a membership is not stored by us instead it is retained by our payments processing vendor for the purpose of processing credit card payments made during registration.
Furthermore, our payments processing vendor maintains the confidentiality, security, and integrity of your personal and financial information.

3. Computer information (Non personal information)
When visitors visit our site, we may collect certain non-personal information.

• Type of computer operating system (e.g., Windows XP or Mac OS).
• The user's IP Address.
• The web browser (e.g., Netscape, Internet Explorer).
• The frequency of visits at Whoawee.

This information is retrieved in order to make our site easily accessible and more convenient for our users.
For some of our online activities we may request general information, such as city, state, country or favorite color.
You will not be excluded from visiting our site for not furnishing personal information .But we may not agree to your membership and may not be able to provide access to certain facts and functionalities in regards to our website or information about products or services etc.

Third-Party Sites and Sponsors
We do not allow third-party companies or sponsors to advertise to our users. Our intention is to keep Whoawee free from any sort of direct advertising.

Security
We value your trust .Whoawee will not give, trade, sell or otherwise distribute the personal information provided by you. When you create an account at Whoawee we do not collect any information that would allow us or anyone else to identify you.
Appropriate measures are taken to safeguard and prevent unauthorized access, and misuse of your personal information. Your identity is verified before granting you access to your personal information. We encrypt sensitive data such as credit card number, or our membership subscription form. Please be assured that you will not receive any promotional mails, unless you request for the same.

Importance of Privacy.
Kids are regularly advised to maintain the privacy of their personal information. We see to it that the kid does not disclose personal information through online chat as it could be misused by other users. Yet we are not responsible for any information willingly disclosed by the kids.

Editing information.
Kindly contact us if you would like to access, rectify or delete certain details. Information can be removed as and when requested by you. Contact us for the same at info@whoawee.com.

Policy Amendments
Our privacy policy is effective as of 5th August, 2009 and is applicable to all our users. We reserve the right to change it at our own consent. Every user will be informed of any such change at our website and the effective date of change will be clearly marked. This notification will be either by email, or by means of a notice on our home page.

Concluding Note
Whoawee offers a world of opportunity for your child. Your guidance and involvement are essential to ensure that your child has a safe and rewarding online experience. We encourage you to stay involved and regularly visit our Parent Reference Panel and also check our Privacy Policy frequently since it is subject to change from time to time, and your continued use of our site is conditioned upon your acceptance of any modifications hereto. You are also requested to look through the mails received from our website in regards to your child's online activities. These responsible efforts will guide your child to an educative enriching online experience at Whoawee.

Contact Us
If you have any queries or comments about our Privacy Policy, mail us at info@whoawee.com. Please be sure to include your email address and a telephone number where we can reach you, if necessary.