AETN Online Privacy Policy

Nothing is more important to us than protecting the private information of our visitors.  From the AETN homepage to more than 85,000 pages of content produced by other PBS stations, the “aetn.org” domain remains a safe haven.  All PBS affiliated web sites (including AETN and the AETN Foundation) adhere to a strict policy for ensuring the privacy of your—and your children’s—personally identifiable information (such as full name, address, e-mail address, telephone number and/or other identifiable information) and preserving the integrity of this online medium.

Gathering and Use of Information

1.  AETN will not collect personally identifiable information from you, other than what you supply to us on a voluntary basis.

2.  In order to participate in some activities, you might be asked to provide some personally identifiable information. This could be in connection with the following:

1. contest or sweepstakes registration
2. subscription registration for services which require subscription (such as e-mail newsletters)
3. requests for membership information for transactions in shopAETN
4. content submissions, community postings (i.e., forums or bulletin boards), comments and suggestions, or voting

3.  AETN Online and other PBS affiliated Web Sites will not willfully disclose your personal information to any third party without first receiving your permission.

4.  AETN Online and other PBS affiliated Web Sites may use your personally identifiable information for activities explained above, for internal marketing and promotional purposes only.

5.  AETN will always explain the extent of its use at the time you are asked to provide personal information. If you do not want this information to be collected or used by us for these purposes, you can simply "opt out." Under certain circumstances, opting out may prevent your participation in activities for which personal information is needed, as in contests.

PBS Kids Privacy Policy

Because PBS Kids speaks to a special audience, web sites that provide components for children must follow additional guidelines above and beyond the AETN Online policies. For complete guidelines on information collection and sponsorship, please visit the PBS Kids Privacy Policy.

Acceptance of AETN Online Privacy Policy Terms and Conditions

By using this site, you signify your agreement to the terms and conditions of this AETN Online Privacy Policy.  If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, please do not use the site. We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of this policy at any time. Please check this page periodically for any changes. Your continued use of AETN Online following the posting of any changes to these terms shall mean that you have accepted those changes. If you have any questions or concerns, please e-mail us at info@aetn.org.

Last modified: September 1, 2006