Effective April 21, 2000, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) seeks to institute online safety measures that protect children aged 12 and under. Infopop, as a developer of online community tools that are affected by this new law, is providing this resource page to assist its users with compliance.

We have also opened a new Forum in our own online community, to facilitate discussions of the ramifications of the new law, both for our users and other website operators.

Helpful Links:

How to Comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/coppa.htm

Federal Trade Commission Privacy Initiatives Site (includes link to the full text of the Final Rule) http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/index.html

"Children in Cyberspace" http://www.privacyrights.org/fs/children.htm

CNET article, "Building Websites for Kids; Do: Be Careful with Private Info" (includes link to a "quick fix" privacy policy) http://www.builder.com/Graphics/Kids/ss03.html

Online Privacy Alliance's Resources for Business http://www.privacyalliance.org/resources