Too Smart To Start Privacy Policy

Too Smart To Start is a Web site about underage drinking prevention. The site is sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. SAMHSA is the Nation’s lead agency addressing substance abuse and mental health services.

Too Smart To Start is committed to providing an engaging, safe, and secure Web site. To show our commitment to the privacy and security of our visitors, Too Smart To Start adheres to the requirements of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) regarding personally identifiable information for children 13 years of age and younger. Our policy is to create content that requires as little collection of information from our visitors as possible. We take special measures to help kids maintain and protect their personal privacy.

Security

Too Smart To Start maintains an online environment that protects the security, privacy, and integrity of all information collected and used within the site. Information is stored within server facilities that use the latest industry standards and practices for protecting information.

Advertising

Too Smart To Start does not accept paid advertising in any form from any organization.

Links to Other Sites

Too Smart To Start is dedicated to providing as safe an environment as possible for visitors while they are on our site. To enhance the information on our site, we may link to other sites for related content, but we cannot be responsible for the information contained there. If a visitor leaves our site through a link on one of our pages, a box is displayed alerting the visitor that he or she is no longer surfing on our site. For the online safety of kids as well as parents and teachers, we advise that users check the privacy policies of these sites as well. Parents should also review the content of the sites their children visit to ensure its appropriateness.

Aggregate Log File Data

Log data are automatically collected from the computers of site visitors. Log data include such things as the types of computer operating systems, the types of Internet browsers, and the names of the users' Internet service providers. Log data can be viewed only in terms of statistical information and do not include any information that is personally identifiable. These data are used to ensure that the site is accessible to all users. Log data also include quantitative information such as which site pages and activities are accessed most often, how long a user stays on the Web site, how a user gets to the Web site, and what keywords a user types into a search engine to find our site. This information is used only to aid future site development by showing which features and pages users visit most and helps us to improve the site for our visitors.

• Internet Provider (IP) Addresses
  IP addresses, which are identification numbers assigned to your specific computer, are collected and used only to gather broad demographic information and are not shared with any outside person or group. We do not use IP addresses to personally identify users.
• How We Collect Aggregate Log File Data
  Aggregate log data are collected automatically. The user voluntarily provides all other information collected on the site. Cookies, which are pieces of code embedded into users' computers by Web servers, are not used at the Too Smart To Start site.

E-Mail Inquiries

When inquiries are e-mailed to us, we store the question and the e-mail address information so that we can respond electronically. Unless otherwise required by statute, we do not identify publicly who sends questions or comments to our Web site. We will not obtain information that will allow us to personally identify you when you visit our site, unless you chose to provide such information to us.

Questions about SAMHSA privacy policies should be sent to the SAMHSA Privacy Act Officer through SAMHSA Webmaster.

Contact Us

Too Smart To Start welcomes your suggestions, comments, and concerns about privacy issues. Please contact us.