YCW Anguilla
YCW Bangladesh
JCC Brazil
YCW Cameroon
YCW the Gambia
YCW Ghana
JCC Guinea
JCC Haiti
YCW Jamaica
YCW Liberia
YCW Nepal
YCW Nigeria
YCW Pakistan
JCD Panama
TID Romania
YCW Rwanda
YRP Russia
YCW Sierra Leone
YCW South Africa
YCW Uganda
YCW Zambia
Spending Time Online?
These simple tips can help keep you and your friends safe on the Internet. Follow the guidelines below to steer clear of trouble.
DO
DO learn your parents' rules for using the Internet.
DO tell mom or dad right away if you see something or get a message that makes you uncomfortable.
DO report scary messages to your parents so that they can call the police, your ISP, or other authorities. It's not your fault. You don't have to get messages like that.
DO be careful when someone offers you something for nothing.
DO be polite (and careful) in chat rooms, use good language, and respect other people.
DO scan everything you download (or get on a disk) with an anti-virus program.
DO be careful.
DO have fun.
DON'T
DON'T give your full name, address, phone number, or school name away to anyone you and your parents don't know and trust.
DON'T respond to scary messages, rude messages, threatening messages. And don't forget to tell mom or dad whenever you see a message like that.
DON'T ever meet anyone without getting your parent's permission and then only go if you can take your mom or dad along with you and the meeting is in public.
DON'T trust anyone you meet online any more than you would trust a total stranger. Remember that some people lie about if they're a girl or boy and how old they are.
DON'T forget to talk to your parents about the stuff you find online. They are there to help you!
The Law Protects Kids
A law passed in April 2000 in the United States makes it illegal for any Web site to ask kids under 13 for personal information without parental permission. That means parents must be the ones to agree to give the Web site that information. The FTC advises parents (and you too, if you're over 13) to check out the Web site's privacy policy to find out what they do with the personal information that they collect (do they sell it? will you start getting lots of junk mail?). Sites are not supposed to collect more information about you than they need for the activity in which you are participating. For example, if you are just going to chat, they don't need your mailing address. More info is available from the FTC.
