STEPonline.com is committed to protecting the privacy of all its users. We encourage all STEPonline.com members or STEPonline.com site visitors to read our privacy policy for an understanding of how we use, gather, and describe your personal information.

FAQ regarding STEPonline.com's privacy policy:

1. What personal information is gathered? The personal information STEPonline.com requires from its members includes name, email address, date of birth, gender, and street address.
2. When does STEPonline.com gather information? STEPonline.com gathers personal information during the registration process.
3. Does STEPonline.com use cookies? STEPonline.com uses temporary cookies (i.e. "data markers") that are only active during an individual session on the site. After a participant exits the site, the cookie is terminated and no information is saved onto the user's hard drive.
4. Is my personal information shared? STEPonline.com does not share, sell, or trade the personal information of its members with any other company. Personal information collected from our members during the registration process is used to: improve the STEPonline.com site, better meet the needs of our members and assist in the fight for healthy life-style choices among youth. Demographic information is used for the benefit of the STEPonline.com membership. Comprehensive demographic information will be used to help profile the STEPonline.com membership to STEPonline.com partners, advertisers, and educators.
5. Is my personal information secure? STEPonline.com has in place security measures to protect the loss, misuse or modification of the information under its control.
6. What about other links on the STEPonline.com site? The STEPonline.com site contains a number of links to other sites. We are not responsible for the content or privacy policies of these sites.

7. What are public forums and how does the privacy policy apply in those situations? Public forums are chat rooms, message boards, and/or news groups available for the user. It is important to note that the information made known in these areas immediately becomes public information. Personal information is collected on a voluntary bases when an individual wishes to join a chat room or post to a message board. This information includes the individual's name, street and email addresses. Individuals who wish to enter a chat room as a "Guest" are not required to register any personal information.

8. What is STEPonline.com's privacy policy for young people? It's important to STEPonline.com that young people on-line are protected. STEPonline.com does not restrict anyone, regardless of age, from being in our chat room as a guest, or reading our discussion boards. Children under the age of 13, who wish to register an on-line nickname, or become a STEPonline.com member, will be required to follow strict guidelines. It is STEPonline.com's policy to get parental consent before asking for any personal, real-world identification from anyone under the age of 13. STEPonline.com also urges parents to get involved in the STEPonline.com community with their children as it offers enormous educational value to all those concerned about young people.

9. Does STEPonline.com track its members? STEPonline.com uses a hit counter to track visitors to its site in a collective form that in no way identifies any single individual.