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Privacy Policy

This is the web site of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. Our postal address is: P.O. Box 400, Powell, Ohio 43065

We can be reached via e-mail at info@columbuszoo.org.
Our telephone number is 614-645-3550.

Information Collected

We respect the privacy of children, and do not collect any more personal information than reasonably necessary to enable them to participate in the activities we offer at our web site.

With respect to our online information collection practices from children under 13 years of age: We collect the following types of personal information directly from children online:
e-mail address
first and last name

Please note that parents may consent to the above collection and use without necessarily consenting to the disclosure of personal information to third parties.

Our policy with respect to the collection by other organizations of personal information from children at our site is to not have any agreements permitting outside organizations to collect personal information at our site.

Use and Sharing of Information

The information we collect from children is used to respond to children’s specific requests to participate in activities such as sending electronic greeting cards

With respect to sharing information, we do not share children’s personal information with anyone other than those who provide support for the internal operations of the Web site and our agents (e.g., contractors who provide fulfillment services or technical support to the Web site).

We have received the commitment from third parties with whom we share personal information for the limited purposes described above to maintain the security and integrity of personal information.

Parental Review

Parents can review the information that we have collected online from their children, prevent the further use or maintenance of such information, or direct the deletion of their children’s personal information by e-mailing us at the above address.

This privacy policy may be changed at any time by posting a policy with new terms and any information previously collected will be subject to the new policy.