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If you are under 13 and visit websites, the law says that you and your parents are in charge of what personal information the websites can know about you. Some examples of personal information are your full name, home address, email address, phone number, age, and gender. Keep reading to learn more about how we use your information and protect your privacy.

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You do not have to sign up to use our site — it’s open to everyone.

You do not have to give girlshealth.gov any personal information, also known as personally identifiable information (PII).

We don't collect information without you knowing. For example, some sites use hidden tools to track what websites you go to. Then, they use that information to send you spam or to make ads show up on your computer. We don't do that.

You don't have to give us personal information to take our Website survey. We have a pop-up survey about girlsheatlh.gov that might appear on your screen. If you choose to take the survey, you are not asked to give any personal information.

If you call or write to us, we will see some personal information. Please note that you must be 13 or older to contact us. If you call us, we may see your phone number, but we don't keep it. If you write to us, we need your address, phone number, or email to reply.

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We get some non-personal information from your computer when you visit our website. Your computer automatically gives this information to every website you visit. We do not use this information to identify you.

The information we see is:

  • The domain you used to get on the Internet (such as verizon.com if you used a Verizon account)
  • The date and time you came to the website
  • The pages you visited
  • The address of the website that linked you to us

We get this information from everyone who visits our site. We add it all up and use it to find out things such as how many people come to girlshealth.gov. This helps us make girlshealth.gov better! We use a tool called Google Analytics to get some information. All this information is available only to staff members who need it to do their jobs. Once they’re done with it, we delete it.

Girlshealth.gov uses small computer files called cookies to help us collect some information, such as how our site is used. Our cookies never collect personal information about you. If you don’t want these cookies on your computer, you can block them and still get all the content and tools on our website. Learn how to block cookies. (Please note that if you follow instructions to opt out of cookies, you will block cookies from all sources, not just those from girlshealth.gov. This might affect how some websites work on your computer.)

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Some websites share your information with third parties, such as other companies or websites. Girlshealth.gov does not share any information about you with anyone else (except when required by federal law or law enforcement).

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Third-party websites are websites that girlshealth.gov doesn’t run or control. We have accounts on some third-party websites, such as Facebook and Twitter, so we can connect with people interested in girls’ health.

When you use third-party websites, the security and privacy policies of those websites apply. You should review a website’s privacy policy before using it and make sure that you understand how your information may be collected and used. You should also adjust privacy settings on your account on any third-party website to protect your privacy.

Here is some information about third-party websites we use:

  • Facebook – The amount of your personal information that will be visible to other people depends on your own Facebook privacy settings. View the Facebook privacy policy.
  • Twitter – You can read our Twitter feed without subscribing to it, but if you want to subscribe to (or follow) our feed, you must create a Twitter account, which means you will share some personal information. We do not collect or share any personal information about people who follow us on Twitter. View the Twitter privacy policy.
  • YouTube – We embed videos from YouTube on girlshealth.gov pages. You do not need to register with YouTube or Google, which owns YouTube, to watch these videos. View the privacy policy of Google, which owns YouTube.

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Girlshealth.gov is a project of the Office on Women’s Health — a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Your parents or guardians can contact us if they have questions about our privacy policy. You must be 13 or older to contact us. 

We can be reached by phone at 800-994-9662 Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., ET.

We can also be reached by mail at the address below. We will need a return address, phone number, or e-mail address to reply.

     Office on Women's Health
     U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
     200 Independence Avenue, SW Room 712E
     Washington, DC 20201

For more information about us, read about this site. For more information about privacy, read the privacy policy of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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Girlshealth.gov links to other websites we think have good health information. When you leave girlshealth.gov, be sure to check the privacy policy of each site you visit. If a site asks for your name or address, be sure to get permission from your parents or guardians before giving that information.

Whenever you are online, be sure to protect your privacy and take other steps to stay safe. Work together with your parents or guardians to learn more about Internet safety.

Here are some links to more information to help you protect yourself:

 

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Content last reviewed June 01, 2015
Page last updated June 12, 2015

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