Hi,
Ok just heard about this. I signed up and will do as others and wait and see. As far as COPPA goes you only reserved your name that is it- that is why they did not ask for an e-mail. You will have to do the actual registration once the game opens. As far as how sites round up tplayers that was not my issue with vfk it is all the vmk copying is see but I am not in the mood to rehash that out again. Time will tell what will happen there. I have not really had much time latley to play online games
but i registered our names so they do not get taken by someone else.
Added:
A letter was sent to the people of Elfisland concerning coppa as it apperaered they were not compliant. Here is the response back and it answers some of the questions:
Hi Aengus,
Thanks for the outreach! We appreciate your positive comments regarding Elf Island and our blog.
As you can imagine, we are bursting at the seams to share Elf Island and the goodies found inside this revolutionary virtual world.
As parents of twin boys, <name removed by aengus for their privacy> and I take COPPA and how people market to kids very seriously. And, as the architects of Elf Island, we are equally as passionate about making sure we are 100% COPPA compliant. We have a team of attorneys, as well as the organization Truste, guiding us and ensuring we are running our business properly and responsibly.
Let me explain our pre-registration, and answer the question that you posed.
Elf Island’s pre-reg allows the registration of a user-created and anonymous "user name" and "password." We do not ask for any personally identifiable information and no one will have the ability to disclose any information to any third party in or through the pre-registration site.
A user that decides to pre-register does not have access to any chat rooms, message boards or any other live-posting forums (all of which will become available upon the launch of the full site). In fact, all that has occurred during pre-reg is that a child can secure a favorite “user name” and “password” and, under COPPA, this activity does not require notices, disclosures and requirements to be in full play.
Pre-registration will not enable any user to access the Elf Island website when the game launches. At launch, Elf Island will require everyone to fully register and we will continue to demonstrate COPPA compliance with all notices, disclosures and opt out requirements. As I am sure you know, parents are required to be notified when a child signs up for an online game.
Elf Island is dedicated to ensuring COPPA compliance, and as parents we are passionate about this commitment on a personal level. Elf Island’s mission is to ‘do good’ and is the credo we live by. Every aspect of Elf Island focuses on giving back, working as a community, and being responsible citizens. We can't wait for you to personally discover all that Elf Island has to offer.
We are happy to continue this discussion, and look forward to helping kids have fun while doing good. Meanwhile, continue checking our blog on Elf Island!!
Thanks,
XXX (removed by Aengus in case the writer didnt want their name disclosed)
"In compliance with The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA"), it is necessary for us to obtain parental permission for all children under the age of thirteen (13) to register as a member of Elf Island. We will not knowingly accept, collect, maintain or use any information from any children under the age of 13 without first receiving appropriate verifiable consent. For any child under the age of 13, a parent or legal guardian will need to contact privacy@goodeggstudios.com to provide consent to such child's registration and for access to any area of Elf Island that may gather personal information. Permission and access will only be granted after such consent has been verified."
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