Safe Harbor Program

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The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) includes a provision enabling industry groups or others to submit for Commission approval self-regulatory guidelines that implement the protections of the Commission’s final Rule. The COPPA requires the Commission to act on a request for "safe harbor" treatment within 180 days of the filing of the request, and after the proposed guidelines have been subject to notice and comment. Section 312.10 of the final Rule sets out the criteria for approval of guidelines and the materials that must be submitted as part of a safe harbor application. [16CFR Part 312 Final Rule PDF 270K]

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Approved Applications

Privo, Inc.

• Letter Approving Privo, Inc's Safe Harbor Program Application Under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule
  • News Release
    
    
• 16 CFR Part 312: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Safe Harbor Proposed Self-Regulatory Guidelines:
  Privo, Inc. Application Under the Safe Harbor Provision of the Rule: Notice and Request for Public Comment.
  • Text of the Federal Register Notice [PDF 20KB]
  • Privo, Inc. Safe Harbor Application [Public Record Version] [PDF 1.9MB]
  • Public Comments Received
  • News Release

Children's Advertising Review Unit (CARU) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus, Inc.

• Letter to Children's Advertising Review Unit (BBB) Approving CARU Program [PDF 296K]

• Revised Application
  • CARU Safe Harbor Program Requirements and Compliance Checklist [PDF 21K]
  • National Advertising Procedures [PDF 35K]
  • Self-Regulatory Guidelines [PDF 44K]
  • Attestation [PDF 7K]
  • Self Assessment Form [PDF 38K]
  • CARU Initial Website Review and Seeding Form [PDF 12K]
• Public Comments on Proposed Guidelines (Comment deadline: May 30, 2000)
• Federal Register Notice and Request for Comment [PDF 117K]
• Application Materials / Text of Proposed Guidelines [PDF 4.8M]

ESRB Privacy Online, A Division of the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB)

• Letter Approving Application of Entertainment Software Rating Board to Serve As A Safe Harbor Program

• Revised Principles and Guidelines (Final Document)
• Public Comments on Proposed Guidelines
• Federal Register Notice and Request for Comment [PDF 223K]
• Application Materials / Text of Proposed Guidelines [PDF 3.12M]

TRUSTe

• Letter Approving Application of TRUSTe to Serve As A Safe Harbor Program
• News Release:
  TRUSTe Earns "Safe Harbor" Status
  Program Will Promote Children's Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance
• Public Comments
• Federal Register Notice and Request for Comment [PDF 117K]
• Application Materials
• Revised License Agreement (Final Document) [PDF 161KB]
• TRUSTe Children's Self-Assessment Sheet [PDF 68KB]
• TRUSTe's Request for Commission Approval of Self Regulatory Guidelines [PDF 87 KB]
• TRUSTe Web Site Privacy Seal Program [PDF 73 KB]
• License Agreement [PDF 435 KB]