Sponsored Child's Privacy and Protection

Below is important information you need to know about how we protect children, the ramifications of our policies on this Web site's child sponsorship technology, and your responsibilities as a user of this technology.

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CHILD SECURITY
What is child security?
Children have the right to be completely secure from the fear or reality of any potential abuse (either physical or emotional) resulting from an inappropriate contact by a sponsor or any other person.

How does the web sponsorship process seek to protect child security?

CHILD PRIVACY
What is child privacy?
Children and their families must be assured that World Vision is protecting the integrity of information, including photographs, that is shared about them with the public. We take potential abuse of child photographs on the web very seriously. Privacy also demands that children, their families and communities be shielded from any potential inappropriate contact from sponsors or others.

How does the web sponsorship process seek to protect child privacy?

CHILD DIGNITY
What is child dignity?

How does the web sponsorship process seek to protect child dignity?
We are committed to portraying the life situation of the children, families and communities we serve with accuracy and dignity. We seek the full, informed consent of parents, guardians, and/or community leaders for a child's participation in our child sponsorship programs.

If you have any questions about any of these policies, please contact us. Thank you.

World Vision also protects the privacy of visitors and donors.