Information for parents

Who/what is Sophie McKenzie?

Sophie McKenzie is author of many books for teens including Girl, Missing, Blood Ties and The Medusa Project series.

Why should your child access the Sophie McKenzie site and/or join the Sophie McKenzie newsletter?

The Sophie McKenzie site is a fun and exciting informative website for children and teens where they can find out more about Sophie McKenzie, enter competitions and download extra content.

What information will we collect from children?

If your child does not subscribe to the Sophie McKenzie newsletter we do not hold any information personal to them. They do not have to submit any personal details of any kind to use/view the majority of the site.

If your child wishes to enter receive our Sophie McKenzie newsletter they need to subscribe on the website. The only personal information we require for registration is their name, age (including confirmation of whether they are under or over 12) and their email address for the purpose of sending them the newsletter or in connection with a competition.

We will only disclose personal information about your child to a third party in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

We do not currently offer message rooms, chat rooms, forums or blogs on this site.  We may offer these features in the future so we recommend you review the site regularly.

Online safety for children

The internet is a fantastic resource for learning, entertainment and communication.

We want you and your child to enjoy looking at our site and encourage you to spend time online and participate in the activities offered by this site.  We recommend that you read the Home Office guidelines for keeping your child safe on the internet:

http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk

The following checklist may also be helpful:

• Talk to your child about their use of the internet and take an active interest in what they are looking at.  Keeping the computer in a busy room in the home may allow you to achieve this more easily and become involved in their internet use.
• Consider the use of software that filters and monitors what your child can access online. Talking this over with your child and agreeing ground rules prior to using such software can help.
• Make sure your child knows the important safety rules of (a) never going to meet someone they have met online and (b) never revealing any personal contact details online.

Our Terms and Conditions of use and Privacy Policy for the Sophie McKenzie site.

Please take the time to read both of these documents and explain them to your child. If you have any questions, please contact us at Sophie McKenzie Website c/o Simon & Schuster, 1st Floor, 222 Gray’s Inn Road, London WC1X 8HB or by email at childrensbooks@simonandschuster.co.uk