The internet is a great place to enjoy, learn and hang out - but it's important to know how to have fun and stay safe at the same time. Read on for our quick guide to safe surfing...

You don't need to register to participate in any area of the Prehistoric Park website.

On the wider internet, other good and safe sites may ask for a small amount of information about you when you register. This is usually so that they can give you the services you want, but it's a good idea to always ask your parents or guardian to check it out first. Some websites ask all kinds of questions about you and then sell the details to other businesses so that they can sell you things or keep e-mailing you. So beware!

If ever you do register with a website, you can help your details private, by choosing a password that people will find it difficult to guess and by keeping it a secret!

Chat rooms can be fun - but always be cautious. If you ever use a public chat room, forum or message board you should always be aware that the person or people you are talking to might not be who or what they say they are. Always use your first name only, or a nickname, and never reveal your address, e-mail address or phone number. If anyone upsets you in a chat room, or asks you questions you don't like, tell your parents, guardian or an adult you can trust straight away. Never agree to meet anyone you have talked with over the internet, whether in a chat room, by e-mail or whatever, without your parents or guardian coming with you. Remember, people you talk to may not be who or what they say they are. Check out the ThinkUKnow website for a more revealing look at why you should always surf safely.

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PARENTS GUIDE

We at ITV ("we, us, our") are concerned that you as a parent or guardian are happy with your child using the itv.com/citv website ("the Site").

Our Site is open to every one of all ages and free to access and we want your child to enjoy the Site and find it a rewarding and interactive experience which is safe for them to use. Our Site is subject to terms and conditions which govern how it is used and ensures that the users comply with the terms incorporated by us for their protection and ours. All users are therefore asked to read and accept the terms and conditions. This explains why we ask your child, if he or she is under 18 years of age, to seek your consent to them using our Site as it forms an important contract between the users and us.

It is important that you are familiar with the terms and conditions and privacy policy and read and accept them on behalf of your child. For example, our Site may not always be available and the material on it may not necessarily reflect our views. All users must also agree not to tamper with the site and respect our intellectual property rights and those of our licensors. The Site may also have links to other websites over which we have no control. If you do not agree to the terms and conditions or the privacy policy you must ask your child to cease using the Site immediately.

For more information about how we collect information and what we use it for please see our privacy policy which sets out further details of what we will and will not do with your child's personal information.

If you have any queries about our Site which you think are not addressed here, in the safe surfing guidelines, terms and conditions or privacy policy please feel free to contact us at privacy@itv.com. We reserve the right under our terms and conditions to bar users from the Site, on a permanent or temporary basis at our discretion.

Please note that our Site is an evolving one and its content may change at any time as may the terms and conditions. We therefore suggest that you regularly check the terms and conditions to see that they have not changed.

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