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GSUSA's Internet Safety Tips Troops

Not everyone seems to be aware that while a Web site can provide valuable information to Girl Scout audiences, it can also be a source of danger if text is posted on it indiscriminately. People working on Girl Scout Web sites have sometimes included seemingly innocent details that identify girls and places they go, not realizing that these identifiers are just what cyberstalkers who prey on children are looking for. Here are a few tips to ensure the safety of girls/troops referred to on Girl Scout Web sites.  [To see official GSUSA procedures for troop web sites - click here]

*Use only first names of girls.
*Never use pictures of individual girls if they are identified in any way, even by only first name.
*Never post addresses, phone numbers, or e-mail addresses of girls.
*Don't list addresses of troop meeting places or the dates and times of the meetings.
*Don't post addresses for council program event sites and facilities (such as camps).

GIRL SCOUT COOKIE PROGRAM NOTICE:

GSUSA’s POLICY ON “INTERNET SALES”

The National Board of Directors adopted the following policy on June 4, 2000:

Internet Sales: Sales on a Web site on the Internet* of any products sold in “council-sponsored product sales,” such as Girl Scout cookies, candy, nuts, calendars, or magazine subscriptions, may not be conducted by anyone at any time. 

Sales on the Internet* of Girl Scout merchandise, such as uniforms, insignia, publications, and equipment, may only be conducted by duly authorized and licensed Girl Scout councils, council shops, retail agencies and/or GSUSA licensed vendors. Permission to sell on the Internet must be obtained from GSUSA.

For safety and security reasons, sales on the Internet* for any Girl Scout “troop/group money earning activities” may not be conducted by individual girls, parents, or other adults.

*Sales on the Internet include on-line auctions, broadcast e-mail messages, and/or posting on individual Girl Scout, troop/group or Girl Scout council Web sites.  

Girls may use e-mail to alert their friends and relatives about our local Girl Scout cookie sale.