Using This Site

Welcome to PoGo's website.

PoGo is about preparing girls for puberty in a practical, positive way. We offer products that help girls to handle their periods with confidence. We also provide an environment in which girls can learn about periods and puberty in an age-appropriate way.

The educational content about periods and puberty and other recommended resources are being added to on a regular basis, helping to build a library of information that will support girls and their parents.

The benefits of registering to become a member

• Download the Period Planner and other downloads
• Receive notification of new educational content
• Ability to comment on the blog
• Subscription to our periodic newsletter
• Announcement of new products
• Notification of competitions and special offers
• Participation in our future PoGo Panel - product reviews, forums, etc.

Simply select your areas of interest upon registration. Members can ask to be removed from PoGo's database at any time. See our privacy policy for more information.

We have plans to develop new facilities for girls and grown-ups in the future, and the registration process helps to protect the website and any member information from spammers and other electronic nasties.

Under current data protection guidelines, we are required to obtain parental approval for any children under 12 years of age. See Obtaining parental consent below for more information.

If you are aged under 12 and want to register, we will need the permission of your parent or guardian before your registration is approved. You'll be asked to provide their email address so that we can notify them and they will have to send an email agreeing to your membership.

If you do not give us your parent's or guardian's email address then we will have to cancel your application to become a member. We will let you know that we have done that and explain why. You can, of course, register again as long as you include your parent's email.

Obtaining parental consent

We follow the Guidelines set out by the Information Commissioner's Office and Trust UK which states that information should not be collected on a website from children under 12 without first obtaining the permission of a parent or guardian. The ticking of a box by a child under 12 to confirm they have parental consent is deemed insufficient.

Information Commissioner's Office Guidelines

In a practical sense, it is not possible to obtain parental consent unless the child has provided the necessary contact information for the parent/guardian.

On the registration form, we ask for confirmation of the person's email address and age. If they are under 12, we ask for the child's first name and the parent's or guardian's email address. We then notify the parent/guardian that that child has requested to register with PoGo, and which information the child has requested to receive in the future, eg competitions. The child's registration will not be approved until the parent/guardian has notified us of their agreement by email. We will then acknowledge the parent/guardian's email and will either:

(a) approve the child's membership and notify the child that their registration has been approved, or

(b) cancel the child's membership by deleting the information we hold about them within a reasonable time. We are obliged to delete all information provided by the child, and we will also delete the parent/guardian's email address. We cannot email the child to tell them that parental consent has been withheld and would ask that the parent/guardian advise the child of their decision.

Please note that if the child registers once reaching the age of 12 the parent/guardian would not be notified (which is in accordance with our usual registration process) as we would no longer hold any previous record of the child's or the parent/guardian's details.

If a child under the age of 12 registers but fails to provide an email address for a parent or guardian, we will cancel their account. We will notify the child that their account must be cancelled and explain why. The child will be invited to re-register provided that they supply the email address of a parent or guardian. We will not engage in any further communication with the child.

Parents/guardians may notify us at any time in the future if they wish to cancel or change their child's registration with us. PoGo reserves the right to verify the identity of the parent/guardian contacting us before we undertake any such cancellation or change of the child's registration.

Need further information?

Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you need further information about the registration process or how PoGo operates.