Overview
Thank you for visiting the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum’s (NASM) How Things Fly website and reviewing our privacy statement. We respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. Please read the Smithsonian Institution's Privacy Statement for a comprehensive guide to how and if personal information is managed.
The How Things Fly website is a hands-on, interactive exhibition that is focused on the principles and science of flight. The How Things Fly website comprises an “Ask an Explainer” Question and Answer feature which allows users to submit questions about the How Things Fly exhibit; “Create Your Own Paper Airplane” and “Distance Challenge” features which allow users to create virtual paper airplanes and share those airplanes via Facebook, Twitter, and email; as well as materials which educate users about the science of flight.
Smithsonian Kids Online Privacy Statement
We at the Smithsonian are committed to protecting the privacy of our visitors under the age of 13 years old (“Children” or “Child”). The Smithsonian Kids Online Privacy Statement provides an overview of what information we may collect through our websites, online services, mobile applications, and onsite interactive activities that are geared toward Children (collectively “Kid Site(s)”) and what we may do with the information.
Security
We are committed to ensuring that our information technology systems, applications and information technology infrastructure are secured. Unauthorized access and/or unauthorized attempts to change information on our website are strictly prohibited and punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act.
Linking
Within the How Things Fly website there are links to non-Smithsonian websites. These sites operate independently and have their own privacy policies. When you visit these websites, you leave our website and are no longer subject to our privacy and security policies. We are not responsible for the privacy or security practices nor the content of other websites, and such links are not intended to be an endorsement of those websites or their content.
If you have general questions about Smithsonian's Privacy Policy, please contact us via email at Privacy@si.edu.