| Privacy policy is often ignored by the visitors and | | | | (for example if you'll be using them to send |
| users who are signing up with some online service | | | | unsolicited emails in the future or not) or cookies. |
| (just like any other document stating the terms | | | | Privacy policy becomes more important if you are |
| and conditions of the agreement). Does that | | | | collecting the customers' credit card information |
| mean you should discount putting one in place, for | | | | along with their address and telephone numbers. |
| the reason that people are not paying any | | | | Now, they've every right to know about the |
| attention? Definitely not, because more than the | | | | procedure and company's policy regarding the use |
| visitors, it is going to protect the website owner | | | | and privacy of this information. |
| (i.e. you) in case some problem arises. Privacy | | | | Privacy policy usually starts from couple of lines |
| policy is a document that explains how the | | | | regarding company's views about the privacy of |
| website collects, uses or disseminates the visitor's | | | | customers. Even though the visitors provide most |
| private information. People are often careless | | | | of this information willingly (filling out some online |
| when checking in boxes that states "I agree with | | | | form), sometimes this information can be |
| the terms and conditions" (because of the length | | | | collected by means they aren't aware of (e.g. |
| of the document and also because they are not | | | | cookies), therefore, you must make it clear as to |
| aware of the consequences). However, the trend | | | | what information would you obtain and how're |
| is changing as the issue of privacy has recently | | | | you going to secure this information, for example |
| been raised by many bloggers. In addition to that, | | | | the database, which contains this information, |
| legal documents like privacy policy and refund | | | | must be guarded against all kinds of hacking |
| policy speaks volume about the professionalism | | | | attacks. Your website must feature your contact |
| and sincerity of the online businesses. As the | | | | details so that the visitors can contact and inquire |
| average client gets more and more informed, | | | | if they have some specific issues regarding their |
| absence of such documents will start to play an | | | | privacy. Make sure that you are strictly following |
| important role in the decision making process of | | | | your policy, because if this policy has been |
| the customers. | | | | violated in any way, the user will get a very |
| Writing down a privacy policy is quite simple; it | | | | strong case against you and your company. |
| usually talks about the use of their email address | | | | |