This post is part of a series of articles covering Online Privacy Policies as they relate to website and blog operators. The purpose is to provide insight into the less obvious legal risks that entrepreneurs are exposed to in the area of privacy law and PII, simply by owning a website or blog. The fact is, legal consequences can result even if mishandling of PII is unintentional. [Continue reading]
11 Reasons to Have a Privacy Policy Posted on Your Website
There are numerous articles available on the internet listing reasons to have a privacy policy for your website. What makes this one different is it includes a reference to recently introduced U.S. federal legislation requiring privacy policies from all entities that collect PII. This legislation is now the most compelling reason websites and blogs need to have a privacy policy posted. Thus, it’s first in my list of 11 reasons.
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How to Write a Privacy Policy for a Website – Part 1 of 2: Assess
Before a privacy policy can be written effectively, current PII handling practices need to be assessed. This post contains a list of questions that facilitate this assessment. The questions are based on requirements from a cross-section of relevant sources. The answers serve as a comprehensive outline upon which a compliant, consumer-friendly privacy policy can be constructed. [Continue reading]
