A written document from a company that defines the intended use for customer data, including names, contact information, purchase behavior, etc. The privacy policy arose in the Internet space as a result of customer concerns about data privacy, specifically when companies would sell customer data and e-mail addresses to third parties.

An internal statement that governs an organization or entity’s handling practices of personal information. It is directed at the users of the personal information. A privacy policy instructs employees [..]

The policy that a company or organization operating a web site uses for handling the personal information collected about visitors to the site.

Protecting Your Privacy


Web sites should have a statement that describes what information about you is collected by the Web site and how it is used. A good policy statement should have an opt-in or opt-out option. An opt-in option means that the Web site will not use your information unless you tell them they can. An opt-out option means that the Web site can use your inf [..]

A privacy policy establishes how a company collects and uses information about its customers’ accounts and transactions. See NPT’s Privacy Policy as an example.

A privacy policy establishes how a company collects and uses information about its customers’ accounts and transactions.

Privacy policy is a legal document that discloses some or all of the ways a party gathers, uses, discloses and manages a customer's data. The exact contents of a privacy policy will depend upon t [..]

Stuff about you (like information) that is nobody else’s business. Everyone has private stuff.

Most reputable websites that collect personal information have a prominently displayed privacy policy. This policy should outline the company's policies for use of your personal information, incl [..]

This is the document that sets out the procedures, rules, and data security practices of a company to guarantee the integrity, confidentiality and availability of data collected from clients and other [..]

A legal document that an organization, like HPF, makes public to help consumers understand how it collects and uses their information.

The responsibilities of the organization that is collecting personal information and the rights of the individual who provided the personal information. Typically, this means that an organization will explain why information is being collected, how it will be used, and what steps will be taken to limit improper disclosure. It also means that indivi [..]

The policy under which a company operating a website handles personal information collected about visitors to the site.

A legally binding notice of how a company deals with a user's personal information. The privacy policy should contain information about collecting information and the secondary uses of data, including how information is shared with third parties and who those third parties are.

A standard policy included on most corporate websites that explains how persoal information collected about visitors to a company's site is handled.

and Online Privacy Statement

An organisation's privacy policy explains how your personal information will be stored and used.  The University's privacy policy can be found on the Privacy Policy intranet page

 Set of standards employed by a company regarding the use of their consumer’s information, the methods by which they determine what usage is permissible, and the means by which the consumer can relay their preferences.  

A privacy policy, in the context of IT, is a document that tells readers how a technology or other product or service will use their personal information. The term privacy policy is now often used in [..]

Risk Disclosure Notice

An organization’s requirements for complying with privacy regulations and directives.

A privacy policy is a statement or a legal document that discloses some or all of the ways a party gathers, uses, discloses, and manages a customer’s data. It fulfills a legal requirement to protect a customer or client’s privacy. To view our privacy policy click here.

A standard policy included on most corporate websites that explains how personal information collected about visitors to a company’s site is handled.

A statement to users of what information is collected and what will be done with the information after it has been collected.

Privacy policy is a statement that declares a firm's or website's policy on collecting and releasing information about a visitor. Return policy

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This is artnet's official statement on the type of information collected on a site, how the information will be used, how the person can access this data and the steps for having the data removed [..]