Modern day technology allows consumers to access billions of websites at their fingertips in an instant.
While globalization has brought worldwide service providers and consumers closer than ever before, service providers need to protect personal information collected from users as well as reduce liability issues for their company by providing a privacy policy.
A privacy policy establishes a legally binding and mutually beneficial relationship between service providers and their consumers. Although providing a privacy policy is to fulfill a legal obligation on the part of the service provider, it is also a measure of good faith.
What Is A Privacy Policy?
A privacy policy is a statement that specifies what the service provider will and will not do with the personal information that it has collected from users. It specifies the intent of the data collection and allows users to make a decision to participate in the company’s operations at their own free will.
Why All Websites Need A Privacy Policy
All websites need a privacy policy. Even if no data is being stored, just by being able to access an IP address is enough to consider as collecting personally identifiable data. Specifically for California, the California Online Privacy Protection Act of 2003 requires online service providers that collect personal information from California residents to post a privacy policy listing the categories of personal data that is collected, the categories of third parties with whom the data may be shared with, the effective date of the policy and any revised versions.
Read more about why your website needs a Privacy Policy Agreement here.
