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Disclaimers... Privacy Policies... and Adsense

Good idea? Necessary? How many use them?

         

Sweet Cognac

11:39 pm on Aug 12, 2005 (gmt 0)

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Since our own websites are personal sites, and we don't sell anything, is a disclaimer and/or privacy policy necessary or a good idea?

I'm beginning to wonder about the visitors leaving the site via adsense, and winding up on scrapers sites, etc.

Maybe I should just have a page that says, "If you leave this site via a link, we are not responsible for what happens....?

wyweb

11:42 pm on Aug 12, 2005 (gmt 0)



A privacy policy is ALWAYS a good idea, regardless of the site.

jbinbpt

11:45 pm on Aug 12, 2005 (gmt 0)

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I believe that they are always necessary. It's also a good place to talk about the ads and that when clicking them they will leave your site.

It's a good place for all copyright stuff and a general we don't sell you email address statement.

Sweet Cognac

11:46 pm on Aug 12, 2005 (gmt 0)

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Why would we need a Privacy Policy if nowhere on any of our sites do we ask for any information from visitors?

jbinbpt

11:58 pm on Aug 12, 2005 (gmt 0)

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From experience.. Some people don't understand how web sites work. I have been blamed for everything from spam to my site made their computer run slower. An easy out is a disclaimer that you point to if there are problems.

sailorjwd

12:37 am on Aug 13, 2005 (gmt 0)

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The privacy statement doesn't do much for you IMHO. Nor does it stop them from hassling you for things that you have nothing to do with.

I have professional liability insurance to cover as many REAL issues as can be covered.

ps. I found out that if you host websites it is darn hard to get liability insurance.

wyweb

1:58 am on Aug 13, 2005 (gmt 0)



Why would we need a Privacy Policy if nowhere on any of our sites do we ask for any information from visitors?

To explain cookies for one... whether you use them or not. If you don't use them - say so. If you do - explain why they're being used.

Plus it adds a degree of professionalism to your site that your competetitors might not have, or may already have - meaning you need to catch up...

david_uk

6:02 am on Aug 13, 2005 (gmt 0)

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It does add a bit of professionalism, and it's useful to explain various policies you might have about the site.

In the European Union there is some directive about cookies, and an explanation about if you use them, and why is always handy. Not that anyone is going to actually DO anything if you don't, but it does show you are aware of local customs and regulations and as a bonafide webmaster you are meeting obligations.

Mind you, the EU also has directives about the straigtness of banana's and actually (seriously) wanted to rename milk to be called "Bovine mammary secretions" throughout the EU. Anyone for dispanding the barking mad EU?

sailorjwd

10:28 am on Aug 13, 2005 (gmt 0)

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Thanks David...

I'm trying to eat my cereal with the bovine stuff on it.

burp.

Sweet Cognac

12:40 pm on Aug 13, 2005 (gmt 0)

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Ok thanks for the input, I'll see if I can whip something up. :)

Ankhenaton

12:53 pm on Aug 13, 2005 (gmt 0)



I locked adsense on that page since it provided ads for Internet lawyers offering ways to sue you. :\ I couldn't block them all in the adsense interface, so I better thought, I save clicks to laywers on that page.

xxxxxpp

3:33 pm on Aug 13, 2005 (gmt 0)



I locked adsense on that page since it provided ads for Internet lawyers offering ways to sue you. :\ I couldn't block them all in the adsense interface, so I better thought, I save clicks to laywers on that page.

lol, good choice.