Does privacy policy of a website have any impact on the user?

[lohia anirudh]

If the visitors of a site need to give there email address and other contact details then how much importance does the privacy policy of that websites effects the users?

[henry0]

In light of the above posts
Let’s try to make a simple list of PP requirements: (Kepp adding)

Making a PP accurate
Obey by its statements
Educate user & web owner about potential use and abuse
Make users aware of change (if any) in the PP
Protecting your private details
Keeping off market your private details

Possible additions:
The registered user acknowledge reading the PP
(This should make the web owner working harder at preserving private details)

Possible discussions:
What happen it a site violate its PP?
Should the law make provision for punishment?

[piatkow]

I would add:

Ensure that PP and Data Protection registration are in line. (or local equivalent outside Europe).
Becuase of data protection legistation in some countries make the jurisdiction clear.

[henry0]

Good point!

Also as I mentioned earlier I received info from France; webmasters working for "Publicis" confirm that in FR as in UK it is not legal to use private details for any marketing strategy without a solid PP and opt-in, opt-out policy in place and that the laws provides punishment for infringements

[lohia anirudh]

great list henry0

[potentialgeek]

If the visitors of a site need to give there email address and other contact details then how much importance does the privacy policy of that websites effects the users?

How do you know if the site is even going to abide by its privacy policy? Any idiot can post a policy; it means nothing. I actually am more suspicious of the sites which post a policy than the ones that don't.

A policy page does not create trust. Trust comes from other things. I don't put them on my sites; they look phony. I see them all the time on junk MFA sites along with their fake About Us pages, when the site's by one person.

p/g

[henry0]

This is why the next concerns to be discussed could be

Possible discussions:
What happen it a site violate its PP?
Should the law make provision for punishment?

[lohia anirudh]

This is why the next concerns to be discussed could be
Possible discussions:
What happen it a site violate its PP?
Should the law make provision for punishment?

Yes I think there should be some punishment for this.

[DamonHD]

In the EU, if a site ("the data controller") handles data badly, in a way not allowed for in its privacy policy (ie as declared to the user there or elsewhere) then there ARE penalties already.

Rgds

Damon