Why Should I have a
Privacy Statement?

• Responsibility
  As citizens of the Internet and World Wide Web, its a good idea to self govern ourselves, before laws are made.
• Awareness
  Show you are keeping the web visitor's privacy needs in the forefront, and they will show you their loyalty.
• Positive Spirit
  Making your Privacy Statement public aids the public positive spirit as the general public are educated regarding their online personal information and privacy.
• Public Trust
  The average web visitor has grown to expect a Privacy Statement, even though they probably won't read it in detail, they still feel more confident that it has been provided.
• It's Free!
  It only takes a few moments to create and add this trust building tool to your web site.

• What information you collect (IP, name, address, email, etc.)

• What you do with this information (sell it, use it once and delete it, log it, etc. 

• Do you sell, share, disseminate the collected information in any way?  If so, explain. 

• As citizens of the Internet and World Wide Web, its a good idea to self govern ourselves, before laws are made. 

• How can someone correct incorrect information?  (via mail, web, fax, phone)

For more details, review the Truste.org Model Privacy Statement.