How To Privacy Policy - Revision history

Earth4: /* Cookies and Tracking Cookies */

2012-08-27T20:29:39Z

‎Cookies and Tracking Cookies

Quoth the Raven: Improved grammar

2010-11-10T09:39:54Z

Improved grammar

G7w at 04:06, 27 October 2010

2010-10-27T04:06:27Z

Bob Zenith: /* Your Privacy Statement */ Fixed broken links

2010-10-20T23:07:44Z

‎Your Privacy Statement: Fixed broken links

Bob Zenith: Corrected misc. grammar / spelling

2010-10-20T23:05:47Z

Corrected misc. grammar / spelling

Crabel: Added another example

2010-10-20T20:37:04Z

Added another example

Crabel: Improved text

2010-10-16T22:27:12Z

Improved text

Bob Zenith: Fixed a typo; fixed a link that was going to the German WOT Privacy Policy.

2010-09-21T22:09:53Z

Fixed a typo; fixed a link that was going to the German WOT Privacy Policy.

Crabel: Fixed links

2010-09-19T21:00:53Z

Fixed links

Crabel: This page was too much a rip-off of the privacy policy page. Information was doubled.

2010-09-02T20:58:18Z

This page was too much a rip-off of the privacy policy page. Information was doubled.

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 '''Example Cookies:'''
-: "A cookie is a piece of text stored by your web browser on your computer. We use it too remember and process the items in your shopping cart, track your preferences for future visits, to access your information when you sign in so we can provide you with your personalized content, to display the most appropriate advertisements, compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future."
+: "A cookie is a piece of text stored by your web browser on your computer. We use it to remember and process the items in your shopping cart, track your preferences for future visits, to access your information when you sign in so we can provide you with your personalized content, to display the most appropriate advertisements, compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future."
 '''Example Advertising Cookies:'''

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 '''Example Advertising Cookies:'''
-: "We use other companies to show advertisements on some of our pages. These other companies set and access their own cookies and their use of them is subject to their own privacy policies. Advertisers or other companies do not have access to our cookies. This is a list of all third-party companies that set cookies: ..."
+: "We use services provided by other companies to show advertisements on some of our pages. These other companies set and access their own cookies and their use of them is subject to their own privacy policies. Advertisers or other companies do not have access to our cookies. This is a list of all third-party companies that set cookies: ..."
 '''Example Tracking Cookies:'''
-: "We use allow some services to track the usage of our page. These other companies set and access their own cookies and their use of them is subject to their own privacy policies. These companies do not have access to our cookies. This is a list of all third-party companies that set tracking cookies: ..."
+: "We use services provided by other companies to track the usage of our page. These other companies set and access their own cookies and their use of them is subject to their own privacy policies. These companies do not have access to our cookies. This is a list of all third-party companies that set tracking cookies: ..."

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 * Collect any information from children
-For a detailed explanation of these things: [[Privacy_Policy|Look here]]
+Please review the [[Privacy_Policy]] page for further reference.
 ==Samples and Helpful Links==

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 * You set [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookies|HTTP Cookies]
 * Use [[Web Bug|Web Bugs]] (Tracking)
-* Use Flash and it stores [[Local Shared Object|LSOs]] (Flash Cookies)
+* Use Flash and it stores [[Local_shared_object | LSOs]] (Flash Cookies)
-* Collect any [[Personal Identifiable Information (PII)|Personal Identifiable Information]]
+* Collect any [[Personally_Identifiable_Information (PII) | Personal Identifiable Information]]
 * Collect any information from children
 For a detailed explanation of these things: [[Privacy_Policy|Look here]]
 ==Samples and Helpful Links==

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 describes how you handle information about the visitors of your website. You have to make a clear statement describing how each bit of data you gather is used. You should have a privacy policy if:
 * You set [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookies|HTTP Cookies]
-* Use Web Bugs (Tracking)
+* Use [[Web Bug|Web Bugs]] (Tracking)
-* Use Flash
+* Use Flash and it stores [[Local Shared Object|LSOs]] (Flash Cookies)
-* Collect any Personal Identifiable Information
+* Collect any [[Personal Identifiable Information (PII)|Personal Identifiable Information]]
 * Collect any information from children
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 ==Samples and Helpful Links==
-For sample privacy policy's you may take a look at the [http://www.mywot.com/en/privacy WOT privacy policy].
+For a sample privacy policy you may take a look at the [http://www.mywot.com/en/privacy WOT privacy policy].
 For help in creating your own privacy policy, [http://www.dmaresponsibility.org/PPG/ The Direct Marketing Association] has some good advice as well as a free, online privacy policy generator.
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 ==Information Sharing and Disclosure==
-If you collect any [[Personally_Identifiable_Information_(PII)|Personal Identifiable Information]], you need to tell the customer what you will do with it.
+If you collect any [[Personally_Identifiable_Information_(PII)|Personal Identifiable Information]], you need to tell the customer what you will do with it (e.g. whether you will share it with 3rd parties).
 You must ensure their safety and not rent, sell, or share personal information with other people/companies. You may state exceptions to this, e.g. to share the address of a customer with a delivery service.
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 Please tell the user what cookies are and why you set them.
-If cookies not belonging to your site are set, e.g. by advertisement companys or usage trackers, list them and provide a link to the privacy statement of the third-party company.
+If cookies not belonging to your site are set, e.g. by advertisement companies or usage trackers, list them and provide a link to the privacy statement of the third-party company.
 Please note that the following texts are just examples, you need to change them according to your usage of cookies/advertisers/trackers ...

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-== Your Privacy Statement ==
+==Your Privacy Statement==
 describes how you handle information about the visitors of your website. You have to make a clear statement describing how each bit of data you gather is used. You should have a privacy policy if:
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 For a detailed explanation of these things: [[Privacy_Policy|Look here]]
 ===How do I find if and which cookies my page sets?===
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 After starting private browsing mode, enter the url of your site and go to it. Click a bit around, but don't leave your site!
 Now let's find out which cookies were set. Click Tools menu -> Options -> Privacy and choose "remove individual cookie". In this window you see all cookies that your page has set, including those set by external content.

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 ===How do I find if and which cookies my page sets?===
-An easy way to get a list of all cookies that your webpage sets is to use Firefox privacy mode. How to browse privately? [http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Private+Browsing#Turn_on_Private_Browsing| Look here].
+An easy way to get a list of all cookies that your web page sets is to use Firefox privacy mode. How to browse privately? [http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Private+Browsing#Turn_on_Private_Browsing| Look here].
 After starting private browsing mode, enter the url of your site and go to it. Click a bit around, but don't leave your site!
 Now let's find out which cookies were set. Click Tools menu -> Options -> Privacy and choose "remove individual cookie". In this window you see all cookies that your page has set, including those set by external content.
-Please explain what purpose the cookies you set have. In case cookies, which do not belong to your site are set, explain them too. If you use some kind of advertisement, chances are high that they set cookies. Take the relevant part of the privacy information of the ad company and add it to your cookie statement or link to the privacy statement of those companys.
+Please explain what purpose the cookies you set have. In case cookies, which do not belong to your site are set, explain them too. If you use some kind of advertisement, chances are high that they set cookies. Take the relevant part of the privacy information of the ad company and add it to your cookie statement or link to the privacy statement of those companies.
-For sample privacy policy's you may take a look at the [http://www.mywot.com/de/privacy WOT privacy policy]. You find other samples here:
+For sample privacy policy's you may take a look at the [http://www.mywot.com/en/privacy WOT privacy policy]. You find other samples here:
 [http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail?itemId=1076142085&type=RESOURCES IT & e-commerce Section UK Government]