How to Create a Privacy Policy for Your Website
April 28th, 2008 by 
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As of July 1, 2004 California Law requires that, “An operator of a commercial Web site or online service that collects personally identifiable information through the Internet about individual consumers residing in California… shall post its privacy policy conspicuously on its website…” Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code 22575-22579.
Besides being legally mandated in California, accurate privacy policies increase consumer confidence and awareness. Some affiliate programs have specific requirements for their affiliates’ privacy policies. You should be aware of the agreements that you have with any third party and how these agreements impact your privacy policies.
Your privacy policy should be easy to read and accurately reflect the way your business collects and shares information.
Below you will find some questions to consider in developing a privacy policy and clauses that may be found in a privacy policy. There is no one size fits all privacy policy. This document will vary from business to business. A privacy policy is a legal agreement between you and the people who do business with you. You should make sure that the statements made in your privacy policy are a true reflection of the way that you do business.
