I like this privacy policy.  I was just browsing for a picture of a crying baby and clicked an absolutely hysterical image in Google Images.  I check all graphics, because images can store executable code.  In some cases, this site uses images in their native location, such as ISACA, or uses web wrappers, such as with CSA and NIST, so our readers can view live, what is located on a trusted location.  In that case, the view is here, but the content remains at NIST or ISACA, and those are the sites where any web tracking would resolve.  We also support the Stuff Project and embed their video.  We encourage our readers to do the same.

Getting back to what I found, this policy is forward thinking.  The author's first language is not English, and it's well written. The photo is clearly located in ChengDu and the author has conscientiously informed me about the risk in clicking on it, and even viewing it.  WAY 2 GO!  I chose not to download the crying baby.

Because we, at EnterpriseGRC Solutions, are not interested in having our readers profiled, we are not using Adsense or any third party that requires putting a tracking cookie on the end user client.  We do integrate with Facebook, Skype and Twitter, but when you use those applications, it is based in your own account, not an account created with us.

SHOULD YOUR POLICY INCLUDE SOMETHING LIKE THIS?

Privacy Policy

If you require any more information or have any questions about our privacy policy, please feel free to contact us by email at admin@[removed site name].

At [removed site name], the privacy of our visitors is of extreme importance to us. This privacy policy document outlines the types of personal information is received and collected by [removed site name] and how it is used.

Log Files

[Here's the part I love. Everyone should be adding this!]

Like many other Web sites, [removed site name] makes use of log files. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol ( IP ) addresses, type of browser, Internet Service Provider ( ISP ), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses, and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.

[Perhaps we should add that it is possible to recognize the likely identity of a user, although that specific relationship would not be stored.  Many companies create a tracking database that does know the associated person.  That is a common marketing practice.]

Cookies and Web Beacons

[removed site name]does use cookies to store information about visitors preferences, record user-specific information on which pages the user access or visit, customize Web page content based on visitors browser type or other information that the visitor sends via their browser.

DoubleClick DART Cookie

.:: Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on  [removed site name] .

.:: Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to users based on their visit to  [removed site name]  and other sites on the Internet.

.:: Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy at the following URL – http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html

Some of our advertising partners may use cookies and web beacons on our site. Our advertising partners include ….

Google Adsense

These third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology to the advertisements and links that appear on [removed site name]send directly to your browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. Other technologies ( such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons ) may also be used by the third-party ad networks to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and / or to personalize the advertising content that you see.

[removed site name] has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices. [removed site name] privacy policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or web sites.

If you wish to disable cookies, you may do so through your individual browser options. More detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers’ respective websites.

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