Birmingham City Council

A Privacy policy is:

A privacy policy is a document telling visitors to your site what information you collect and what you do with that information.

What to include in a privacy policy:

1. Explain what information will be collected and whether it will be identifying or anonymous. If it’s both, say so.
2. Without getting into lengthy detail, explain how it’s collected (such as search terms, sign-up, log files, clicked links, cookies).
3. If you’ll share information with affiliated, partner or other sites, be clear about this. Most people are concerned with who else is getting their information.
4. Simply state that if compelled by law to disclose, then you’ll comply with such orders.
5. Give users the option of verifying, correcting, changing or removing personal registration information.
6. State that the policy will be updated periodically and how you will communicate such changes.