It is good practice to have a privacy policy to advise people of how your organization will collect, use and disclose any personal information your organization possesses. Also, it may be required by law if your organization is subject to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act or any of the substantially similar legislation.
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
recently released "Ten Tips for a Better Online Privacy Policy
and Improved Privacy Practice Transparency". The
tips center around providing clear information that is relevant to
your users, providing contact information, and making privacy
information accessible. Even if you already have a privacy
policy posted on your website, it is still worthwhile to review
these tips to determine whether your policy should be amended or
clarified.<
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