GHS Law Partners
Online Privacy Policies
Fair information practices refer to the way in which organizations collect and use personal
information. Over the past ten years, the growth of the internet has raised a variety of concerns
and led to the necessity of online privacy policies. Consumers today, look for and expect ecommerce sites to have a credible privacy policy. They expect their personal information to be
secure and respected. Following guidelines such as those developed by the Federal Trade
Commission, as well as a variety of industry standards, GHS Law Partners will work with you to
craft online privacy policies that protect both you and your customers.
The FTC guidelines contain five principles of privacy protection that are used as the foundation
of your online privacy policy:
Notice/Awareness
Choice/Consent
Access/Participation
Integrity/Security
Enforcement/Redress
In addition to these principles, any website that is directed to or that knowingly collects
information from children must abide by the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998.
The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act requires these Web sites to: post a privacy policy
explaining what information is collected and how it is used, get parental consent, allow parents
to review the information collected from their children, allow parents to revoke their consent,
and delete information collected from their children at the parents' request. At GHS Law
Partners, we have worked with numerous clients to assure compliance with the act.