Recommendations to practitioners

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The use of automated online privacy policy tools is not recommended. There may be attractions in being able to create a privacy policy quickly, cheaply and with minimum effort, especially for small businesses, but there are doubts as to the validity of such a policy in any but the most routine circumstances, and it is likely that important aspects of online privacy will not be addressed.

It is clear that many organizations have embraced the publication of an online privacy policy with some seriousness, gauged in a number of different ways. These include the prominence of a policy on the organization's website, its detailed content and length, and other characteristics such as its style and readability. However, some of the most prominent policies are still very limited in their content or suffer poor readability. Overall, many organizations still have considerable work to do, before they can be seen to "walk the talk" in relation to their privacy policies.

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Any online privacy protection act or scheme or policy may not be completely safe and information does get transferred . Unfortunately only a small percentage of people find privacy policies (or "terms and conditions") easy to understand. Such a situation is not uncommon especially with commercial transactions, as the legal implications of slipshod data is potentially vast. However, when dealing online with a person or company that you do not know or trust, being unaware of your rights and responsibilities could mean that your personal data has the potential to be misused or shared.