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<b>Online Exclusive:</b> Privacy Policies Must Be Clear

By ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |
October 18, 2006

All reputable Web sites have privacy policies that include a promise that the operator will not share the personal data of its users without their prior, express consent. But many Web sites also offer visitors an opportunity to receive additional information from third parties through some type of an opt-in agreement. An Oregon court was recently called upon to decide whether the language of an opt-in was clear enough to inform Web site users that their personal information would be shared (CollegeNet, Inc. v. XAP Corporation, No. 03-CV-1229, (D.Ore. 2006)).

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