P3P (compact privacy policy)

The W3C has developed a standard for every website to provide user information about the website's privacy policy. It is important to small business website owners that your visitors clearly understand your company's understanding of privacy issues and the steps you are taking to protect your visitors from identity theft, etc.

Term Definition: Source: Wikipedia — ( P3P )

The "Platform for Privacy Preferences Project", or P3P, is a protocol designed to give users more control of their personal information when browsing Internet Websites. P3P was developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and was officially recommended on April 16, 2002.

Your website's privacy policy is your promise to protect your visitors from the numerous threats to their personal privacy, when visiting a website. Small business websites need to take visitor privacy very seriously. Avoiding the use of cookies which gather information about a visitor is an important first step toward establishing professional credibility with your visitor.


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