Relevance Of Privacy Policy In Today's Context

Introduction

With the digital boom in India, the issues relating to protection of data and avoidance of identity, theft or fraud are real concerns and information on the internet is vulnerable to get misused, therefore, there is a dire need to protect citizens. The need for a privacy policy is most pivotal while handling or dealing with such personal information for companies with web interface. New businesses must deal with care and create a protected eco-system of data collection should consider privacy risks relevant to their specific sector or their type of clientele.

A privacy policy is one such legal document to disclose practices on protecting personal information and have procedures in place, for a website that gathers, uses, discloses, and manages a customer or client's data. It's a great way to show that a company can be trusted by safeguarding customer's privacy and by respecting the people who provide their time, data and money to a company. A clear,