Archive for the 'Privacy Policy' Category

Providing A Privacy Options Page, Facebook Design

Giving users an easy way to see and change their privacy policy gives them a better sense of security and at the end they might finish up giving you more information if you take the time to design a good privacy page. Keep in mind that some users don’t want to share any kind of information with websites but, fortunately, thats not the typical user profile. 

"give them the chance to control all that data all the time…"

Most users will accept to give you some information, specially if you give them the chance to control all that data all the time. That’s why it’s important to give users an easy access to the privacy settings, make that link highly visible, like Facebook does.

Facebook Privacy Page Link

Facebook has also a good privacy settings page design. They grouped the settings in different categories. Once inside the category the user has great amount of options. My first impression was that this was too much, but if the website gives the option to deactivate single features there are more possibilities for the others to remain active.

Facebook Privacy Options

 Advanced options… 

Facebook Privacy Options Advanced

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Make Your Privacy Policy Visible

Make your privacy policy easily accessible to your users in every moment and build trust. Although most of the people wont ever read the privacy policy, it is a good usability practice to make it clear how you manage and protect users’ information.

Make the privacy policy specially available during the sign up process and during the check out if you are selling something. Just make it visible there and your users will feel safer.

Empressr, the online presentation tool, is an example of good design. They placed a “Respect” box with a link to the privacy policy right next to the sing up form.

Empressr 20071204

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Popularity: 7% [?]