The DP Forum comment was that if the fair processing notice for an online
form where personal data are collected is to be incorporated within the
general website privacy statement, then that privacy statement should not be
by-passable. Alternatively, the two notices could be dealt with separately
and the by-pass issue avoided.
If the online fair processing notice can be by-passed (i.e. because it's
part of a wider and optional statement on privacy) then obviously dp
principles would be breached.
Where fair processing notices are situated within the forms themselves
(whether paper or electronic), they aren't by-passable in the same way,
although how carefully they are read by the individual is surely quite
another question.
I'm sure it's not meant to be an "e-burden", but rather a pointer on
potential pitfalls of website layout.
regards
Su
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Sent: 11 December 2000 11:16
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Subject: Privacy/dp statements
At the recent meting of the DP Forum, one of the speakers said that if these
were by-passable on websites, they were not compliant. Do others agree with
is? Is this not demanding rather higher standards than when other media are
used?
We don't force individuals to read info sent to them in hard copy and dp
info isn't generally the first thing they see.
Gail Waters
DP Coordinator
Open University
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