The Guernsey Data Protection Commissioner suggested to me that the UK position can be found by looking at: http://www.ico.gov.uk/upload/documents/library/data_protection/practical _application/collecting_personal_information_from_websites_v1.0.pdf which I have tinied at http://tinyurl.com/yvg98p to avoid the linebreak problem, and where the use of privacy policies and privacy statements is covered in outline. These requirements apparently stem from our beloved PECR which implements 2002/58/EC. N. -- Nigel Roberts BSc LLB CEng FBCS, Director Island Networks, 4&5 St Anne's Walk, Alderney, GY9 JZ, Channel Islands Tel: 01481 822800 or 01534 759526 Direct Line: 0870 321 2282 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ All archives of messages are stored permanently and are available to the world wide web community at large at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/data-protection.html If you wish to leave this list please send the command leave data-protection to [log in to unmask] All user commands can be found at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/help/commandref.htm Any queries about sending or receiving messages please send to the list owner [log in to unmask] Full help Desk - please email [log in to unmask] describing your needs To receive these emails in HTML format send the command: SET data-protection HTML to [log in to unmask] (all commands go to [log in to unmask] not the list please) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^