Hi,
I have a rather sketchy question related to websites. For some time
we've been applying privacy statements to our sites, always linked off
of the relevant entry point (e.g. the main index page). Visitors to the
website can thus see what lies within that wants their data. All well
and good.
But I have been struggling with one thing for a while (but never having
had any time to sit and think!) - the increased use of external agencies
such as Google Analytics for webstats.
My question is, ought one to declare up front that one uses one of these
external agencies in order to allow visitors to (e.g.) turn cookies and
javascript off to avoid the record before it happens? If that is the
case, then if a website uses Google Analytics (or any other similar
thing) on its entry page then there is no chance to avoid it - you visit
the site and leave the footprint before you can read the privacy statement.
Jeremy.
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