Privacy Policies and Personal Information
Personally identifiable information: information that reveals who you are. This includes your full name, address, email, phone number, age, or school.
Cookies: data files that are stored on your computer when you visit certain sites, which are often used by companies to identify repeat customers and personalize visitors’ experiences
Third Party: a person or company other than you and the owner of the website you visit
Privacy options: choices a website may give you about what it does with your information
Cookies: data files that are stored on your computer when you visit certain sites, which are often used by companies to identify repeat customers and personalize visitors’ experiences
Third Party: a person or company other than you and the owner of the website you visit
Privacy options: choices a website may give you about what it does with your information
Websites can gain personal information at many times. On many devices, you can save passwords on sites so that it takes less time to go onto the site again. If you buy things online, the website may be able to get your credit card number or ask for your email for one of their reward systems. It is important to read a privacy policy so you understand what a website is doing with your information. If you sign up for a site that will send your email to 20 other websites, you may not want to sign up. Reading a privacy policy can help you stay safe online because it helps you get a general idea of what a website does, the information it will collect form you, what it does with that information, and how the website will try to protect that information. Website owners may want the information from their visitors to see how often the same person accesses the website or to give rewards if you shop online. Other stores online may try to email their deals to people who sign up for emails and alerts. Anonymity is the condition of being anonymous. This can be great on certain websites if you try to keep all your personal information to yourself. However, on other websites, being anonymous can make situations worse. If someone is bullying another person under an anonymous name on social media, it's hard to find the person that is bullying and get them to stop.