Is Privacy Policy a must?
If this is your question, then my answer is, Yes. I know what you are asking now, its why?, why should I have Privacy policy for my blog/website?, Is that a necessity? here too my answer to all these questions is Yes. OK here I tell you the reasons why you need Privacy Policy.
If you want to have a website/blog which is trusted by your visitors, you need to inform your visitors what you are going to do with their visit and their personal data. The first thing is that we have to respect their privacy and have to protect it. If you are selling a product or service, and if you have a professional Privacy policy, your customers will fell more secure, if they know that the information they submit to you are used only in ways they have authorized. The other improtant reason to have a privacy policy is that it shows your visitors that you are professional and trustworthy! And to be noted very important is that Google abide by these rules and needs all their publishers to have a privacy policy, They have changed their terms and conditions in their Adsense program.
So what are you waiting for, Just go and prepare a Privacy Policy for your website/blog.
One of the key ingredients to successful online marketing is building trust and credibility with your online visitors. A clear and detailed privacy policy is a great tool to help build consumer confidence.