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Privacy & Free Speech

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  • Overview
  • About
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  • PRIVACY
    • Respect Your Data
    • Plan Ahead
    • Be Transparent
    • Partner With Your Users
  • FREE SPEECH
    • Encourage Speech
    • Moderate Cautiously
    • Promote Creativity
    • Speak Up
  • CASE STUDIES
  • RESOURCES
    • Legal Landscape
    • Additional Resources
    • Endnotes
    • Transparency Reporting

Privacy

Make Your Privacy Practices Stand Out.

Respect Your Data

  • DO YOU COLLECT AND STORE DATA SECURELY?
  • DO YOU COLLECT AND USE ONLY THE DATA YOU NEED?
  • DO YOU PROVIDE EFFECTIVE NOTICE OF DATA COLLECTION?
  • DO YOU IDENTIFY AND RESPECT USER EXPECTATIONS?

Related Case Studies

Facebook Criticized for Conducting Secret Experiments on Users
Microsoft in Hot Water After Search of Hotmail Account

Plan Ahead

  • DO YOU HAVE COMPREHENSIVE PRIVACY AND SECURITY PRACTICES?
  • HOW WILL YOU ENSURE YOUR PRIVACY AND SECURITY PRACTICES ARE EFFECTIVE?
  • HOW WILL YOU PROTECT YOUR USERS AND YOUR COMPANY IF A BREACH OCCURS?

Related Case Studies

Never Again, Everalbum
DuckDuckGo Rewarded for Keeping Privacy Simple

Be Transparent

  • DO YOU EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE YOUR PRIVACY PRACTICES TO YOUR USERS?
  • DO YOU PROVIDE EFFECTIVE NOTICE OF DATA COLLECTION?

Related Case Studies

Facebook faces public backlash and lawmaker scrutiny over discriminatory moderation practices.
Zynga Makes Privacy a Game

Partner with Your Users

  • DO YOU IDENTIFY AND RESPECT USER EXPECTATIONS?
  • DO YOU GIVE USERS CONTROL OVER THEIR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
  • DO YOU STAND UP FOR YOUR USERS’ PRIVACY?

Related Case Studies

Evernote Blasted After Note Review "Screw-Up"
Venmo Called Out for Exposing Sensitive User Purchases
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