That was the finding of one private organization. And the FTC is also looking into the matter. According to the report, only eight of the sites provide users with access to the personal information that they submitted voluntarily, and none of the sites allows users to look at the data collected by third-party organizations. Privacy policies are also not always easy to locate.
Users simply browsing a site are less likely to click on the privacy policy,' the report states.
The report also notes that many of the health privacy policies 'are confusing and inconsistent,' are written in legal jargon, and use inconsistent language. There are other confusing factors. For example, iVillage has three distinct privacy policies. One is for iVillage generally and appears on all pages. But iVillage contracts with AllHealth, which in turn contracts with WellMed, each of which has its own policy.