Using plain English (not legalese) and keeping things short and to the point seems to be an effective way of making privacy policies more user friendly. By making them so obscured by legal language that they're inaccessible to most readers, you're just guaranteeing that they won't be read. Which isn't doing anyone any favors. Keep it short, keep it simple.
They use user-friendly plain English, keep things relatively short (though not quite Cuil-short), and they provide a summary of the key points at the start. That's all very helpful for users, imho.
It's written just like anything else on their site -- with a liberal dose of humor. But that's perfect for their core audience and makes it instantly readable and easy to understand (for the people whom it effects, at least).
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Cuil has one of the best privacy policies on the web, at least from a readability standpoint: http://www.cuil.com/info/privacy/
Using plain English (not legalese) and keeping things short and to the point seems to be an effective way of making privacy policies more user friendly. By making them so obscured by legal language that they're inaccessible to most readers, you're just guaranteeing that they won't be read. Which isn't doing anyone any favors. Keep it short, keep it simple.
Another great privacy policy, is Bill Monk's: https://www.billmonk.com/about/privacy
They use user-friendly plain English, keep things relatively short (though not quite Cuil-short), and they provide a summary of the key points at the start. That's all very helpful for users, imho.
Something Awful should get points for their privacy policy, as well: http://www.somethingawful.com/d/feature-articles/website-pri...
It's written just like anything else on their site -- with a liberal dose of humor. But that's perfect for their core audience and makes it instantly readable and easy to understand (for the people whom it effects, at least).