Privacy Statements:

Reputable Web Sites that collect any type of personal information such as your email address will have a Privacy Statement.

1. Online forms and registrations are the most common ways for a web site owner to collect information from you. It can be a simple as requiring you to enter your email address to sign up for a newsletter or as complex as a registration process that collects your name, mailing address, age, etc. Either way, this is personal information that can be used for a variety of purposes and you have a right to know what the owner(s) plan to do with it. Reading their Privacy Statement is the best place to start.
2. A Privacy Statement tells you who owns the web site and how to contact the person in charge usually called the Web Master.
3. A Privacy Statement explains what information it collects and how it will be used.
4. If a web site uses your email address to send you information, the Privacy Statement tells you how to request that you be taken off their lists often call opt-out option.
5. Whether your information will be shared with other companies often called Third-Parties is stated and often, instruction on how to opt-out of this sharing is included.