Protect Your Privacy Now - Welcome to ConsumerPrivacyGuide!

Going online and taking advantage of what the Internet has to offer may require that you disclose personal information. Whether you're new to the Net, or consider yourself savvy in the ways of the Web, you may have concerns about how personal information is collected, what choices you have about how it is used and shared, and under what circumstances you can access it.

Many of the creators of ConsumerPrivacyGuide believe that to assure the privacy of their personal information, consumers must have the protection provided by basic law. Law would provide Internet users with basic expectations about Web sites' responsibilities for protecting the privacy of the personal information they collect. We continue to work toward this goal. But whether information in the online world is protected by law or not, consumers need information and tools to take charge of their privacy.

PrivacyGuide gives you useful tips for protecting your privacy and helps you take control of the way your information is used. It attempts to answer your questions, in consumer friendly, practical terms, about what you can do to assure that information that you choose to share with companies is used in ways you believe are appropriate. This site will explain terms used on the Internet that may be unfamiliar to you, provide "how-to" guides to understanding privacy resources and technologies, and point you toward other helpful resources.