According to a 2022 survey of Canadian business representatives, 84 percent of the companies included in their privacy policy information the purposes for their data collection, usage, and disclosure. Around eight in 10 organizations also explained in their privacy policy with which parties the collected customer data was being shared. By comparison, only 51 percent of respondents stated that their privacy policies included information on the risk of harm in the event of a breach.
Canadian organizations informing customers about the collection and usage of their personal information in privacy policies in 2022
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Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. (March 10, 2022). Canadian organizations informing customers about the collection and usage of their personal information in privacy policies in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346410/privacy-policies-explaining-use-of-customers-personal-data-canada/
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. "Canadian organizations informing customers about the collection and usage of their personal information in privacy policies in 2022." Chart. March 10, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346410/privacy-policies-explaining-use-of-customers-personal-data-canada/
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. (2022). Canadian organizations informing customers about the collection and usage of their personal information in privacy policies in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346410/privacy-policies-explaining-use-of-customers-personal-data-canada/
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. "Canadian Organizations Informing Customers about The Collection and Usage of Their Personal Information in Privacy Policies in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346410/privacy-policies-explaining-use-of-customers-personal-data-canada/
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Canadian organizations informing customers about the collection and usage of their personal information in privacy policies in 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346410/privacy-policies-explaining-use-of-customers-personal-data-canada/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Canadian organizations informing customers about the collection and usage of their personal information in privacy policies in 2022 [Graph], Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, March 10, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1346410/privacy-policies-explaining-use-of-customers-personal-data-canada/