Privacy Concerns

Discussion in 'Keyword Tracker' started by Pen Tongue, Oct 15, 2004.

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    This is a great looking tool.

    I have reservations about using it though because I can find no privacy policy offered. As anyone who uses this tool can appreicate, there is intellectual property in keyword lists. Clearly this has to be stored by DP to do continuous tracking. What if DP competes with clients of its users? Can it then freely use the information it collects from users?

    - Michael
     
    Pen Tongue, Oct 15, 2004 IP
  2. Smyrl

    Smyrl Tomato Republic Staff

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    We have a big knowledgeable community using the DigitalPoint tool and the forum. Have never heard even a whisper concerning privacy problem. Best tool out there in my estimation. Hope you start using.

    Shannon
     
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    Pen Tongue Grunt

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    That's great and all, but it is not very reassuring. We provide free tools and a very detailed privacy policy. It's a best practice, practiced by companies with integrity. DP looks like a great company, but I as a user EXPECT a privacy policy. Anyone else have more information on this subject?

    P.S. Can't find my singature in the CP....any help there would be great also. Thanks.
     
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    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #4
    Check this for signature info:

    http://forums.digitalpoint.com/faq.php?faq=signatures

    As far as the privacy stuff, while I can tell you that no one looks at your keywords (including us), I know there is not a specific privacy policy. And truthfully, there probably won't be one simply because it's a free tool and that just means money/time spent with a lawyer just to make a couple people feel better about something that we make no income from. Maybe there will be one in the future, but right now there isn't a specific one and if you need one, my best suggestion would be to simply not use it until there is one.
     
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    Fair enough Shawn.

    Thanks for the reply.
     
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    Pen Tongue Grunt

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    Thank you also Shannon.

    - Michael
     
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    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    Not only that, but it would be a full time job for multiple people looking through people's keywords. hehe There are about 1,500 per day added to the system.

    I barely have time to even look at the ranking change of my own keywords.

    Oh, and not only that we don't do any SEO, marketing, web development or anything else related to having a need for any sort of keyword list. The tools we offer were primarily made for in-house use so we could track our own internal keywords for our digitalpoint.com site. In case you are wondering what we actually DO, primarily we develop high-end vertical market accounting/business management software. For example this one: http://www.digitalpoint.com/products/isp/
     
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    netprophet Banned

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    ya i also used this tools.......
    that's gr8.
     
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    GzThai Peon

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    This is a great looking tool.
     
    GzThai, Oct 10, 2006 IP