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Minyanville’s Absurd Privacy Policy

Ed Hayes — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:49:08 +0000

I was doing some research for an upcoming article about Every Day Low Prices, and ran across some information on Minyanville.com. At first I was disgusted with their obtrusive and ridiculous ads. But then a video featuring Josh Lipton started, automatically. Even though I was annoyed at the auto-starting video, I thought the content was not only informative, it was astonishingly entertaining!

I proceed to sign up for a Minyanville account so that I could comment on the video. Knowing their ads were out of control, I thought it would be best to read their privacy policy before I decided which E-mail address to divulge. I am glad I made that decision! Minyanville’s privacy policy is absolutely absurd! Check out these three segments:

Personal Information

We will not sell or rent your personal information.

We may share your personal information with third parties solely for the purpose of providing services to you.

As we develop our business, we may buy or sell assets or business offerings. Customer, email, and visitor information is generally one of the transferred business assets in these types of transactions.

Their privacy policy starts out stating they wont share your personal information what-so-ever. Then it states they may share it. Finally it says, they may actually end up selling it. Unbelievable.

In case they decide to change it at a later date, here is a PDF of their privacy policy.

Loyalty Programs

Ed Hayes — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 02:37:37 +0000

The Goal

Ed Hayes — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:38:52 +0000

Corporate Wellness Programs

Ed Hayes — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:41:23 +0000

Companies that have effective corporate wellness programs see increased productivity, moral, and company loyalty. They also see decreased absenteeism, sick leave, and healthcare claims. How much money can your company save?

Excel Spreadsheet

CorporateCritique

Ed Hayes — Fri, 08 May 2009 10:14:15 +0000

I have decided to start doing some analysis of current business processes of companies. Hopefully I can come up with some valuable input for these companies; free of charge. I will post my findings and analysis at www.CorporateCritique.com. It amazes me how such large companies let seemingly small problems fester and create such huge problems!

Now I just have to figure out who my first victim will be. I have so many to choose from… Dunkin Donuts, Aetna, Realtors, Developers, Auto manufacturers, Building Management companies, Phonebook companies, News papers…