Be sure you read a website' s " fine print" before you use its services
Remember that an important aspect of making choices about sharing information is your trust in the company you’re interacting with. Its terms and conditions can help you decide how much you trust it. For example, you’re probably far more comfortable sharing your financial information on a banking site because its terms state that it holds the information in the strictest confidence. However, you may be uncomfortable with posting information or images on a social networking site that has terms that state that it owns and can use any content you place there in any way it likes. Every service you use should state its terms and conditions of use. The statement should include a clear itemization of the type of information they collect about you and the rights you grant them if you choose to use the service. Although we realize that reading the fine print is about as much fun as watching laundry spin, reading this fine print for any site where you want to share personal information is important because there are significant differences in services. Look at these two examples: Read the terms and conditions that the social networking site uses for content ownership. It clearly states that it has no ownership rights to your material, may not sell your material, and that you retain full control of your material. Now look at the terms that another social networking site, imposes. It claims full rights to your material, to sell, reuse, and distribute it. It also claims this right even if you remove your content because the site can retain and use archived copies. Cancel You are leaving AARP.org and going to the website of our trusted provider. The provider’s terms, conditions and policies apply. Please return to AARP.org to learn more about other benefits. Your email address is now confirmed. You'll start receiving the latest news, benefits, events, and programs related to AARP's mission to empower people to choose how they live as they age. You can also by updating your account at anytime. You will be asked to register or log in. Cancel Offer Details Disclosures
Close In the next 24 hours, you will receive an email to confirm your subscription to receive emails related to AARP volunteering. Once you confirm that subscription, you will regularly receive communications related to AARP volunteering. In the meantime, please feel free to search for ways to make a difference in your community at Javascript must be enabled to use this site. Please enable Javascript in your browser and try again.