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We know Google has required AdWords advertisers to set up privacy policies as well as AdSense publishers.
A WebmasterWorld thread asks if Google looks to see if sites have privacy policies to determine quality of a site for SEO/ranking purposes.
The SEO asks, "I was talking to a SEO and he claims sites are dropping now because they did not post up the new google privacy policy. Is this possible?"
I don't see why it would hurt to be a small ranking factor? I mean, most sites that are legit probably have some legal disclaimers, including a privacy policy.
I doubt it is a huge factor but it wouldn't surprise me if there was no weight at all given to a site having a privacy policy or not.
What do you think? Take my poll:
Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld.
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Comments:
Vikas @ Web Development India
04/09/2012 08:18 am
Definitly it may be a factor or google is relating it into branding issues .. n branding defintly a issues in ranking .. so it may or may not .. Is there any one to reply on this point ???