Microsoft KB Archive/318810

= You Cannot Click &quot;Here&quot; in the Privacy Policy Dialog Box to View a Web Site's Privacy Policy =

Article ID: 318810

Article Last Modified on 2/1/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP
 * Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Server 2003
 * Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Server 2003 IA64

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This article was previously published under Q318810



SYMPTOMS
When you click Summary in the Privacy Report dialog box to view a Web site's privacy policy in Internet Explorer, the word &quot;here&quot; in the following message that is displayed in the Privacy Policy dialog box is not a hyperlink:

To read this Web site's complete privacy policy, click here.

Because of this, you cannot click the word here to view the Web site's complete privacy policy.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the Web site's Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P) privacy policy is not correctly deployed or contains errors.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior, use the appropriate method:  If you are a visitor to the Web site, contact the administrator of the Web site to obtain the correct Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for that Web site's privacy policy. If you are administrator of the Web site, verify that the privacy policy is created and implemented correctly. You can validate the Web site's P3P policy by using the P3P Validator that is available at the following World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web site:

http://www.w3.org/P3P/validator/

If necessary, contact the vendor of your P3P policy generator for more information about how to resolve the behavior that is described in the &quot;Symptoms&quot; section of this article.

Microsoft provides third-party contact information to help you find technical support. This contact information may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this third-party contact information.



MORE INFORMATION
A Privacy Report icon is displayed in the Internet Explorer status bar when you visit a Web site that does not meet your privacy preferences. Double-click the icon to open the Privacy Report dialog box and view the site's privacy report. The privacy report provides information about a site's privacy policy and can describe how its privacy practices conflict with the preferences that you set.

You can also view a privacy report for any Web site when you click Privacy Report on the View menu. For additional information about how to manage cookies Internet Explorer 6, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

283185 How to Manage Cookies in Internet Explorer 6

For additional information about default privacy settings in Internet Explorer 6, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

293222 Default Privacy Settings for Internet Explorer 6

290333 Description of the Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P) Project

To view the Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P) specification and associated documents, visit the following W3C Web site:

http://www.w3.org

Microsoft provides third-party contact information to help you find technical support. This contact information may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this third-party contact information.

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