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add link to privacy policy as an infoset item
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<li>The <a href="#wp-pub-date">publication date</a>.</li>
<li>The <a href="#wp-mod-date">modification date</a>.</li>
<li><a href="#wp-a11y-meta">Accessibility metadata</a>.</li>
<li>A link to a <a href="#wp-privacy">privacy policy</a></li>
</ul>

<p class="ednote">These requirements reflect the current minimum consensus, though a number of issues remain
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usability by users with specific reading requirements and needs.</p>
</section>

<section id="wp-privacy">
<h3>Privacy Policy</h3>

<p>Users often have the legal right to know and control what information is collected about them, how such
information is stored and for how long, whether it is personally identifiable, and how it can be
expunged. Including a privacy policy statement that details all such privacy concerns is consequently a
necessary part of publishing any Web Publication. Even if no information is collected, such a declaration

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lrosenthol Nov 9, 2017

remove the word "necessary" since it's a should not a must

increases the trust users have with the content.</p>

<p>To address this important concern, the infoset allows a link to be provided to a privacy policy. The
privacy policy does not have to be a resource of the Web Publication, although including it as a resource
is RECOMMENDED.</p>

<p>Refer to <a href="#privacy"></a> for more information about privacy considerations in Web
Publications.</p>
</section>

<section id="wp-extensibility">
<h3>Extensibility</h3>

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