Privacy policy about links to other sites
In many of the privacy policies, I noticed there is one section as a disclaimer mainly talking about "our websites contain links to other websites, and it is your own risk/responsibility to familiar yourself with the privacy policies about those sites".
E.g. quoted one paragraph of this kind:
We are affiliated with other online companies, some of which feature our branding; in addition there are numerous links to third parties contained on our site. Our Privacy Policy does not apply to those companies' web sites, so you should refer to each of those sites to obtain information on their privacy policies. If you cannot find the privacy policy on any of these sites once you have arrived at their site via a link from our site, you should contact that site directly for more information.
Because a quite high percentage of privacy policies contain such a paragraph, it seems to be a common practice and seems to be caused by legal reasons.
I am totally unfamiliar with legal aspects of privacy, could anyone provide some insights on the reason why it is a common practice? Maybe point out which regulation/law requires such a disclaimer? Thanks!
