Amazing. Simply amazing.

Okay, so this may seem silly but I joined a website called TED.com because it had some really good talks that were available for free on-line. (okay, that's not what should seem silly to you... keep reading) When I was signing up I was presented with the usual "terms or use" and "privacy policy" links and I thought, "If these people are as smart as they seem, I wonder if they've figured out a way to present those two policies in a simple format that is easy for people around the globe to understand?"

So I click on the links.

Check.this.out.

Terms of Use

* 1. This website is provided as a public service to promote the spread of good ideas. It welcomes anyone willing to join us in this pursuit.

* 2. You are encouraged to view as many talks as you wish for free, and to share what you learn with others both online and offline.

* 3. Anyone can join TED.com by providing basic contact information (name, email address, country of residence). Once registered, please feel free to set up a profile and add comments and ratings to talks.

* 4. TED is seeking to foster a grown-up conversation about ideas that matter. Please engage in a reasoned exchange of ideas, avoiding flaming, name-calling, obscenities and insults. Humor, of course, is welcome. ;-)

* 5. Please respect our members' requests. Do not pester them, game them or spam them in any way.

* 6. Please respect the law. Do not post copyrighted material (unless you own the copyright) or attempt to engage in illegal behavior of any sort.

* 7. TED reserves the right to remove any comments or content from the site, for any reason and without prior warning.

* 8. If you violate these terms, or otherwise act disrespectfully, disruptively or illegally on TED.com, we reserve the right to terminate your membership, at any time, and without prior warning.

* 9. Please help spread TED.

* 10. Thank you. And now, please enjoy.

I know, right? It's about time!

And how's this for a privacy policy:

Privacy Policy

* 1. We respect your privacy.

* 2. We want to encourage connection between TED members, but not if it violates the above principle.

* 3. We will never sell your data to any third party.

* 4. We will never provide any of your data to a third party without your written permission.

* 5. We will ensure that you can determine which pieces of the information you provide us are shown to other people (in your member profile or other parts of TED.com).

* 6. We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that any financial information you provide us, including credit card numbers, is stored securely.

* 7. We ask you to respect the privacy preferences of other TED members.

* 8. We ask you to remember that any information you choose to post publicly (comments, photos, videos) on this site is, of course, public.

* 9. If you have any concern about privacy violations, please contact us.

I know, it's a thing of beauty, isn't it?

Anyway, check out their site and have a listen to and watch the talks on many different topics. I think there's something for everyone on there.

Gotta run.

Have a GREAT day everyone!

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