电子商务中的消费者权益保护外文翻译-电子商务(编辑修改稿)

电子商务中的消费者权益保护外文翻译-电子商务(编辑修改稿)内容摘要：

ble personal and financial damage especially when very sensitive data falls into the wrong hands. What plicates the matter further is the fact that once such data leaves the hands of its initial collectors, it may be stolen or purchased anonymously and from anywhere around the world. That being the case, it should e as no surprise if consumers know nothing about the identity of the parties that purchase their personal information or the purpose for which such information is used. This situation may infringe the privacy of econsumers and leave them in the dark as to how their personal information will be used in the future. In order to avoid that, law should determine when, how, and to what extent consumers’ personal information is collected, used, and shared with third parties. Law is also strongly advised to oblige Web sites to notify their customer in advance and in a conspicuous manner of their privacy policy with regard to the collection, use, and dissemination of personal information. Such notification must clarify whether or not this information will be shared externally and must also include the identity of the data controller, the purpose for which the data is collected, and the measures that will be taken to guard such data against loss or unauthorised processing. By doing so, law will surely enable econsumers to make informed decisions before submitting their personal information online, and provide them with options as to how this information may be used for purposes beyond those necessary to conclude a transaction. Protecting the privacy of personal data is recognized as being important to society and to the development of emerce in Europe. This is why the European Union has enacted Directive 95/96 in 1995 to determine a basic framework for the protection of personal data while at the same time stressing the freedom of movement 5 of personal data between each of the EU’s Member States. This Directive includes an important language that attempts to identify the core rights of data subjects, such as the right to know what data is held on them and the nature and purpose of the processing. Furthermore, this Directive necessitates that any subsequent use or transfer of the data must be justified in the light of the purpose for which it was acquired. Unlike the European Union, Jordan does not yet have prehensive legislation pertaining to data privacy. Although the Jordanian Constitution explicitly recognizes the right of each member of the society to maintain and preserve his individual privacy, and although Jordan signed many international agreements which have insisted on the importance of protecting the privacy of personal data, Jordan has no specific data protection or privacy law, and hence, it remains unclear how to deal with the collection, processing, and dissemination of consumers39。 personal identifying information. In fact, even though Jordan has witnessed significant legislative reforms and amendments during the last decade, none of such reforms and amendments regulate the privacy in online contracting. While the Electronic Transactions Law was well intentioned, its silence with regard to data privacy has effectively undermined the consumer protection which it aimed to provide to Inter users. Instead of safeguarding the rights of consumers to privacy and protection in the online environment, this law says nothing about the collection, use, and disclosure of consumers39。 personal identifying information. Furthermore, this law does not require e merce panies to create a privacy policy or notify their customers of the purpose for which the personal data are collected from them. That being the case, one may conclude that online panies have too much power to determine the manner in which they collect and process consumers39。 personal data, and that such panies are absolutely free to sell, swap, or rent consumers’ data to whoever they want without any fear that law will interfere or track down their operations. Under the current legal system in Jordan, online consumers have no control over their submitted information or over the subsequent use of such information, and it still difficult for them to make informed decisions before submitting their personal identifying information online. Privacy is then one of the most plex challenges facing emerce in Jordan. Unless the Jordanian legal system meets this challenge adequ。