A computer implemented method of and apparatus for collecting and managing
customer related information within an E-Business customer relationship
management system. The customer relationship management system includes a
database in which customer-related information, as well as privacy policy
and privacy consent information governing the collection and use of
customer related information, is stored and organized. The database
includes tables containing privacy consent default values for customers
of the E-Business retailer high-level privacy consent values selected by
the customers; specific privacy consent values selected by the customers
for a plurality of privacy categories defined by the Platform for Privacy
Preference (P3P); and privacy consent values selected by the customers
for different customer addresses. In the situation where customer or
potential customer include minor children, the database includes a
database table containing parental privacy consent values for said
children under thirteen years of age.