Privacy Policy
A legal disclaimer
The explanations and information provided on this page are only general and high-level explanations and details on how to write your document of a Privacy Policy. You should not rely on this article as legal advice or recommendations regarding what you should do because we cannot know the specific privacy policies you wish to establish between your business and your customers and visitors. We recommend that you seek legal advice to help you understand and assist you in creating your Privacy Policy.
Privacy Policy - the basics
A privacy policy is a statement that discloses how a website collects, uses, discloses, processes, and manages the data of its visitors and customers. It usually also includes a statement regarding the website’s commitment to protecting its visitors’ or customers’ privacy and an explanation of the different mechanisms it implements to protect privacy.
Jurisdictions have different legal obligations regarding what must be included in a Privacy Policy. You are responsible for following the relevant legislation to your activities and location.
What to include in the Privacy Policy
Generally speaking, a Privacy Policy often addresses these types of issues: the kinds of information the website is collecting and how it collects the data; an explanation about why the website is collecting these types of information; what the website’s practices on sharing the information with third parties; ways in which your visitors an customers can exercise their rights according to the relevant privacy legislation; the specific practices regarding minors’ data collection; and much much more.
To learn more about this, check out our article “Creating a Privacy Policy.”