PRIVACY POLICY
Legal notice
The explanations and information provided on this page are solely general and broad explanations about how to draft your own Privacy Policy document.
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You should not consider this article as legal advice or recommendations on what you should actually do because we cannot anticipate the specific privacy policies you wish to establish between your business and your customers and visitors.
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We recommend that you seek legal advice to understand and create your own Privacy Policy.
Privacy Policy: Basics
That being said, a Privacy Policy is a statement that discloses all or part of the practices of data collection, use, disclosure, processing, and management of users' and customers' data on a website. It also usually includes a statement about the website's commitment to protecting the privacy of its visitors or customers and an explanation of the different mechanisms the website applies to safeguard privacy.
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Different jurisdictions have different legal obligations regarding what should be included in a Privacy Policy. You are responsible for ensuring that you comply with the relevant legislation concerning your activities and location.
What should be included in the Privacy Policy document
In general terms, a Privacy Policy usually addresses the following types of issues: the types of information the website collects and how it collects data, an explanation of why the website collects this type of information, the website's practices for sharing information with third parties, the ways in which your visitors and customers can exercise their rights according to relevant privacy legislation, specific practices related to the collection of data from minors, and much more.
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For more information, read our article How to Create a Privacy Policy.