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Privacy Policy | Privacy Policy
A Legal Disclaimer | A legal notice
The explanations and information provided on this page are only general and high-level explanations and information on how to write your own document of a Privacy Policy. You should not rely on this article as legal advice or as recommendations regarding what you should actually do, because we cannot know in advance what are 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 to assist you in the creation of your own Privacy Policy.
The explanations and information provided on this page are only general, high-level explanations and information on how to draft your own Privacy Policy document. You should not consider this article as legal advice or recommendations on what you should actually do, as we cannot know in advance what specific privacy policies you may want to establish between your company and your customers or visitors. We recommend that you seek legal advice to help you understand and assist you in creating your own Privacy Policy.
Privacy Policy - The Basics | Privacy Policy - Basic Concepts
Having said that, a privacy policy is a statement that discloses some or all of the ways 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 about the different mechanisms the website is implementing in order to protect privacy.
Different jurisdictions have different legal obligations of what must be included in a Privacy Policy. You are responsible to make sure you are following the relevant legislation to your activities and location.
That said, a privacy policy is a statement that reveals some or all of the ways in which a website collects, uses, discloses, processes, and manages the data of its visitors and customers. It generally also includes a statement about the website's commitment to protecting the privacy of its visitors or customers, as well as an explanation of the various mechanisms the site implements to safeguard that privacy.
Different jurisdictions have different legal obligations regarding what a Privacy Policy must include. It is your responsibility to ensure you comply with the relevant laws based on your activities and location.
What to Include in the Privacy Policy | What to Include in the Privacy Policy
Generally speaking, a Privacy Policy often addresses these types of issues: the types of information the website is collecting and the manner in which it collects the data; an explanation about why is the website collecting these types of information; what are the website's practices on sharing the information with third parties; ways in which your visitors and 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 ”.
Generally speaking, a Privacy Policy typically addresses the following: the types of information the website collects and how it does so; an explanation of why the site collects that type of information; the site's practices regarding sharing that information with third parties; how visitors and customers can exercise their rights under applicable privacy laws; specific practices regarding the collection of data from minors; and more.
For more information on this, please see our article “How to Create a Privacy Policy”