Privacy Policy

A website’s privacy policy outlines how your site collects, uses, shares, and sells the personal information of your visitors. If you collect personal information from users, you need a privacy policy on your website in most jurisdictions. Even if you aren’t subject to privacy policy laws, being transparent with users about how you collect and handle their data is a best business practice in today’s digital world.

Our simple privacy policy template will help you comply with strict privacy laws and build trust with your users.
Download the free privacy policy template at the bottom of this page, or copy and paste the full text onto your site. If you’d rather let us help you customize a document that’s tailored specifically to your business, our privacy policy generator will create one for you in minutes.

If your website uses personal information (e.g, collected names, email address, or credit card information), most legislations around the world require that you have a privacy policy.
If you run a website, mobile app, or desktop app, you are likely legally required to have a privacy policy somewhere on your site. You must display links to your policy clearly, prominently, and conspicuously, so that users can navigate to it quickly and easily.

As data collection and processing becomes more ubiquitous across the internet, privacy laws in the US and around the world set strict requirements for privacy policies. Here are the major laws that affect your website privacy policy: If you target users in the European Economic Area (EEA), you’re subject to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

The GDPR is one of the world’s most comprehensive privacy laws, setting international standards for appropriate data handling. Article 12 of the GDPR grants users the right to transparent information about how their data is collected and handled. For business and website owners, this means that transparent privacy policies are mandated by the GDPR.