The Privacy Policy agreement
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Privacy Policy Agreement
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A Privacy Policy (1) is the policy or the legal page where you need to:
(1) Link to https://termsfeed.com/privacy-policy/generator/
Specify if you collect personal data from users
What kind of personal data you collect from these users
And what you do with the data collected from users
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This type of legal policy is also known under these names:
Privacy Statement
Privacy Notice
Privacy Information
Privacy Page
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What is “personal data”
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Personal data is any data that could be considered
personal (it identifies an individual).
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Email address
First and last name
Billing and shipping address
Credit card information
And so on...
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How a Privacy Policy is created and written may differ from one country to another, depending on the country legislation.
But here are 4 critical points to consider that goes in all Privacy Policies:
Notice Choice Access Security
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Who needs a Privacy Policy
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A Privacy Policy is required for any company/entity that
collects or uses personal information from users.
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(2) Link to https://termsfeed.com/blog/privacy-policy-ecommerce-stores/
(3) Link to https://termsfeed.com/blog/privacy-policy-mobile-apps/
Web sites
WordPress blogs, or any other
platforms: Joomla!, Drupal etc
E-commerce stores (2)
Mobile apps (3)
Facebook apps
Desktop apps
Digital products
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For example, not having a Privacy Policy can be a reason for rejection during the app review process.
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Yes, a Privacy Policy is required for all iOS apps.
Section 17 of “Apple’s App Store Review Guidelines” and the “iOS Developer Program License”:
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Privacy laws
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(4) Link to https://termsfeed.com/blog/coppa/
(5) Link to https://termsfeed.com/blog/caloppa/
In the US, there isn’t a single federal law that governs Privacy Policies.
Privacy legislation may vary from one state to another. There are at least two you need to consider:
COPPA law (4)
California Online Privacy
Protection Act (5)
US
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US
(6) Link to https://termsfeed.com/blog/sopipa/
(7) Link to https://termsfeed.com/blog/online-eraser/
Others include:
The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA)
SOPIPA law (6)
Content Eraser law (7)
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Canada
In Canada, it’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) (8).
(8) Link to https://termsfeed.com/blog/pipeda/
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Australia
In Australia, it’s the Privacy Act (9).
(9) Link to https://termsfeed.com/blog/privacy-policy-australia/
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What to include in Privacy Policy
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What to include in a Privacy Policy depends on:
What personal information you collect
How you collect it
What you are doing with that collected information
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(10) Link to https://asana.com/privacy
Example of “Information we collect and use” clause in Asana (10) Privacy Policy.
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How The Guardian (11) has the same clause in its Privacy Policy:
(11) Link to http://www.theguardian.com/help/privacy-policy
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And many more.
Information Collection And UseLog DataCookiesLinks To Other SitesDo Not TrackSecurity
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Where to link to the Privacy Policy
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GitHub (12) links to its “Privacy Statement” at the bottom of its web pages:
(12) Link to https://help.github.com/articles/github-privacy-statement/
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StackExchange (13) has a similar approach.
(13) Link to http://stackexchange.com/legal/privacy-policy
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Dropbox (14) places the link as “Legal & Privacy” in the Settings menu of the mobile app.
(14) Link to https://www.dropbox.com/privacy
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Twitter (15) does the same on its iOS app.
(15) Link to https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.twitter.android
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Download Privacy Policy Template
Go to https://termsfeed.com/blog/sample-privacy-policy-template/
and download the template.
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Credits
Icon from slide 1 created by Hea Poh Lin from Noun Project.