Last Updated on March 20, 2024 by Satish Mishra
This post covers Privacy Policy 101 to generate in easy steps. In short it tells how website uses, discloses, manages & collect customer’s data.
It is a form of legal document only which tells how the information is managed by websites that asks you to fill in the information as required.
Where there is personal information being asked, privacy policy plays a major role.
Privacy Policy 101 should be clear, unambiguous, and include data collection, data collection methods, data collection purpose, data collection opt-out and information of the officer concerned.
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What Should Privacy Policy include?
Consent: The organization must obtain consent before collecting or using such information
Notice: How the privacy policy is presented to the users
Choice: Expressly provided to opt-in and/or opt-out of the information sharing requirements
Disclosure of information: Includes sensitive personal data or information
Reasonable security practices and procedures
Now as per this post, all website that collect personal data must have Privacy Policy.
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Here are some tips for writing a privacy policy:
Include your business name and contact information
Mention what type of information you collect
Explain how and why you collect data
Describe how users can opt-out
Mention if user data is shared with third-parties
Specify how long you will retain user data
The footer is a popular place for websites to put their privacy policy.
How you can frame privacy policy for your website in easy steps.
You can also have access to Privacy template by India Filings.
- Acceptance Note- Start with your organization name, website and name on the app store and declare as it is on the website. Write a brief intro about the privacy policy and why it is important for the users to read it.
- Declaration- Warn the users to continue only if they agree to privacy policy else discontinue.
- Personal Information- Define the ambit of personal information, how it is being collected, examples, used, shared, retained, updated, deleted and performs other necessary functions of the website. Also mention how it is being used with third party vendors. In event of purchase the information gets carried to the buying company.
- Aggregate Information- Also called as non personal information which gets collected incidentally. In spite of due care and caution, it gets collected and used vicariously.
- Changes to Policy- When does the policy updates and on regular intervals of time. Last Updated.
- Cookie Management/Google Tracking- Differential information is shown to the user based on preferences and past behaviours.
- Part of Terms and Conditions- This privacy policy should be read with as a part and parcel of terms and conditions.
- Opt-Out- Unsubscribe from all the communications from the company. For 3rd party, do it separately.
- Contact- In case the user wants to know about privacy policy in details, share the relevant email address.
Rest, the privacy policy can be trimmed and customized as per the industry and use case but more or less the policy revolves around the topics suggested above.
If you’ve any questions related to privacy policy or want your privacy policy to be reviewed, do write to us at [email protected] . We’d love to hear your views and comments below. Stay tuned for the next post. Coming soon.
