website policies
Privacy policy, cookie notices, terms of service and more...
No doubt you’ve noticed the myriad privacy policy, terms & conditions, and disclaimer links on other websites. Yes, you need them on your site too. “But I don’t collect private information on my website… right?” If your website uses a contact form or email newsletter sign up form, yes, this applies to you.
In addition to privacy policies, you'll also need a cookie notice. While this was originally more important for GDPR regulations in Europe, a law in California is being reinterpreted to apply to websites, and lawsuits have been issued even against single owner websites. Because laws are constantly changing, we've found the best way to handle this is through a tool that monitors legal changes, then notifies you and magically auto-updates your website.
This tool is called Termageddon, and we include it with our managed hosting plans if you'd like additional protection for your website.
About Termageddon Policy Generator
Laws change all the time, and it’s practically a full time job to keep up with them. Termageddon’s Privacy Policy generator solves this problem beautifully. We create your policies once, embed the code on your site, and your website policies will automatically update whenever the laws change. The following policies are included:
- Privacy Policy
- Terms of Service
- Disclaimer
- End User License Agreement (EULA)
- Cookie Notice
Termageddon is the only Privacy Policy generator listed as a trusted privacy technology vendor by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP.org).
Termageddon Setup
- setup of client dashboard and initial policy creation
- generate cookie notice pop-up and settings
- create all policy pages and install code on website
- +$10/month, added to monthly hosting plan
Why does my website need privacy policies?
Currently, there are four laws in the United States and the European Union that require most websites that collect personal information to have a Privacy Policy:
- European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR);
- The California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA);
- The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA);
- Nevada’s Revised Statutes Chapter 603A and SB220.
These laws were created to protect the consumers of those states and countries, not the businesses. This means that these laws can apply to businesses outside of those states and countries and may apply to you if you collect the personal information of or enter into transactions with consumers from the European Union, California or Nevada. Fines for violations of privacy laws start at $2,500 per violation (per website visitor).
privacy policy/cookie notice FAQ's
If your website collects names, emails, or other Personally Identifiable Information (PII), yes. Practically, this means almost every website, since even the simplest landing page will utilize a contact form and Google Analytics.
Once we set up your dashboard, you'll receive an email to log in and complete a questionnaire for each policy. Your answers will determine what the policy generates.
When laws are added or updated, you'll receive an email asking a question to determine whether that law applies to your policy. Once answered in the dashboard, the page on your website will automatically update with the new verbiage.