A legal disclaimer
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.
Privacy Policy, the basics
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. Different jurisdictions have different legal obligations of what must be included in a Privacy Policy.
What to include in the Privacy Policy
Generally speaking, a Privacy Policy often addresses the types of information a website collects, why it collects that information, sharing practices and ways visitors may exercise their rights under relevant privacy legislation.