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A Privacy Policy is a document or statement that describes how a company gathers, uses, manages, and releases the information of customers or visitors to its website. By accessing the company's website, users accept to have to having their information collected and disclosed in accordance with the company's Privacy Policy.

A Privacy Policy may also be called:

  • Privacy Statement
  • Internet Privacy Policy
  • Website Privacy Policy
  • Privacy Notice
  • Privacy Page
  • Privacy Information Policy
Table of Contents

What is Described in a Privacy Policy?

INFORMATION

A Privacy Policy will describe what information a website or app collects. In general, websites collect two types of information – personally-identifying information and non-personally identifying information.

  • Personally-identifying information is any information that on its own can be used to identify a specific person. Some examples of personally-identifying information include a person's name, date of birth, address, email address, marital status, financial records, and medical history.
  • Non-personally-identifying information is information that, without the aid of additional information, cannot be directly associated with a specific person. Some examples of non-personally-identifying information include a person's internet protocol (IP) address, browser type, and location of other websites viewed before arriving at the website.

COLLECTION

The Privacy Policy will also describe how the company collects both personally-identifying information and non-personally-identifying information. This information can be collected by the website in a number of ways. The most common ways are:

User input: If a website requires users to register, users will usually have to provide personally-identifying information, such their name, address, telephone number, email address, age, and/or credit card number. In addition, a website might ask for other information from the user, such as interests, gender, user name, and other demographic information.

Derivative data: Most websites collect non-personally-identifying information that web browsers make available, including the user's IP address, operating system, browsing history, and statistical data.

Web cookies: Web cookies are small text files that are stored on a user's computer. Each time the user submits a query to the website, the user's web browser sends the text file back to the website, allowing the website to keep track of users, remember important information and customize web pages.

Web beacons: A web beacon is small file embedded in an email or web page that allows websites to invisibly monitor a user and see if the user has viewed their content.

Social media: If users can connect their social media accounts to the website, certain information may be disclosed by the social media network to the website.

USE

A Privacy Policy must also disclose how the company uses the information that it has collected. Some of the ways websites use the information of their customers include:

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General use: In general, websites will use the information it collects to help provide and deliver the services of the website and manage and maintain the website.

Email communications: Companies will often use their customers' names and email addresses to deliver notices and announcements to those customers.

Analytics: A helpful tool for companies is to be able to track and analyze the activities of its users and the traffic on its website. Companies can use third-party vendors to allow such tracking data on their website.

If your company uses Google Analytics to track and report website activity and traffic, you are required by Google to have specific disclosures in your Privacy Policy explaining the use of these services.

DISCLOSURE

Lastly, a Privacy Policy must state how the company discloses any information of its customers, including, but limited to:

By law: Companies will have to disclose personal information if it is required by law.

Marketing: Sometimes companies will sell or give its customers' email addresses to third parties who may send emails about additional products and services.

Business partners and affiliates: Personal information can also be shared with business partners and affiliates.

Third-party service providers: Companies will sometimes need to share personal information with third-party service providers that help them with the business, such as credit card processors.

Your Privacy Policy should also disclose the methods being used to keep your customer's information safe.

Does My Website Need a Privacy Policy?

While there is no federal law in the United States requiring that websites establish a Privacy Policy, many states, and most other countries do require a website that collects and stores any personal information from its users to have one.

In the United States, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regulates laws and policies regarding the privacy practices of businesses and the protection of their customers' personal information. The FTC also helps to enforce federal laws concerning the privacy of customers' information, including the following:

  • Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), which limits how companies can obtain and use a customer's credit and background reports.
  • Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, which requires financial institutions to clearly explain their information sharing practices and also restricts the sharing and use of specific financial information.
  • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) created a 'Privacy Rule' that establishes a national set of standards of how health care service providers can use an individual's protected health information.
  • Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), requires websites that target and/or collect information from children under the age of 13 to post a Privacy Policy that complies with the COPPA requirements and also implements certain parental notice and consent requirements.

In 2012, the FTC released a report with guidance on Privacy Policy best practices for websites.

Even if your company or website is not in a jurisdiction that requires a privacy policy, the reach of your website may subject it to the laws of other states and countries. For example, California has enacted the California Online Privacy Protection Act of 2003 (CALOPPA) which requires any website collecting personal information to have a Privacy Policy posted on its website that is easily accessible to its users. Even if your website is not run from California, CALOPPA applies to any website that collects personal information from a California resident. Therefore it is likely that your website will be subject to the CALOPPA regulations.

The European Union has more established laws regarding privacy protection, including the Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC) and the E-Privacy Directive (2002/58/EC). These directives state that personal information of European Union residents can only be transferred to countries outside of the European Union that have policies with an adequate level of protection.

Although the United States is not currently on the 'approved list' of countries, the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield provides a framework for U.S. companies to receive the transfer of personal information from the European Union.

Therefore, if you are a website that gathers, stores, or uses personal information and data from clients and users, you should have a Privacy Policy for your website. You also need to make sure that you adhere to the promises and disclosures set forth in that policy.

A mobile application also collects personal information and should have a Privacy Policy as well. In 2012, the California Attorney-General brought a claim against Delta Airlines seeking to impose upwards of $38 million dollars in fines after Delta failed to include a Privacy Policy in its mobile application.

Consequences of Not Having a Privacy Policy

If you are a company without a Privacy Policy on your website, you risk violating various laws regarding privacy disclosure and maintenance requirements and may be subject to civil and criminal lawsuits and hefty fines. If you are a website user or client who chooses to access a website that does not have a Privacy Policy or who fails to read the posted policy about how that website will handle your private information, you risk sharing and exposing personal information and having it end up in the hands of complete strangers. Financial and social consequences can be severe if things like your credit card or social security number are leaked and circulated.

A Privacy Policy can help prevent the following for both companies and users:

CompanyUser
Paying hefty fines or having your website shut downHaving your financial information shared and used for fraudulent transactions
Being sued by users for improper disclosure of personal informationHaving your social information posted online and used for illegal activity, character assassination, or unapproved use
Compromising a user's personal safetyHaving your location data posted online and receiving unwanted visitors
Lack of trust and credibility Skepticism and apprehension about doing continued business with a company

Using TermsFeed's privacy policy generator mostly involves ticking boxes.

The 10 Best Privacy Policy Generators

[Best Overall] 1. TermsFeed

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This is the best privacy policy generator we've used and tested and in fact, we use it for our own website. TermsFeed is highly regarded as one of the top privacy policy generator tools and is the quickest, most easy-to-use, and best overall privacy policy generator we tested for this review article with fully protective clauses and sections to be fully GDPR and CCPA compliant (must haves if you do business in Europe or the US), even if you don't particularly collect personal information.

It's great for all businesses – from ecommerce shops to bloggers using google adsense to mobile apps. And because TermsFeed does a great job staying up to date with laws they're fully compliant with all countries (US, UK, Europe, etc). TermsFeed covers all digital businesses and websites and provide a comprehensive suite of options and clauses which protect you if you collect personal information, the user's email address, IP address, use cookies, use google analytics, have affiliate links, or any more information you may collect.

It generates high-quality legal documents within minutes, and is quite affordable. It also has other generators such as terms and conditions. We covered the platform in greater detail in our TermsFeed review.

Pricing:

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  • Free (Basic policy – does not contain GDPR & CalOPPA clauses)
  • $30-$70 (Custom policy – fully compliant with international law)

Features:

  • Free and paid documents
  • 6 different types of legal agreements
  • Export to 4 available formats
  • Downloadable privacy policy templates
  • Terms & Conditions generators also offered

Verdict:

TermsFeed tops our list of online privacy policy generators because it is fast, effortless to use, and extremely high-quality. Whether you have an application, store, offer services, or collect data (such as an email or address) this option will be able to satisfy anything you need.

It's easy to use for all website owners with its great user experience – enter your website URL, company name, and some other very easy information and then just check off the clauses that you want.

It's also relatively affordable compared to its alternatives, as you only have to pay once for top-tier legal content. Competitors such as iubenda (featured at #2) have decided to go for a subscription-based model instead, giving TermsFeed a clear advantage over them in terms of cost.

While you can get a free privacy policy from TermsFeed, we would not recommend it. That is because only the premium versions include sections for GDPR, CCPA, and CalOPPA international laws. Without these clauses, the privacy policy will not hold in a court of law, ESPECIALLY if you collect any personal information. Therefore, spend the extra ~$30 and get the premium version if you really want your business to be lawful.

Another big advantage of TermsFeed is the fact that once you buy a privacy policy statement, you will be the owner of it. You can copy it and paste it onto your website or mobile app however you please. The same sadly cannot be said for iubenda, coming in at #2, which forces you to link to their website in order to use your policy.

Pros

  • Very simple to use
  • Affordable one-time cost for legal document generation
  • Intuitive interface, even for people who aren't tech-savvy
  • Personalized app or website privacy policy generation

Cons

  • Free privacy policy templates don't include all legally-mandated clauses
  • Free policies not as in-depth and comprehensive as premium policies

2. [Most Customizable] iubenda

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Generating a privacy policy with iubenda is not as simple as with TermsFeed. However, the end result is very high-quality. If you have a complex business model and use a large number of personal information or personal data processing services, then iubenda will be the best privacy policy generator for your business. The biggest downsides? The subscription-based cost, and that you can't directly copy-paste iubenda's policies to your own app or website which makes it not as easy to use. Read our iubenda review for further information on this platform.

Pricing:

  • Free (Basic policy – does not contain GDPR, CCPA or CalOPPA clauses)
  • $27/year (Custom policy – fully compliant with international law)

Features:

  • Free and paid plans for one or multiple sites/apps
  • Website & app privacy policy generators
  • Over 600+ pre-crafted privacy policy clauses
  • One-click cookie policy activation
  • Offline viewing options
  • Options to integrate the privacy policy as a widget, link, or embedded text

Verdict:

Undoubtedly one of the top-rated privacy policy generators online, iubenda boasts detailed lawyer-level policy statements, unrivaled customization, and numerous other services including cookie policy generation and internal privacy management solutions.

The primary reasons why we did not rank it higher than TermsFeed are that it's not exactly intuitive to use, it's expensive in the long term, and you are never the full owner of your generated policy. With iubenda, you will have to integrate the policy onto your website with alternative methods such as a widget, embedded text, or through a link.

Due to the high degree of customization options, you will likely have to set aside multiple hours to finish your policy, as iubenda requires you to list absolutely ALL of your personal data collecting processes. Unlike TermsFeed, it's highly specific, and you need to have a good overview of what your website uses to use it effectively.

Pros

  • Support for multiple languages and countries
  • Hundreds of legal clauses crafted by a team of legal experts in international law
  • Always up-to-date and compliant with the latest regulations
  • Multiple ways to integrate the privacy policy
  • Beautiful user-friendly interface

Cons

  • Limited basic/free plans
  • Recurring payments or payments on a monthly/yearly basis

3. FreePrivacyPolicy.com

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Pricing:

Free (basic plan), premium policies start at $50

Click here to start FreePrivacyPolicy.com's Privacy Policy Generator

You wouldn't expect this simple site to be this useful, but Free Privacy Policy hits all the important marks. They've generated almost 900,000 understandable, comprehensive, and (mostly) legally-compliant policies—all for a low, low price of absolutely free.

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However, similarly to TermsFeed and iubenda, their free privacy policies don't include all necessary clauses and can serve as just a basic privacy policy page. Namely they are missing GDPR, CCPA and CalOPPA sections which means you can't collect a phone number or other contact information on your business website.

To get a full privacy policy you do, once again, need to spend some money. For this reason, we gave TermsFeed the top-rated privacy policy generator spot. While you can get a free privacy policy from FreePrivacyPolicy.com, it will likely not be enough to make you legally compliant for user data or information you collect.

Features:

  • GPDR privacy policy generator with compliance verification
  • Free with available paid add-ons and installation options
  • Easy to read and understand policies
  • Privacy policy examples and guides available
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Pros

  • No payment or sign-up involved
  • Only pay for the add-ons you want
  • Comprehensive legal coverage

Cons

  • Questionnaire is long, takes a while to fill out information
  • Privacy policy must be downloaded, no accessible web version
  • Free policies don't include all clauses

4. Shopify - Free E-Commerce Privacy Policy Generator​

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Pricing:

Free

Click here to start Shopify's Privacy Policy Generator

Shopify may be known as an e-commerce platform, but they also provide free legal tools for online businesses to help you with your online store. This option bit niche, but it does provide a personalized website privacy policy that's good enough for if you run a shop, store, or are a vendor.

If you're running an ecommerce shop on a budget this is a good start, but keep in mind you may still be vulnerable to legal issues as Shopify's option is not as comprehensive as others and doesn't protect you for something as simple as having google analytics or if you collect user data.

However, it's simple to use – just insert your website URL.

Features:

Privacy

General use: In general, websites will use the information it collects to help provide and deliver the services of the website and manage and maintain the website.

Email communications: Companies will often use their customers' names and email addresses to deliver notices and announcements to those customers.

Analytics: A helpful tool for companies is to be able to track and analyze the activities of its users and the traffic on its website. Companies can use third-party vendors to allow such tracking data on their website.

If your company uses Google Analytics to track and report website activity and traffic, you are required by Google to have specific disclosures in your Privacy Policy explaining the use of these services.

DISCLOSURE

Lastly, a Privacy Policy must state how the company discloses any information of its customers, including, but limited to:

By law: Companies will have to disclose personal information if it is required by law.

Marketing: Sometimes companies will sell or give its customers' email addresses to third parties who may send emails about additional products and services.

Business partners and affiliates: Personal information can also be shared with business partners and affiliates.

Third-party service providers: Companies will sometimes need to share personal information with third-party service providers that help them with the business, such as credit card processors.

Your Privacy Policy should also disclose the methods being used to keep your customer's information safe.

Does My Website Need a Privacy Policy?

While there is no federal law in the United States requiring that websites establish a Privacy Policy, many states, and most other countries do require a website that collects and stores any personal information from its users to have one.

In the United States, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regulates laws and policies regarding the privacy practices of businesses and the protection of their customers' personal information. The FTC also helps to enforce federal laws concerning the privacy of customers' information, including the following:

  • Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), which limits how companies can obtain and use a customer's credit and background reports.
  • Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, which requires financial institutions to clearly explain their information sharing practices and also restricts the sharing and use of specific financial information.
  • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) created a 'Privacy Rule' that establishes a national set of standards of how health care service providers can use an individual's protected health information.
  • Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), requires websites that target and/or collect information from children under the age of 13 to post a Privacy Policy that complies with the COPPA requirements and also implements certain parental notice and consent requirements.

In 2012, the FTC released a report with guidance on Privacy Policy best practices for websites.

Even if your company or website is not in a jurisdiction that requires a privacy policy, the reach of your website may subject it to the laws of other states and countries. For example, California has enacted the California Online Privacy Protection Act of 2003 (CALOPPA) which requires any website collecting personal information to have a Privacy Policy posted on its website that is easily accessible to its users. Even if your website is not run from California, CALOPPA applies to any website that collects personal information from a California resident. Therefore it is likely that your website will be subject to the CALOPPA regulations.

The European Union has more established laws regarding privacy protection, including the Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC) and the E-Privacy Directive (2002/58/EC). These directives state that personal information of European Union residents can only be transferred to countries outside of the European Union that have policies with an adequate level of protection.

Although the United States is not currently on the 'approved list' of countries, the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield provides a framework for U.S. companies to receive the transfer of personal information from the European Union.

Therefore, if you are a website that gathers, stores, or uses personal information and data from clients and users, you should have a Privacy Policy for your website. You also need to make sure that you adhere to the promises and disclosures set forth in that policy.

A mobile application also collects personal information and should have a Privacy Policy as well. In 2012, the California Attorney-General brought a claim against Delta Airlines seeking to impose upwards of $38 million dollars in fines after Delta failed to include a Privacy Policy in its mobile application.

Consequences of Not Having a Privacy Policy

If you are a company without a Privacy Policy on your website, you risk violating various laws regarding privacy disclosure and maintenance requirements and may be subject to civil and criminal lawsuits and hefty fines. If you are a website user or client who chooses to access a website that does not have a Privacy Policy or who fails to read the posted policy about how that website will handle your private information, you risk sharing and exposing personal information and having it end up in the hands of complete strangers. Financial and social consequences can be severe if things like your credit card or social security number are leaked and circulated.

A Privacy Policy can help prevent the following for both companies and users:

CompanyUser
Paying hefty fines or having your website shut downHaving your financial information shared and used for fraudulent transactions
Being sued by users for improper disclosure of personal informationHaving your social information posted online and used for illegal activity, character assassination, or unapproved use
Compromising a user's personal safetyHaving your location data posted online and receiving unwanted visitors
Lack of trust and credibility Skepticism and apprehension about doing continued business with a company

Using TermsFeed's privacy policy generator mostly involves ticking boxes.

The 10 Best Privacy Policy Generators

[Best Overall] 1. TermsFeed

Visit site

This is the best privacy policy generator we've used and tested and in fact, we use it for our own website. TermsFeed is highly regarded as one of the top privacy policy generator tools and is the quickest, most easy-to-use, and best overall privacy policy generator we tested for this review article with fully protective clauses and sections to be fully GDPR and CCPA compliant (must haves if you do business in Europe or the US), even if you don't particularly collect personal information.

It's great for all businesses – from ecommerce shops to bloggers using google adsense to mobile apps. And because TermsFeed does a great job staying up to date with laws they're fully compliant with all countries (US, UK, Europe, etc). TermsFeed covers all digital businesses and websites and provide a comprehensive suite of options and clauses which protect you if you collect personal information, the user's email address, IP address, use cookies, use google analytics, have affiliate links, or any more information you may collect.

It generates high-quality legal documents within minutes, and is quite affordable. It also has other generators such as terms and conditions. We covered the platform in greater detail in our TermsFeed review.

Pricing:

  • Free (Basic policy – does not contain GDPR & CalOPPA clauses)
  • $30-$70 (Custom policy – fully compliant with international law)

Features:

  • Free and paid documents
  • 6 different types of legal agreements
  • Export to 4 available formats
  • Downloadable privacy policy templates
  • Terms & Conditions generators also offered

Verdict:

TermsFeed tops our list of online privacy policy generators because it is fast, effortless to use, and extremely high-quality. Whether you have an application, store, offer services, or collect data (such as an email or address) this option will be able to satisfy anything you need.

It's easy to use for all website owners with its great user experience – enter your website URL, company name, and some other very easy information and then just check off the clauses that you want.

It's also relatively affordable compared to its alternatives, as you only have to pay once for top-tier legal content. Competitors such as iubenda (featured at #2) have decided to go for a subscription-based model instead, giving TermsFeed a clear advantage over them in terms of cost.

While you can get a free privacy policy from TermsFeed, we would not recommend it. That is because only the premium versions include sections for GDPR, CCPA, and CalOPPA international laws. Without these clauses, the privacy policy will not hold in a court of law, ESPECIALLY if you collect any personal information. Therefore, spend the extra ~$30 and get the premium version if you really want your business to be lawful.

Another big advantage of TermsFeed is the fact that once you buy a privacy policy statement, you will be the owner of it. You can copy it and paste it onto your website or mobile app however you please. The same sadly cannot be said for iubenda, coming in at #2, which forces you to link to their website in order to use your policy.

Pros

  • Very simple to use
  • Affordable one-time cost for legal document generation
  • Intuitive interface, even for people who aren't tech-savvy
  • Personalized app or website privacy policy generation

Cons

  • Free privacy policy templates don't include all legally-mandated clauses
  • Free policies not as in-depth and comprehensive as premium policies

2. [Most Customizable] iubenda

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Generating a privacy policy with iubenda is not as simple as with TermsFeed. However, the end result is very high-quality. If you have a complex business model and use a large number of personal information or personal data processing services, then iubenda will be the best privacy policy generator for your business. The biggest downsides? The subscription-based cost, and that you can't directly copy-paste iubenda's policies to your own app or website which makes it not as easy to use. Read our iubenda review for further information on this platform.

Pricing:

  • Free (Basic policy – does not contain GDPR, CCPA or CalOPPA clauses)
  • $27/year (Custom policy – fully compliant with international law)

Features:

  • Free and paid plans for one or multiple sites/apps
  • Website & app privacy policy generators
  • Over 600+ pre-crafted privacy policy clauses
  • One-click cookie policy activation
  • Offline viewing options
  • Options to integrate the privacy policy as a widget, link, or embedded text

Verdict:

Undoubtedly one of the top-rated privacy policy generators online, iubenda boasts detailed lawyer-level policy statements, unrivaled customization, and numerous other services including cookie policy generation and internal privacy management solutions.

The primary reasons why we did not rank it higher than TermsFeed are that it's not exactly intuitive to use, it's expensive in the long term, and you are never the full owner of your generated policy. With iubenda, you will have to integrate the policy onto your website with alternative methods such as a widget, embedded text, or through a link.

Due to the high degree of customization options, you will likely have to set aside multiple hours to finish your policy, as iubenda requires you to list absolutely ALL of your personal data collecting processes. Unlike TermsFeed, it's highly specific, and you need to have a good overview of what your website uses to use it effectively.

Pros

  • Support for multiple languages and countries
  • Hundreds of legal clauses crafted by a team of legal experts in international law
  • Always up-to-date and compliant with the latest regulations
  • Multiple ways to integrate the privacy policy
  • Beautiful user-friendly interface

Cons

  • Limited basic/free plans
  • Recurring payments or payments on a monthly/yearly basis

3. FreePrivacyPolicy.com

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Pricing:

Free (basic plan), premium policies start at $50

Click here to start FreePrivacyPolicy.com's Privacy Policy Generator

You wouldn't expect this simple site to be this useful, but Free Privacy Policy hits all the important marks. They've generated almost 900,000 understandable, comprehensive, and (mostly) legally-compliant policies—all for a low, low price of absolutely free.

However, similarly to TermsFeed and iubenda, their free privacy policies don't include all necessary clauses and can serve as just a basic privacy policy page. Namely they are missing GDPR, CCPA and CalOPPA sections which means you can't collect a phone number or other contact information on your business website.

To get a full privacy policy you do, once again, need to spend some money. For this reason, we gave TermsFeed the top-rated privacy policy generator spot. While you can get a free privacy policy from FreePrivacyPolicy.com, it will likely not be enough to make you legally compliant for user data or information you collect.

Features:

  • GPDR privacy policy generator with compliance verification
  • Free with available paid add-ons and installation options
  • Easy to read and understand policies
  • Privacy policy examples and guides available

Pros

  • No payment or sign-up involved
  • Only pay for the add-ons you want
  • Comprehensive legal coverage

Cons

  • Questionnaire is long, takes a while to fill out information
  • Privacy policy must be downloaded, no accessible web version
  • Free policies don't include all clauses

4. Shopify - Free E-Commerce Privacy Policy Generator​

Visit site

Pricing:

Free

Click here to start Shopify's Privacy Policy Generator

Shopify may be known as an e-commerce platform, but they also provide free legal tools for online businesses to help you with your online store. This option bit niche, but it does provide a personalized website privacy policy that's good enough for if you run a shop, store, or are a vendor.

If you're running an ecommerce shop on a budget this is a good start, but keep in mind you may still be vulnerable to legal issues as Shopify's option is not as comprehensive as others and doesn't protect you for something as simple as having google analytics or if you collect user data.

However, it's simple to use – just insert your website URL.

Features:

  • Free GPDR privacy policy generator for online vendors and shops
  • Tools include privacy policy, refund policy, and terms of service policy
  • Simple form generates custom privacy policies quickly

Pros

  • Tailor-fit for e-commerce websites
  • Can sign up for a free trial of Shopify
  • Access to other helpful tools like logo creators, HD photo galleries, and more
  • Fast and very easy to use

Cons

  • Only for e-commerce sites
  • No option to add extra clauses
  • Uses generic privacy policy template for all users
4. Shopify - Free E-Commerce Privacy Policy Generator​

6. PrivacyPolicies.com

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Pricing:

Free for basic privacy policy; $39-$49 for GPDR-compliant and international privacy policies

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Another popular choice on the net, Privacy Policies provides free or paid privacy policies for businesses and individuals. Unlike other free generators, it doesn't use a template, avoids confusing legalese, supports multiple languages other than English, and can be accessed online or downloaded in a variety of formats. Plus, you can get custom GPDR/internationally-compliant privacy policies for a reasonably small one-time fee.
Overall, it's pretty decent as an alternative, but falls flat in every category compared to our top 2 picks.

7. GetTerms.io

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Pricing:

Free for basic privacy policy; $5-$45 for custom privacy policies

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GetTerms is a fantastic privacy policy generator for bloggers, freelancers, or smaller sites. It's a simple, no-frills privacy policy generator with an elegant, intuitive interface. You can choose from free, basic, or comprehensive privacy policies by just filling out a simple form—no email or sign-up required. They offer a wide range of personalized privacy policies for websites, mobile apps, SaaS applications, e-commerce sites, and news/blogs sites.

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8. PrivacyPolicyOnline.com

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Pricing:

Free

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You can't get any simpler than Privacy Policy Online. The free form is right on the homepage, so you can generate privacy policy pretty much instantly. It covers the most popular advertisers/third-party affiliates while also providing valuable resources to learn about privacy policies and regulations. Besides generating your privacy policy, you can also generate an HTML version to copy and paste into your website code.
It's a blanket option that covers a lot of cases, but there isn't a lot of customization available. While it's not bad, you can do a lot better.

9. WebsitePolicies.com

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The best thing about website policies is that it is one of the only website privacy policy generators at its price point that doesn't use a template and automatically updates your privacy policy when laws/requirements change. Because of this though it may slow down the speed of that specific page (though admittedly the page won't get many visitors).

They are also one of the only companies to offer an affiliate program that lets you earn commission on your referrals. Website Policies uses an easy 3-step process and is available in free, paid, and bundle options.

10. AutoTerms Privacy Policy Generator​

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Pricing:

Free for basic privacy policy; premium licenses at $19-$39 per site

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This powerful WordPress plugin lets you easily generate a privacy policy for your WP site. WP AutoTerms is integrated right into your dashboard, so you can create important legal pages such as terms and conditions, privacy policy statements, cookies notice, and affiliate endorsements.

Choosing a Good Privacy Policy Generator

Searching for 'privacy policy generator' yields dozens, if not hundreds, of results. While they all promise the same thing, there are a few things to consider that will help you weed out the good from the bad. The best privacy policy generators have to cover absolutely ALL of these bases in order to be worth a recommendation and comply with online privacy protection laws.

If you're searching for a good privacy policy generator to use for your website, then these are the characteristics you should prioritize:

GDPR & CCPA Compliance

If you're collecting information from the EU and you want to stay risk-free, GDPR-abiding privacy policy generators are an absolute must. If you're collecting information from the US, then look for a generator that adheres to CalOPPA standards. And, starting from January 1st 2020, companies that serve California residents and have over $25 million dollars in revenue must also comply with the new CCPA regulations. The top two picks on this list, TermsFeed and Iubenda, have already made changes to their privacy policies to reflect both regulations.

Ideally, though, you will want to go with a generator which covers both of these two international acts, as they are the cornerstones of modern data protection laws. Fortunately, both Termsfeed and Iubenda are compliant with both laws.

Comprehensiveness

While a privacy policy generator is never going to rival a privacy policy written by an actual expert of the law, you can still get a well-written and compliant privacy policy with a good online generator. If you have specific needs, such as e-commerce or third-party services, you'll need a privacy policy generator that includes clauses for those.

In terms of comprehensiveness, we can only really recommend the first two top picks in this article. The rest of them tended to skip over many of the important clauses required by law.

Cost

There are privacy policy generators at different price points and payment options. You can find free generators, one-time payment generators, or generators with recurring fees. Consider your budget, what features you need, and if you have any special requirements.

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Thankfully, most generators come at a reasonably affordable price, especially if you compare it to hiring a lawyer. We'd say that all of the paid generators on this list are worth the money, but it's still up to you to decide which is the most cost-effective option for your business.

Conclusion

If you don't have a privacy policy for your website yet, don't worry. These privacy policy generators can help you create a custom privacy policy for your business in just a few minutes. We highly recommend using Terms Feed because you can get high-quality legal statements at a low one-time cost. Plus, customizing your privacy policy is as easy as ticking a few boxes.

However, if you want something more detailed (and are willing to shell out a monthly or yearly fee for it), you can't go wrong with Iubenda. The interface is incredibly easy to follow, and the result is a privacy policy that's almost on par with an attorney-penned one.

Whichever option you go for, you can still seek professional advice to make sure your privacy policy is airtight. Also, even the most well-written privacy policy is moot if you don't follow it! Make sure you have the proper privacy business practices in place to support your new policy.





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