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The Privacy Policy Checklist
Privacy Policies are written statements that let your clients, customers, or website visitors know exactly what personal information you are gathering from them, and how that information will be used, managed, and disclosed to others. A Privacy Policy is mandatory even if you collect just an email address. It's mandatory to...
Mobile App Privacy Policy Template
Your mobile app almost certainly requires a Privacy Policy because privacy laws require one when personal information is collected, Apple requires all iOS developers to publish a Privacy Policy, and Google requires almost all Android developers to publish one as well. This article contains some simple, step-by-step guides to creating a...
Privacy Policy for location data
In February of 2015, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) expanded their guidelines for mobile app developers who create apps that collect user data, specifically user location data. This expansion builds upon the original guidance published by the FTC in February of 2013 in their report "Mobile Privacy Disclosures: Building Trust Through...
Privacy Policy for Mobile Games
Mobile games, especially those directed towards kids, are subject to special requirements when it comes to privacy practices and their Privacy Policy agreements. You'll need this kind of document even if you don't collect any personal data through the mobile game. Children are the primary users of many mobile games: in the...
How to do a Cookies Audit
The "Article 29 Working Party" recently ran a Cookies Sweep to determine what website operators are currently doing to stay compliant with the ePrivacy Directive, amended Article 5(3). Article 5(3) requires that all businesses in the EU must inform users when a website will place cookies on their computers and must...
Privacy Policy for the EU
Practically every company needs a Privacy Policy, which is where you explain how your company collects, uses, shares, and otherwise processes personal data. A Privacy Policy is particularly important if you or your customers are based in the EU, or any other European country (such as the UK) where the...