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A Website Privacy Policy and a Cookie Policy can contain overlapping information. Cookie Policies only inform users of how a website uses cookies and how it may share that information. However, a Website Privacy Policy covers additional information about how the website collects, stores, protects, and shares data with other responsibilities and obligations. Even if the privacy policy covers everything about cookies, a standalone Cookie Policy may still be required.
The Terms and Conditions Agreement lists all the guidelines regarding using a website and app. It mainly informs users about how they should conduct themselves instead of mentioning the website’s obligations regarding their data. Agreeing to this document allows the website to punish users who display behavior deemed unacceptable by the terms. This isn’t a legally mandated document but can add an extra layer of protection for websites.
The U.S. doesn’t have federal laws that force websites to draft and publish a Website Privacy Policy, except for California. However, the regulations around privacy policies only consider the users’ locations. Therefore, not having one can open a company to liability in various countries.
Unfortunately, no. Every website should have a unique privacy policy, protected by copyright and customized to its business. Using another’s privacy policy could misinform users about how their data is collected, protected, and used.
Drafting this document doesn’t require a legal professional. However, having a lawyer or document overseen by a lawyer write your site’s privacy policy is a good idea due to the complexity of the document and various international privacy laws your company might need to comply with.