Cookie Notice and Consent: A General Overview for Website Owners
What cookies are, when consent may be required, and what a fair banner usually includes.
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Guides to website policies and compliance
Plain-language articles on privacy policies, terms of service, cookie notices, refund policies and keeping website policies up to date. General information, not legal advice.
Data Collection Disclosures: Being Accurate About What You Collect
How to map what your site really collects and describe it truthfully in your policy.
Read articleEcommerce Store Policies Checklist: What Online Shops Usually Publish
The policies most online shops publish, what each covers, and where to show them.
Read articleWhen to Involve a Lawyer for Website Policies
The situations that usually call for legal review, and how to make that review efficient.
Read articlePlain Language Policies: How to Write Terms People Understand
Techniques for making privacy policies and terms readable without making them vague.
Read articleHow to Keep a Policy Change Log for Your Website
A simple system for recording every version of your policies and why they changed.
Read articlePrivacy Policy Basics for Small Businesses
When a small business needs a privacy policy, what it usually covers, and how to keep it honest.
Read articleRefund and Return Policies That Customers Trust
How to write a returns policy that is fair, clear and possible to honor.
Read articleSaaS Subscription Policies: What Subscription Businesses Should Cover
The terms and disclosures subscription software businesses usually need, and how to make them clear.
Read articleTerms of Service vs Privacy Policy: What's the Difference?
Two documents, two purposes: a side-by-side guide to what each one covers.
Read articleWebsite Policies: Which Ones Does Your Site Actually Need?
A site-by-site guide to the policies most websites publish and why.
Read articleWhen to Update Website Policies, and Why It Matters
The events that should trigger a policy review, and a routine that keeps documents accurate.
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