My evaluation of the free Privacy Policy generated by Policymaker.io/privacy-policy/.
I. REGULATIONS ADDRESSED
YES
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NO
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- Cookies
- Advertising
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- GDPR (EU users)
- CCPA (California users) - COPPA (Children’s privacy) - CalOPPA (DoNotTrack disclosure) - Direct marketing |
II. LOOK AND FEEL:
· Preview without having to fill in fields or give email? No
· Formats offered:
o Copy text to clipboard
· Allowed to host PP on your own platform? Yes
· Excessive ads/popups? No
III. CONTENT:
· Claim to be written by a lawyer? No
· Appears professionally-written? Yes
· Plain English or legalese? Balanced
· Explanations/instructions/help/hints? No
· Level of customization? None – LOW– Adequate – Too Much. It doesn't even ask what personal information you collect. It just assumes you collect name, phone, address and cookies.
· Right to modify at any time? No
· Can be used for both website and app? No
· Addresses cases of selling of PI? No
· Newsletter option? No
· Security issues disclaimer? Yes
· Effective Date? Yes
· Contact Us field? Yes
IV. VERDICT: 3/10
Purports to be international but does not address or addresses inadequately the biggest privacy laws in the world.