Do I need a Privacy Notice?

You probably do.

Whether we are talking about a small startup business with a mobile app or a famous corporate who serves a large mass of consumers through a website, creating a Privacy Notice is often seen as the first step to compliance.

Privacy laws around the world demand a Privacy Notice available at all times on your website and/or mobile app should you collect personal information through your website, mobile app, or any other online platform. While you might not directly collect private data, remember that using third-party services to enhance website performance, payment processing tools or advertising tools require the existence of a Privacy Notice.

What is a Privacy Notice?

A Privacy Notice is a document that states the type of personal data you collect from your users, together with the purposes and adequate mechanisms to keep it private. When writing your Privacy Notice be sure to address all mandatory topics such as purpose, use, storage, transfer, etc. Is your company based in the EU or providing services to EU citizens? The you must have a GDPR-compliant Privacy Notice on your domain.

Be ware! Failure to comply include a reprimand, a temporary or definitive ban on processing data and a fine of up to €20 million or 4% of the business’s total annual worldwide turnover.

What to include in the Privacy Notice?

While there are a plethora of Privacy Notice templates as well as tools to generate them, be sure to do your research on all applicable laws and requirements or ask a privacy expert if your statement is GDPR/CCPA/PIPEDA/LGPD (etc.,) -compliant.

Note! Some geographically laws can, in practice, be global. The EU General Data Protection Regulation considers not only websites and mobile applications operated in the EU, but also non-European ones that have visitors from the EU.

Do you need help with creating a Privacy Notice tailored to your company’s practices and operations? Reach out to us for an expert solution and let us to explore how we can assist you further with making your compliance process fast and easy.