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A: Yes. In the UK, we are governed by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). A website designer, under the GDPR, is what is known as a “controller”. Likewise, a website visitor is, or potentially is, a data subject.
Under the GDPR, the controller has strict responsibilities to the data and to the data subject. Transparency is one of the responsibilities; the data subject must be aware of their rights and how their data is being used. Transparency is achieved with a thorough Privacy Policy.
A: You could spend many hours trawling the clauses of the GDPR and create a policy from scratch, but we wouldn’t recommend this unless you are a skilled legal draftsman! The other option is to get a draft drawn up by a lawyer and tailor it to your website’s specification.
A: No. Not all websites’ users gather personal information for the same purpose. For instance, a social media platform would use personal data very differently to an online shop. A Privacy Policy must be specific to the individual website.
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