3. Set up a Privacy Policy page for your store
Creating a Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions page is a must for ensuring that your store complies with different customer privacy laws.
Shopify offers a helpful guide on setting store policies that can serve as a starting point: Shopify guide on setting store policies
You can manually update your Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions texts to be compliant with all requirements.
For example, some customer privacy laws require explicit details about the types of personal data collected, the purpose of collection, and the data retention period. Other require information on consumers' rights for managing their personal data and the methods for submitting data subject access requests.
To be fully compliant, you must clearly explain these transparency details. For guidance on the transparency requirements on the different customer privacy laws, check the article here: What are the transparency requirements for the different Customer Privacy Laws?
NOTE: It is also important to keep these documents updated with the latest legal standards and to reflect any changes in your data handling practices.
If you're not certain about the legal part and require a more customized policy that aligns with your business, consider seeking legal counsel.
Legal professionals can provide the most accurate advice tailored to your specific business needs, ensuring that your store isn't just compliant, but also provides transparency and builds trust with your customers.
Now Shopify provide an automated option for setting the Privacy Policy page on the store.
The option can be enabled by following these steps:
Open the Settings section of the store admin
Access the Policies tab
Select Privacy Policy from the list
On top of the modal, toggle On the automation, as shown below:
Before deciding to go with the automated option, please also refer to the information in the Disclaimer section!
For direct support, you can reach out via the live chat or by sending an email to our support team at support@consentmo.com
Guide
Shopify offers a helpful guide on setting store policies that can serve as a starting point: Shopify guide on setting store policies
You can manually update your Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions texts to be compliant with all requirements.
For example, some customer privacy laws require explicit details about the types of personal data collected, the purpose of collection, and the data retention period. Other require information on consumers' rights for managing their personal data and the methods for submitting data subject access requests.
To be fully compliant, you must clearly explain these transparency details. For guidance on the transparency requirements on the different customer privacy laws, check the article here: What are the transparency requirements for the different Customer Privacy Laws?
NOTE: It is also important to keep these documents updated with the latest legal standards and to reflect any changes in your data handling practices.
Legal advice
If you're not certain about the legal part and require a more customized policy that aligns with your business, consider seeking legal counsel.
Legal professionals can provide the most accurate advice tailored to your specific business needs, ensuring that your store isn't just compliant, but also provides transparency and builds trust with your customers.
Automation
Now Shopify provide an automated option for setting the Privacy Policy page on the store.
The option can be enabled by following these steps:
Open the Settings section of the store admin
Access the Policies tab
Select Privacy Policy from the list
On top of the modal, toggle On the automation, as shown below:
Before deciding to go with the automated option, please also refer to the information in the Disclaimer section!
Need help
For direct support, you can reach out via the live chat or by sending an email to our support team at support@consentmo.com
Updated on: 04/12/2024
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