The “Fine Print” For Your Website
Tools For Website Terms & Conditions
Privacy Policy, GDPR & CCPA Compliance, and More
Tools & Resources for Website Terms & Conditions, Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, GDPR Compliance, CCPA Compliance and More
Mirex Marketing is not a law firm and does not offer legal advice. The content on this page is for informational purposes only.
That’s called a disclaimer. It’s an actual disclaimer and a sample of something you might also need on your site. Here’s some information that will help indicate what your site needs in the fine print.
Terms & Conditions – What users agree to by using your website. It’s important if your site links to third-party sites. Theoretically a user could click a link on your site and be directed to a site that has been hacked (which of course you didn’t know about when you linked to it). This is one of the cases where Terms & Conditions protects you. It can also outline the use of copyrighted material.
Privacy Policy – Indicates how your website and business uses personally identifiable information, like name, email and other data. This is important for complying with GDPR, CCPA and other regulations that protect personal data.
Cookie Policy – Indicates how your site uses cookies, which is also for compliance with GDPR, CCPA and other regulations that protect personal data.
Disclaimers – Can be anything you are disclaiming, especially applicable if your site has information that can be considered health advice when you’re not a doctor, or legal advice when you’re not a lawyer, etc.
GDPR – Stands for General Data Protection Regulation, which is a European Union regulation and applies if you have any customers in the European Union.
CCPA & CPRA – CCPA is the California Consumer Privacy Act. CPRA stands for California Privacy Rights Act which is an ammendment to the CCPA, and it applies if your business has any customers in Calfornia.
The GDPR and CCPA are not the only regulations that protect personal data. There are multiple states in the United States that have their own data protection regulations. Generally, if you have customers in any of these states or locations (not if your business is located there, but if you have customers there) then your business must comply with those regulations, or the consumer has legal rights to take recourse.
Having the right policies in place can help protect your business from fines and lawsuits. While Mirex Marketing has some excellent tools available to help your business there is nothing that actually replaces legal counsel and it would be wise to consult an attorney for any of the tools used.
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One license with Termageddon allows you to create multiple policies, including Terms & Conditions, Privacy Policies, Cookie Policy, Disclaimers and even End User License Agreements (EULA, applies if you offer software on your site). These policies will cover your business for all privacy data regulations including GDPA, CCPA, multiple states across the US, Canada, and Australia as the laws are updated. It also comes with a Cookie Consent banner powered by Usercentrics.
This is a paid license which is included for free with the Mirex Marketing webmaster service. Additionally you may choose to purchase the license at a discount through Mirex Marketing without subscribing to the webmaster service.
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One license with Termageddon allows you to create multiple policies, including Terms & Conditions, Privacy Policies, Cookie Policy, Disclaimers and even End User License Agreements (EULA, applies if you offer software on your site). These policies will cover your business for all privacy data regulations including GDPA, CCPA, multiple states across the US, Canada, and Australia as the laws are updated. It also comes with a Cookie Consent banner powered by Usercentrics.
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Termly (Free & Paid)
Termly is an alternate policies resource. Their policies also automatically update and they have cookie scans. Pricing is per policy, not a single license for all policies.
Usercentrics
This is a cookie consent banner solution. If you use termageddon then a cookie consent banner powered by Usercentrics is included.
CRMs & Email Marketing Tools
In addition to your website, CRMs & Email Marketing tools must also be compliant for personal data protection regulations.
Frequently Asked Questions about Website Terms & Conditions Tools
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Does my website have to have terms and conditions?
If your website is for a business and you link to third party websites or want to outline any terms for the user to access your website, then yes, it should have Terms & Conditions.
Mirex Marketing is not a law firm and does not offer legal advice. This is for informational purposes only.
Is the Privacy Policy the same page or a different page as Terms & Conditions?
They are usually seperate pages. If you use Termageddon or Termly there will be seperate polices to embed in each page.
For digital advertising it helps to have the Privacy Policy on it’s own page so that any platform which asks for it can have a direct link.
Does my website have to be GDPR compliant if my business is not in Europe?
GDPR applies if you have customers in European Union, not if your business is located in the European Union.
Theoretically a website user in the European Union can come after your business even if you don’t target users in the European Union.
Does my business have to be CCPA compliant if my business is not in California?
The CCPA applies if you have customers in California, not if your businss is located in California.
Theortically a user in California can come after your business even you’re not tareting customers in California.
Which states besides California have personal data protection regulations?
States are passing laws all the time. That’s why it helps to have a tool that automatically updates as new laws are passed.
At the time this page was created there are laws in California, Virginia, Colorado, Utah, Connecticut, Oregon, Texas, Iowa, Delaware, New Hampshire, Nebraska, New Jersey.
Internationally there’s also the European Union, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia.
Do personal data protection regulations only apply to my website?
They apply to any and ever tool that you use to collect, store and use personal identifiable information. Here are some examples:
Your website uses a contact form to allow users to send you an email from your website. This form at the very least collects their name and email so you can reply.
Your website is connected to an email marketing tool with an optin form on your website. The policy must appy to your website and email marketing tool.
Your credit card processor collects card holder data so you can accept payments from customers or clients and it may or may not apply to your website. The data can even be encrypted to you. You might send invoices through a seperate accounting software or have ecommerce on your website.
You’re running ad campaigns that have ad conversion tracking which is used to identify the user’s behavior, IP address and/or device.
This is not a comprehensive list.
Your policies should be written to include all the tools you use to collect, store or use customer data.
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