privacy policy url: where to add it (by termsfeed)

Where to add thePrivacy Policy URL

1. In the footer of the website

It’s very popular to place the URL of your Privacy Policy in the footer of your website.

Tips:

Make it easy for users to find theURL. Privacy is important.

Don’t hide the URL or make it hardto find it.

Design the URL to be visible forany users (registered or not).

KISSmetrics

The URL to KISSmetrics.com’s Privacy Policy is placed in the footer of the website:

The URL links directly to the Policy page:https://www.kissmetrics.com/privacy

URL is present regardless on what page the user is on:

DigitalOcean

The URL is placed in the footer:

DigitalOcean

The URL links to DigitalOcean’s Terms of Service, not Privacy Policy directly:https://www.digitalocean.com/legal/terms/

URLs to legal agreements (Terms of Service, Privacy Policy) are presented on all pages:

DigitalOcean

DigitalOcean uses users’ dashboards to notify them of updates to Terms of Service or Privacy Policy:

Elance

Elance places all links to legal agreements in the footer, under the Resources section:

The legal agreements linked from the footer are:Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy

Bloomberg

The Privacy Policy of Bloomberg is in the footer:

2. In forms

It’s also common to link to your Privacy Policy directly from a web form where you’re requestingpersonal data or on sign-up forms, where users are registering for the first time on your website.

HubSpot

Whenever users are downloading an e-book from HubSpot’s Marketing Library,the Privacy Policy URL placed on the form assures users that privacy is important to HubSpot:

eBay

New users registering on eBay must agree to eBay’s User Agreement and Privacy Policy:

The URLs link directly to the User Agreement and the Privacy Policy page:

http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/user-agreement.htmlhttp://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/privacy-policy.html

reddit

reddit shows a summary of their “privacy philosophy” for new users:

The URL redirects users directly to the Privacy Policy page:http://www.reddit.com/help/privacypolicy

3. In mobile apps

If you operate a mobile app, include a link to your Privacy Policy in the mobile app as well.

Amazon Kindle

The Kindle app from Amazon links to their Privacy Policy, Terms of Use on the login screen:

Dropbox

Make your Privacy Policy and other agreements available fromyour mobile app Settings menu, like Dropbox does:

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Don’t hide the links to the legal agreements:

App Store

Whenever your app is published in official app stores (Apple App Store, Google Play),make sure your Privacy Policy is linked from your app’s page:

4. In widgets

Whenever your website or mobile app integrates with a third-party platform,make sure you link to your Privacy Policy whenever possible

Facebook

Link to your Privacy Policy if your app integrates with Facebook’s platform

The “Privacy Policy” link should redirect directly to your Privacy Policy

SoundCloud

If you have embeddable widgets or plugins, consider placing a link to your Privacy Policylike SoundCloud does with their Cookie Policy:

5. In desktop apps

If you operate a desktop app, your Privacy Policy can be linked from there too

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