What Are Website Policies?
Website policies are have two purposes: they set clear expectations for your site visitors to define the rules on your platform, and they help protect your business from potential legal issues.
There are five policies that we recommend that you do include on your site—all are included in our optional Policies Add-On to the HOOKUP website plan:
- Privacy Policy
- Terms and Conditions
- Disclaimer
- Cookie Policy
- ADA Accessibility Policy
We are not attorneys, so we can’t provide legal advice. Laws can change quickly and vary by jurisdiction, so the safest option is to consult a licensed attorney for advice specific to your situation. These are the solutions we use ourselves and recommend to help protect your business, but we don’t guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information provided in this page are are not liable for any damages resulting from its use. We subscribe to these vendors’ policy solutions ourselves, but we receive no compensation from your subscriptions.
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Do I need a Privacy Policy?
If your website has contact forms, video embeds, analytics, email signups, firewalls or e-commerce, we recommend putting a Privacy Policy in place.
What is a Privacy Policy?
A Privacy Policy helps website owners comply with privacy laws by making clear to your site visitors how your website collects, uses, and discloses personally identifiable information collected from them.
Can I be sued over a privacy issue?
Yes, you can be sued if your privacy policy is not compliant or if you violate the privacy terms outlined in a law. Lawsuits, fines, and reputational damage can result if an individual sues for breaching their privacy rights. Risks include the perception that you have mishandled personal data and failed to adequately disclose data collection practices in your policy.
How can I comply with privacy law?
Complying with the various laws is tricky because privacy law differs from state to state in the U.S. and from country to country worldwide. You can be subject to a privacy law in the state where your you live or where your website visitor lives. You are subject to many different laws in different locations, and each law requires businesses to have a Privacy Policy containing the specific disclosures required by that law.
What’s the best practical solution to avoid a lawsuit?
We recommend a Privacy Policy generator, Termageddon, that was founded by a licensed privacy attorney. Here’s why:
- Termageddon is the only policy generator that helps you identify your compliance needs to create a personalized policy fitting your situation.
- Its auto-update feature automatically updates your policy any time a new privacy law goes into effect that you are subject to, so you don’t have to watch for new privacy laws.
Can RV Park Marketing Studio set up my privacy policy?
Yes, we highly recommend that you do subscribe to our premium maintenance plan that includes all of Termageddon’s services. All four of our recommended policies are available as a single add-on, since we do have to pay for these services, set them up and and maintain them on an ongoing basis.
Learn more about Termageddon’s Privacy Policy coverage here.
Do I need a Terms & Conditions Policy?
If your website has links to other websites, e-Commerce, subscriptions, or copyrighted material, we recommend putting a Terms & Conditions Policy in place to help protect your website and business from liability.
What is a Terms & Conditions Policy?
This policy explains to your website visitors what the rules are for using your website. It helps website owners comply with consumer protection laws by making your policy clear to website visitors for things like intellectual property rights, copyright procedure, cancellation, refunds, returns, payment, shipping, subscriptions, code of ethics, and dispute resolution.
Can I be sued over a Terms & Conditions Policy?
Yes, your Terms and Conditions are a legal contract. You can be sued if a site visitor believes you have violated the terms of your agreement with them, creating a breach of contract, if they believe you services are not accurately reflected on your site, or if they feel your terms are too restrictive.
How can I comply with Consumer Protection law?
You can create a Terms and Conditions Policy that helps you stay compliant with regulations from all over the world.
What’s the best practical solution to avoid a lawsuit?
We recommend a Terms and Conditions Policy generator, Termageddon, that was founded by a licensed privacy attorney. Here’s why:
- Termageddon is the only policy generator that helps you identify your compliance needs to create a personalized policy fitting your situation.
- Its auto-update feature automatically updates your policy any time a new privacy law goes into effect that you are subject to, so you don’t have to watch for new consumer protection laws.
Can RV Park Marketing Studio set up my Terms & Conditions policy?
Yes, for your own protection we highly recommend that you subscribe to our premium maintenance plan that includes all of Termageddon’s services. All four of our recommended policies are available as a single add-on, since we do have to pay for these services, set them up and and maintain them on an ongoing basis.
Learn more about Termageddon’s Terms & Conditions Policy here.
Do I need a Disclaimer?
If your website advertises third party products or service, displays or sells health products, provides affiliate links, provides health and fitness advice, or provides information that could be seen as legal advice, we recommend putting a Disclaimer in place to help protect your website and business from liability.
What is a Disclaimer?
A Disclaimer is a legal statement that can help reduce a business’s legal liability. Your Disclaimer alerts your website visitors who follow your advice, purchase your products, or use your services that you provide these things in good faith and are not liable for any negative outcome as a result.
How does a Disclaimer protect my business?
It’s important to communicate to your site visitors the potential risks, limitations, or responsibilities associated with the use of your services or information. Disclaimers can be legally binding as long as they are not unfair and users can review them.
What’s the best practical solution to avoid a lawsuit?
We recommend a Disclaimer generator, Termageddon, that was founded by a licensed privacy attorney. Here’s why:
- Termageddon is the only policy generator that helps you identify your compliance needs to create a personalized policy fitting your situation.
- If your services or products change, you can easily update the policy generator on the Termageddon website, which automatically updates the Disclaimer language on your website.
Can RV Park Marketing Studio set up my Disclaimer?
Yes, for your own protection we highly recommend that you subscribe to our premium maintenance plan that includes all of Termageddon’s services. All four of our recommended policies are available as a single add-on, since we do have to pay for these services, set them up and and maintain them on an ongoing basis.
Learn more about Termageddon’s Disclaimer here.
See a sample of our own Disclaimer here.
Do I need a Cookie Policy?
If your website includes analytics tracking, video embeds, ad performance tracking, Recaptcha security, or cookies essential for the functioning of your website, we recommend putting a Cookie Policy in place to help protect your website and business from liability.
What is a Cookie?
A website cookie is a tiny data file that a website sends to your site visitor’s browser and stores on their computer. Cookies are used to remember information about their visit to your website, to make the site easier to use.
What is a Cookie Policy?
A Cookie Policy is a document that lists all the cookies a website uses and explains how a website uses their data.
How does a Cookie Policy protect my business?
A Cookie Policy helps your site stay compliant with privacy laws by alerting your website visitor that your site uses cookies to function and giving them the option to allow or deny them to function.
What’s the best practical solution to avoid a lawsuit?
We recommend a Cookie Policy generator, Termageddon, that was founded by a licensed privacy attorney. Here’s why:
- Termageddon is the only policy generator that helps you identify your compliance needs to create a personalized policy fitting your situation.
- Your policy’s auto-update feature automatically updates your policy any time a new privacy law goes into effect that you are subject to. If your use of cookies changes, you can easily update the policy generator on the Termageddon website to automatically update the Disclaimer language on your website.
Can RV Park Marketing Studio set up my Cookie Policy?
Yes, for your own protection we highly recommend that you subscribe to our premium maintenance plan that includes all of Termageddon’s services. All four of our recommended policies are available as a single add-on, since we do have to pay for these services, set them up and and maintain them on an ongoing basis.
Do I need an ADA Accessibility Policy?
We strongly recommend that you put in place an ADA Accessibility policy. 20% of the world’s population has limited access to the internet due to disability, and these people are consumers of services like yours, too.
What is ADA Accessibility?
The Americans with Disability Act (ADA) is a federal civil rights law that protects people with disability from discrimination in public places, including online access.
What is an ADA Accessibility Policy?
An ADA Accessibility Policy provides on-screen assistance for people with a variety of disabilities to make your site easier to use, demonstrate your commitment to making your website ADA compliant, and help you avoid a lawsuit.
Can I be sued over an ADA Accessibility issue?
Yes, you can be sued if your website is not accessible by a disabled user. We’ve had clients receive lawsuit threat letters and have dealt with attorneys through long complicated legal challenges.
How can I comply with ADA Accessibility law?
The global Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WGAC) are a worldwide set of technical standards. It’s generally agreed that compliance with WCAG at the 2.1 level is a minimum goal to improve access for people with a variety of disabilities.
What’s the best practical solution to discourage a lawsuit?
The fact is that it’s nearly impossible to create a website that’s 100% accessible by anyone with any kind of disability. Achieving that would require tens of thousands of dollars of manual coding development time. For all practical purposes, a 100% solution is out of reach for any small business because absolute compliance would bankrupt them. The best alternative we’ve found is the overlay widget by AccessiBe. Here’s why:
- AccessiBe is an industry leader in web accessibility and ADA compliance.
- Their overlay widget provides good documentation of your site’s accessibility. Each month you will receive a report showing how your website scores on all WCAG 2.1 checkpoints.
Can RV Park Marketing Studio set up my ADA Accessibility solution?
Yes, we highly recommend that you do subscribe to our premium maintenance plan that includes AccessiBe’s services. All of our recommended policies are available as a single add-on, since we do have to pay for these services, set them up and and maintain them on an ongoing basis.
Add Policies to Your Website
We encourage you to take advantage of these professionally authored policy solutions that we have vetted to help protect your business.
See pricing details in our HOOKUP website subscription.