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[Step 1 - Customize Your Policy]

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The following questions will help us customize your policy to best fit your particular needs.

Do you currently [or are you planning to] sell products or services on your website?

Yes

No

How many monthly transactions do you currently receive?

0 (Haven't launched yet)

1-100

101-1000

1001+

Do you currently have hosting for the website you’re creating this policy for?

Yes

No

Which of the following minimum security standards do you currently have in order to process online transactions?

SSL

Vulnerability / PCI Scanning

Do you use a 3rd party service to collect ratings and reviews from your customers?

Yes

No

Which of the following customer support solutions do you have in place if your customers have any issues or problems?

Live Chat

Support Ticket System

Support Email

Support Phone Number

Do you have a Terms of Service policy/agreement?

Yes

No

Do you currently have hosting for the website you’re creating this policy for?

Yes

No

Do you have a Terms of Service policy/agreement?

Yes

No

[Step 2 - Build Your Policy]

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Please enter information about your business below as accurately as possible. Once you are finished, just press submit and a sample policy will be generated for you to review. You will also have the option to download a separate text or html file containing the policy.

As you go through the policy creator, keep in mind that everything is written as if your visitor was reading the policy on your website. All comments or special instructions to help you successfully complete the policy are italicized and are either red or green.

1. What information do we collect?

We collect information from you when you

register on our site

place an order

subscribe to our newsletter

respond to a survey

fill out a form

Other

When ordering or registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your:
(Check all that apply)

name

email address

mailing address

phone number

credit card information

social security number

Other

You may, however, visit our site anonymously
This is part of the California Online Privacy Protection Act compliance process. See step 7 for more information)

Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on your site. Google's use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to your users based on their visit to your sites and other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy.
This must be selected for Google Adsense compliance - You only need to click this box if you plan on displaying Google Ads on your website.

2. What do we use your information for?

Any of the information we collect from you may be used in one of the following ways:

To personalize your experience
your information helps us to better respond to your individual needs.

To improve our website
we continually strive to improve our website offerings based on the information and feedback we receive from you.

To improve customer service
your information helps us to more effectively respond to your customer service requests and support needs.

To process transactions

Your information, whether public or private, will not be sold, exchanged, transferred, or given to any other company for any reason whatsoever, without your consent, other than for the express purpose of delivering the purchased product or service requested. This must be selected for Trust Guard Privacy verification

We may share or sell information with third parties for marketing or other purposes
without your consent.
This does not comply with Trust Guard Privacy Verification
(It is highly recommend that you do not engage in this practice)

To administer a contest, promotion, survey or other site feature

To send periodic emails

The email address you provide may be used to send you information, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions.

The email address you provide for order processing, will only be used to send you information and updates pertaining to your order.

The email address you provide for order processing, may be used to send you information and updates pertaining to your order, in addition to receiving occasional company news, updates, related product or service information, etc.

Do you have a mailing list or continue to send emails to your clients after the original transaction has occured?

Note: If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails,

we include detailed unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email.

If the option above doesn't apply, please describe the process a customer must go through to unsubscribe or stop receiving emails from you. (Remember this sentence starts with "If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, ")

3. How do we protect your information?

We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you

place an order

enter, submit, or access your personal information

We offer the use of a secure server. All supplied sensitive/credit information is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology and then encrypted into our

payment gateway providers database, only to be accessible by those authorized with special access rights to such
systems, and are required to keep the information confidential.

company database, only to be accessed by those authorized with special access rights to our systems, and are
required to keep the information confidential. (Not recommended)

After a transaction, your private information (credit cards, social security numbers, financials, etc.) will

not be stored on our servers. (Recommended option)

not be kept on file for more than 30 days.

not be kept on file for more than 60 days.

be kept on file for more than 60 days in order to

(If you keep private information on file longer than 60 days, please provide an explanation why so that your customers are aware, and can make an educated decision before making a purchase)

4. Do we use cookies?

No

Yes (Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer's hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the site's or service provider's systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information)

We use cookies to

help us remember and process the items in your shopping cart

understand and save your preferences for future visits

keep track of advertisements

compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future

We may contract with third-party service providers to assist us in better understanding our site visitors. These service providers are not permitted to use the information collected on our behalf except to help us conduct and improve our business

(The following paragraph won't show up unless you pick one of the alternative ordering options below it.)
If you prefer, you can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies via your browser settings. Like most websites, if you turn your cookies off, some of our services may not function properly. However, you can still place orders

over the telephone (see below for phone number)

by contacting customer service

5. Do we disclose any information to outside parties?

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others' rights, property, or safety. However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.

This must be selected for Trust Guard Privacy verification

If your business model includes selling, trading, or transferring personally identifiable information to unfamiliar, unknown, or third parties that are outside the scope that the customer information was originally obtained for, you must state it here. We don't recommend that you participate in this practice, but if you do, please include as much information as possible about what information you divulge so that the customer can make an educated decision.

This does not comply with Trust Guard privacy verification Requirements.

6. Third party links

Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third party products or services on our website. These third party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.

7. Do we comply with the California Online Privacy Protection Act?

If you operate a commercial Web site or online service that collects personally identifiable information through the Internet about individual consumers residing in California who use or visit your website, your Privacy Policy must be California Online Privacy Protection Act compliant.

To comply with the California Online Privacy Protection Act, your website must meet all of the following criteria. If you don't meet all of the criteria, you won't qualify and this section will not show up on your policy.

A) Once this privacy policy is created, will you add a link pointing to your privacy policy to at least your homepage, or the first significant page after entering your website?

B) Once this privacy policy is created, will your Privacy Policy link contain the word "Privacy", and be easily found on the above mentioned page?

C) Have you accurately filled out the information in "Step 1 - What information do we collect" above?

D) Do you have a membership area or an area where the customer can view or make changes to any personally identifiable information on your website?

No.

Yes.

If you answered yes to having a membership area, or an area where the customer can view or make changes to any personally identifiable information, you will need to explain how the customer may do so in the box below

The following is an example of what can be put in this box.

Note that this will be a stand alone paragraph and should contain something similar to the example inside this box, except it should accurately reflect your website's particular process.
As part of the California Online Privacy Protection Act, all users of our site may make any changes to their information at anytime by logging into their control panel and going to the 'Edit Profile' page.

E) Please complete Step 13 - Changes to our Privacy Policy and then check this box

8. Do we comply with COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act)?

If you operate a commercial website or an online service directed at children under 13 that collects personal information from children or if you operate a general audience Web site and have actual knowledge that you are collecting personal information from children, you must comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.

No, the website is not directed to children under 13.

Yes, the website is directed to children under 13.

If you selected yes, you must create a COPPA compliant policy based on the COPPA website requirements found at http://www.coppa.org/comply.htm, and you must specify the URL of that policy here:

9. Additional Content (Any additional policies you would like to add).

(Blank fields will not appear on the policy)

Title:

Body:

Title:

Body:

Title:

Body:

10. Online Privacy Policy Only

This online privacy policy applies only to information collected through our website and not to information collected offline.

11. Terms and Conditions

Please also visit our Terms and Conditions section establishing the use, disclaimers, and limitations of liability governing the use of our website at

(Please use the format: http://www.yoursite.com)

12. Your Consent

By using our site, you consent to our privacy policy.

13. Changes to our Privacy Policy

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will

post those changes on this page

send an email notifying you of any changes

update the Privacy Policy modification date below

This policy was last modified on

This is part of the California Online Privacy Protection Act compliance process. (See step 7 for more information)

(Make sure you go back and check the box on 7E after completing this section.)

14. Contact Us

If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us using the information below.
The following will be included in your privacy policy:

Website URL:		State / Providence:
Address:	(May be a valid P.O. Box)	Zip / Postal Code:
City:		Email Address:
Country:		Telephone Number:	(Optional)


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