What kind of privacy policy do I need for my product?
I have a simple product that signs users up to a mailing list.
Im a little confused on what type of privacy policy I need for my site? I also don't know where my privacy policy should be placed on my static site?
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It depends on where you are based and where your users are from. If you have users from the EU or you are based there, then you have to comply with the GDPR.
Another very important thing: having a privacy policy on the website is not enough for GDPR compliance if you use cookies or other tracking technologies. For using cookies and other trackers, you need to obtain explicit user's consent and keep logs of it. Showing a cookie banner is not enough in most countries outside of the USA.
If you could share more details about your business, feel free to ask questions.
Just create a new page with the policy and put the link to it in the footer.
To create a privacy policy you can use a generator like https://www.iubenda.com/ or https://www.avodocs.com/
If you use Google analytics or some other 3rd-party service that collects personally identifiable data or cookies, you should also create what we usually call a "cookie banner" and allow those services to run only after a visitor accepted them. For my website I decided to use privacy friendly services so I don't need to have a cookie banner, I just have a privacy policy link in the footer.
Thanks so much!