What is a Website Privacy Policy?

Basically, a privacy policy is a page on your website that explains how people’s data and information will be used.

Your church’s website privacy policy will be unique.  After all, it’s based on the information you collect and how you plan to use it.  To that end, any information you gather on your website should be mentioned in your privacy policy.  Data-protection laws vary in different countries, but generally speaking, you should follow the EU cookie law and GDPR to ensure you are protecting everyone’s privacy.

For example, here are some (but not all!) of the things that require a privacy policy:

• A way to “Plan Your Visit” or “Pre-Register Your Kids.”
• An Opt-in for a newsletter.
• The use of cookies (Basically all sites use cookies).
• Any “contact us” field.
• A page for online donations.
• Small group sign-ups.
• Selling online church merch or fundraising through other means.