Privacy policy: what your website should include
Collected data, purposes, legal basis, cookies, retention and rights: how to build a useful privacy policy.
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Privacy policy: what your website should include
Updated March 2026 - A privacy policy should explain real data practices, not just reproduce generic legal wording.
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Main point
The key issue is consistency between what your policy says and what your business actually does.
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Conclusion
A good privacy policy is practical, accurate and aligned with actual processing activities.
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Article written by Samuel HAYOT
Chartered Accountant, registered with the Institute of Chartered Accountants.
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