Getting them in place.
WEEK ONE
List every place data enters your site: forms, analytics, plugins, embeds
List every third party receiving data Write your privacy notice from that list
WEEK TWO
Write your business details into the footer If selling, write your delivery information Publish both
WEEK THREE
If selling, write your returns policy Link it from product pages and checkout
WEEK FOUR
Write your terms, from your actual arrangements Link at checkout with a tick box Review everything as a customer would
AFTERWARDS
Add a last-reviewed date Set a reminder to review annually
IF YOU DO ONE THING
The privacy notice. It applies to essentially every site and most small sites do not have one.
IF YOU SELL AND DO ONE MORE
The returns policy. It prevents disputes and it increases sales.
WHEN TO GET ADVICE
Before publishing, if you sell at scale, hold sensitive data, or operate in a regulated sector.
THE HONEST POSITION
Something accurate that you wrote beats something elaborate that you copied.
