Why is that important?
A lot of small businesses are getting sued for not complying with data privacy laws that includes not having a privacy policy and other disclaimers, which are required by law, on their websites. You can check enforcementtracker.com for examples of law suits on businesses.
Bear in mind that if your business is online and serves people globally you need to comply with the laws of the different countries of where your audience reside regardless of where you are and where your business is registered in the world. So, for example, even if you are not in the EU, but might have customers or visitors to your website living there, you are required to comply with the GDPR. That means that if you have an online business or if you have global audiences and customers your legal disclaimers are going to have to comply with the same laws. If you only serve local customers, and have no global audience, you primarily need to comply with your local regulations. However, because websites can be accessed globally and you may collect data from users in different regions, virtually all websites should consider complying with international laws, especially those concerning data privacy and protection. There are a lot of free legal templates available online; however, these lack much of what is needed to effectively protect your business. And of course you can’t copy from a different website.
What to do?
To have peace of mind and avoid costly lawsuits you should ensure you are complying with the applicable laws by getting templates form a lawyer. Now,lawyers are usually very expensive, but I found an option that does the job and is very affordable, and that is Amira who is a lawyer that provides legal templates fora variety of situations. And because laws change all the time, she offers free lifetime updates if and when the laws change to any template you purchase from her. That means you don’t have to worry about changing laws or policies – you will always have compliant templates to post on your website. These templates are also very easy to use you just follow the straightforward instructions to fill in the blanks with your details and the template is ready to be posted on your website. These templates cover all the laws from the around the world that an online business will need to comply with so they will protect you and your business in any country.
Which templates do I need?
- Get your templates depending on your business model but at the very basic you need a privacy policy, terms and conditions and a disclaimer. You can get them in this starter bundle.
- You also need this ADA & WCAG compliance bundle to comply with accessibility laws.
- Or get this VIP bundle that gives you so many of the templates that a business needs at a discounted price. You might not need all the templates at first but it’s a great saving if you think these templates will apply to your business in the near future.
- Check other bundles and templates here and see if you need any of them – these include templates for coaches, for freelancers, for creating affiliate programs,having refund policies, for those selling physical goods or courses or creating podcasts, for real estate businesses, website designers, interior designers etc.
- Finally, you can check full details on how to protect yourself legally written by the lawyer herself in this guide.
These templates cover all the laws from the around the world that an online business will need to comply with so they will protect you and your business in any country -you’re covered in this regard. However, bear in mind, that there are other legal aspects, for example, whether you need to register a business to operate legally or not. You may need to check for and comply with that as per the regulations of the country where you reside. Also, please check the declaimer linked at the beginning of this guide this is not intended to be legal advice.