Privacy policy generator software helps companies generate and maintain privacy policies that are compliant with regulatory standards, such as GDPR, CCPA, and other jurisdictional requirements. Privacy policies are often required by law for websites and mobile apps, and fines can be imposed for noncompliance. Additionally, businesses may need a privacy policy to be listed in certain commercial marketplaces or to connect with third parties via APIs. Generally, any company that collects personally identifying information (PII), including email addresses or cookie data, should have a privacy policy in place.
Privacy policy generator software, at its most basic level, generates privacy policies based on a business’ specific requirements and makes that policy available for download. Other providers allow businesses to directly embed the generated privacy policy directly into their websites or apps. Some solutions automatically update as privacy policy laws change, while allowing overrides to those updates if a business chooses to do so. Furthermore, many privacy policy generator software providers offer dashboards to monitor changes.
Creating a privacy policy may be one of the first steps a company takes for data privacy compliance. Companies use privacy impact assessment (PIA) software to understand their privacy program. Other software companies may consider using with their privacy program include: data privacy management software, consent management platforms (CMP), cookie and website tracker scanning software, and other data privacy software.
To qualify for inclusion in the Privacy Policy Generator category, a product must:
- Generate privacy policies for businesses based on their specific requirements
- Offer downloadable or embeddable privacy policies to add to a business’ websites or apps
