About the Privacy Policy Generator
Privacy Policy Generator turns a short questionnaire into a plain-English privacy policy for a website, blog, shop or app. Enter your business name, site address and a contact email, then tick what applies: contact forms, accounts, payments, a newsletter, analytics, cookies, advertising, visitors in the EU or UK, and visitors in California. The policy changes with your answers, so it only talks about what you really do. It covers who you are, what you collect, how it is used, cookies, who it is shared with, how long it is kept, people's rights, children, security, changes and how to contact you. Copy it as HTML to paste into a page, or download it as a PDF or text file. The page works in your browser and sends nothing anywhere. It is a general template, not legal advice, and it can only be as accurate as your answers. Laws differ by country, so a lawyer should check it if your business handles sensitive data or operates in a regulated field.
Updated September 2026
How to use the Privacy Policy Generator
- 1Enter your business name, website address, contact email and the date the policy starts.
- 2Tick the statements that describe your site, such as analytics, payments or ads.
- 3Choose the minimum age of your visitors and the paper size.
- 4Read the policy on the right, then choose Copy HTML, Download .html, Download PDF or Copy text, and publish it on your site.
Why your site needs a privacy policy
Almost any site that collects personal information, even just an email address in a contact form or an IP address in a log file, should say what it does with it. Many laws require it, and so do many third parties: ad networks, payment providers, app stores and analytics services often insist on a link to your policy. A clear policy also helps visitors trust you.
How to answer the questions
- Only tick what is true today. A policy that promises less than you do, or more than you do, is a problem.
- Tick cookies and analytics if any plugin, theme or service on your site sets them, even if you did not add them on purpose.
- Tick payments if customers pay on your site, even through a provider. The policy says card numbers go to the provider and are not stored by you.
- Choose GDPR wording if people in Europe or the UK can visit, which is almost always the case for a public site.
- Choose a minimum age that matches your audience. 13 is the usual floor in the United States, and some European countries use 16.
Putting the policy on your site
Copy the HTML and paste it into a new page in your website editor, then link to that page from your footer and from every form that collects personal details. The HTML uses plain headings, paragraphs and lists, so it takes on your site's own styling. If you use a page builder that only accepts text, paste the plain text instead and format the headings yourself.
What a template cannot do
A generated policy cannot know about every tool you use or every law that applies to you. Sensitive data such as health or financial records, children's services, and sales into many countries may need extra wording or registration. Keep the policy up to date: when you add a new tracker, payment method or email service, answer the questions again and replace the text. A privacy policy is only one of the pages most sites need. Pair it with an NDA Generator for partner work, an FAQ Generator for common questions, the Meta Tag Generator for search results, and the Robots.txt Generator to control crawlers. Bill of Sale Generator is useful when you also sell goods.
Features
- Nine yes or no questions that change the wording
- Optional GDPR (EU and UK) and CCPA (California) sections
- Cookies and analytics wording, with your analytics service named
- Children section with a 13, 16 or 18 age limit
- Output as HTML, PDF, text file or copied text
- HTML is escaped, so odd characters in your name cannot break the page
- Nothing you type is uploaded
Frequently asked questions
Is this privacy policy legally valid?
It is a general template written in plain language, and it is only as accurate as your answers. It is not legal advice. For a business that handles sensitive data or sells widely across borders, have a lawyer review it.
Do I need a privacy policy if I only have a contact form?
Yes, in most places. A name and an email address are personal information, and privacy laws and many services expect you to explain how you handle them.
What is the difference between GDPR and CCPA wording?
GDPR covers people in the European Economic Area and the UK and uses legal grounds and rights such as objection and portability. CCPA covers California residents and focuses on knowing, deleting and opting out of the sale or sharing of data. You can switch on either or both.
Does it include a cookie policy?
It includes a Cookies section that explains what cookies are, why the site uses them and how to block them. If your jurisdiction needs a cookie banner with consent choices, you will need a separate banner tool as well.
Can I copy the policy into my website?
Yes. Use Copy HTML and paste it into a page. You can also download the HTML file or a PDF, or copy the plain text into a document.
Is my information sent anywhere?
No. The policy is written by your browser from your answers, and nothing is uploaded or stored. The business name and email you type appear only in the policy you generate.
How often should I update my privacy policy?
Whenever your practices change: a new analytics tool, a new payment provider, a newsletter or ads. Come back, adjust the answers and update the start date. Reviewing it once a year is a good habit as well.