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Template · PRIVACY POLICY

Privacy policy · US multi-state (CCPA/CPRA · VCDPA · TDPSA · CO/CT)

Transparency-clause scaffold per statute. Adapt to your processing operations and sub-processor list; do not deploy without counsel review.

Scope law CCPA/CPRA Variables 10 to substitute Last reviewed
Editorial research — not legal advice

Template body

10 placeholders · 12 sections

Privacy Policy

Effective date: {{effective_date}} Last reviewed: {{last_reviewed}}

1. Scope

This policy applies to {{site_domain}}, operated by {{controller_name}}. It addresses the requirements of California (CCPA/CPRA), Virginia (VCDPA), Texas (TDPSA), Colorado (CPA), Connecticut (CTDPA), and other US state privacy laws as they come into force.

2. Categories of personal information collected (last 12 months)

Category Examples Source Purpose Disclosed to
Identifiers Name, email, IP You + auto Account, support Hosting, email vendor
Internet activity Page views, clicks Auto Analytics Analytics vendor
Commercial info Purchase history You Order fulfilment Payment processor
Geolocation City-level (from IP) Auto Localisation None
Sensitive PI None collected

3. Sale and sharing of personal information

We do not sell personal information for monetary value. We do share identifiers and internet activity for cross-context behavioural advertising. You may opt out via:

4. Your rights

Right California Virginia Texas CO/CT
Know / Access Yes Yes Yes Yes
Delete Yes Yes Yes Yes
Correct Yes Yes Yes Yes
Opt-out of sale/share Yes Yes Yes Yes
Opt-out of profiling Yes (ad-related) Yes Yes Yes
Limit use of sensitive PI Yes
Universal opt-out (GPC/UOOM) Mandatory Optional Mandatory Mandatory

To exercise, submit a request via {{dsr_url}} or email {{dsr_email}}. We respond within 45 days (CCPA §1798.130(a)(2)); other states differ — see state-specific addenda. We do not discriminate based on requests.

5. Retention

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6. Sensitive personal information

Per CPRA §1798.121: we do not collect sensitive PI as defined. If we did, we would limit its use to disclosed purposes only.

7. Children

We do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 16 without verifiable parental consent (where required).

8. Notice of right to financial incentives

{{financial_incentive_section_or_none}}

9. Authorized agents

California residents may use authorized agents per §1798.130. We require power-of-attorney verification.

10. Changes

Material changes will be notified by email and updated here.

11. Contact

{{controller_name}}, {{controller_address}}. Email: {{privacy_email}}.

Variables to substitute

Replace each {{token}} in the body before deploying.

VariableType
{{dsr_url}} url
{{dsr_email}} string
{{site_domain}} string
{{last_reviewed}} date
{{privacy_email}} string
{{effective_date}} date
{{controller_name}} string
{{retention_section}} string
{{controller_address}} string
{{financial_incentive_section_or_none}} string
How to use this template · Methodology

Adapt, then deploy. Editorial reading as of 2026-05-05; not legal advice. This template is a starting point — drafted against the named statute and the relevant regulator's published guidance, not your specific facts.

Substitute every placeholder. Tokens like {{controller_name}} must be replaced with your concrete values. Leaving placeholders unsubstituted is a recurring failure mode in published compliance documents; reviewers and regulators tend to read partially-completed disclosures as a documentation problem in itself.

Verify the assumptions. The "Assumes" block above lists the prerequisites we drafted against. If your facts differ — different processor list, different audience, different sub-processors — adapt the template, don't deploy it as-is.

Counsel review before going live. Templates are scaffolding, not finished artefacts. Route the final pass through counsel admitted in the jurisdiction where you operate.

Editorial research, not legal advice. SetupAnalytics is a free, ad-free public utility maintained by independent editors. This template does not establish a lawyer-client relationship and is not warranted for accuracy or currency. Consult qualified counsel admitted in the relevant jurisdiction for any specific deployment. Report an inaccuracy →