If you collect personal information from visitors like an email address, having a privacy policy on your website is now a legal requirement.
A privacy policy explains what kind of personal information you’ll collect such as names, email address bank information and credit card details. It also informs visitors how you intend to use their data.
The purpose of this legal disclosure is to lay out the reason why you’re collecting personal information, the type of information to be collected, for data storage, third-party affiliations, etc.
Believe it or not but there are some folks out there who don’t think a privacy policy is necessary. But I’m here to tell you, if you want to avoid the website police and fines, get a privacy policy to protect your visitors and yourself.
Even if you don’t collect any personal information from your website visitors, it’s still a good idea to have a privacy policy on your website.