privacy policy

Meaning

1. 1nouncountable

   A written statement from an organization explaining what personal information it collects and how it uses and protects it.

   Grammar: Usually takes an or the: read the privacy policy.

   Patterns

   • the privacy policy of something
   • agree to a privacy policy

   Before signing up, I read the website's privacy policy.

   The app updated its privacy policy to explain how location data is stored.

   You must accept our privacy policy to create an account.

Word forms

Common combinations

read the privacy policy

Few users read the privacy policy before clicking accept.

update a privacy policy

The company will update its privacy policy next month.

agree to the privacy policy

You have to agree to the privacy policy to continue.

link to the privacy policy

The footer has a link to the privacy policy.

company's privacy policy

The company's privacy policy says it never sells emails.

Synonyms and how they differ

data policy

Data policy focuses on how information is handled internally, while privacy policy is the public document users are shown.

terms of service

Terms of service sets the rules for using a product, whereas a privacy policy deals only with personal information.

privacy notice

Privacy notice is the term used in some laws and is often shorter than a full policy.

Word family

privacy noun

the state of being free from observation or intrusion

private adjective

belonging to one person or group only

policy noun

a set of rules or plan of action

privately adverb

in a way that others cannot see or hear

Commonly confused: privacy policy or terms of service?

Practice

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