Why you need to review your policies
Privacy laws are a constantly moving target. Regularly reviewing your website’s privacy policies is essential for maintaining compliance and fostering trust with your customers. Some of the main reasons to review your policy at least annually include:
- Risk of non-compliance: Outdated policies can lead to fines and lawsuits.
- Evolving consumer attitudes: Consumers are more concerned about online privacy, demanding clear information about how their data is used.
- Constant legal changes: Numerous new privacy laws are frequently proposed globally, requiring continuous policy updates.
Upcoming privacy law changes in the USA
By way of example, some proposed privacy and consent legislation changes from the USA Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are to:
- Prohibit the misrepresentation of any material fact made while marketing negative option features.
- Require sellers to provide important information prior to obtaining the consumers’ billing information and charging consumers.
- Require sellers to obtain consumers’ unambiguously affirmative consent to the negative option feature prior to charging them.
- Require sellers to provide consumers with simple cancellation mechanisms that allow them to halt all recurring charges immediately.
How we can help you
We’re keeping an eye on these matters and have insights into how international shifts in consent rules, such as those surrounding implied consent, may shape Australian expectations in the near future. While we can’t provide legal advice regarding the wording of your WordPress privacy policy, we can update the pages themselves for you using the information you provide. Alternatively, you can look at online legal documentation generators, such as Termageddon.
We’re happy to help wherever we can, so feel free to contact us with any questions.
