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Ask HN: Do you have a Privacy Policy and ToS for your side projects?

24 pointsby mromniaabout 8 years ago
Do you have a Privacy Policy and&#x2F;or Terms of Service page on your sideproject&#x27;s website? If so, how did you get it? Did you write yourself, had a lawyer write it or used some online generator? What about a cookie consent popup?<p>Myself, I&#x27;ve recently realized I have a few sideprojects online that don&#x27;t provide that information, so I started looking into it. If I find a decent template I&#x27;ll probably add it to some of my sites.

9 comments

tsydabout 8 years ago
I use a paid generator: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;termsfeed.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;termsfeed.com&#x2F;</a>. It asks you a few questions about how you will be using the data and generates the text based on your answers.
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medmundsabout 8 years ago
Automattic has released their policies under a Creative Commons license: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;Automattic&#x2F;legalmattic" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;Automattic&#x2F;legalmattic</a>
jakehilbornabout 8 years ago
Yes. I created a free app involving speeding in your car so ToS absolving me of responsibility for misuse was necessary. I also included a privacy policy about analytics data collected. I worded it in plain terms myself without involving a lawyer.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;jakehilborn.github.io&#x2F;speedr&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;jakehilborn.github.io&#x2F;speedr&#x2F;</a>
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madamelicabout 8 years ago
I actually made them for my side project last night.<p>I just googled around and found a ToS &#x2F; Privacy Policy generator but they wanted like $60 for each. They publish a template so I took the mostly completed template, added a few details (emails are saved, analytics are collected, I&#x27;m not selling or distributing your info, email me if you want your account deleted, etc)
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SchizoDuckieabout 8 years ago
Yes. Explicitly.<p>Not worded as a lawyer, but as an actual sane person:<p>(Since the project is free and open source and deals with torrents, I wanted to make it clear from the beginning that we&#x27;re not logging anything)<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;SchizoDuckie&#x2F;DuckieTV&#x2F;blob&#x2F;angular&#x2F;LICENSE.md" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;SchizoDuckie&#x2F;DuckieTV&#x2F;blob&#x2F;angular&#x2F;LICENS...</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;SchizoDuckie&#x2F;DuckieTV&#x2F;blob&#x2F;angular&#x2F;README.md#privacy-statement" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;SchizoDuckie&#x2F;DuckieTV&#x2F;blob&#x2F;angular&#x2F;README...</a>
graystevensabout 8 years ago
Interesting question, and one I&#x27;ve been debating with myself for a bit too - I have a launch page setup for my new side project, currently in development but put a page up to gather interest.<p>Would folks expect a some terms or a privacy policy to be applied to this? All it is collecting is an email for notification of launch, and this is hosted by MailChimp. I suspect a ToS is overkill, but a privacy policy may be sensible for folks?
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tmalyabout 8 years ago
I have one as there is a CA law that requires it.<p>I am not sure how I found it, but I got mine from termsfeed.com they were even nice enough to modify it for me when I realized I did not check the correct boxes.
skaplunabout 8 years ago
Are you providing a paid service? privacy, tos, faq, help, about us, our mission, etc etc pages can help to confirm your authenticty to someone who intends to buy.<p>Cookie layer is mandatory in the EU
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skdotdanabout 8 years ago
Off-topic: this was exactly an idea I had for a side project (a ToS&#x2F;Cookie pop-ups generator), but there are already some services providing it.