Gravity Forms and Termageddon have partnered up to help educate non-profits on the importance of Privacy Policies.
Most modern non-profit websites have contact forms and for that reason are collecting the Personally Identifiable Information (PII) of its users. On this page, we explain why non-profits not only need a Privacy Policy, but also need a strategy to keep that policy up to date when the laws change.
Collecting regulated data (names, emails, etc.) may mean that you’re required to have a Privacy Policy with specific disclosures required under multiple privacy laws.
Use Termageddon to help identify the privacy laws that apply to you, generate the disclosures required under these laws, and receive updates whenever these laws change (or when new ones go into effect).
What is PII and does your website collect it?
When websites collect personally identifiable information (PII), privacy laws govern how that information is collected, used, and disclosed to others. PII can be defined as information that directly or indirectly relates to a specific person. Examples include the following:
- First and last names
- Addresses
- Phone numbers
- Emails
- Payment information, such as credit card numbers
- Contact forms for general inquires
- Forms for volunteer applications
- Donation forms to process payments
- Email newsletter subscription forms
How to avoid privacy-related fines and lawsuits
If your website has a contact form, you not only need to have a Privacy Policy, but you also need to have a strategy to keep it up to date as new privacy laws go into effect (or existing laws are amended).
Several privacy laws such as GDPR, UK DPA 2018, CCPA, CalOPPA, and more require websites that collect PII to have a Privacy Policy that makes specific disclosures required by each of these laws.
Privacy laws protect consumers, meaning that your business’ location is irrelevant. In other words, you do not need to be located in the state or country that passed the law for the law to apply to you.
In addition, over a dozen more states have proposed their own privacy bills and multiple countries such as the United Kingdom and Canada are updating their existing privacy laws to include new requirements. If passed, some of the proposed bills would enable individuals to sue businesses, of any size and location, for simply having a contact form without a compliant Privacy Policy.
Fines for failing to comply with privacy laws range from $2,500 per website visitor to €20,000,000 (or more) in total.
The most comprehensive website policies generator on the market.
Use Termageddon to help comply with privacy laws such as the CCPA, GDPR, UK DPA, CalOPPA, PIPEDA, and more. We also help you comply with consumer protection laws, provide eCommerce disclosures, and limit your liability.
Set it & Forget it
When you embed a Termageddon policy onto a website, it will automatically be updated with newly required disclosures whenever the laws change.
Simple Pricing
All the policies your website or application needs — $12 a month, or $119 per year.
Unlimited Changes
When you add a new feature or functionality, you can make unlimited changes to your website policies for no extra fee.
Easy Setup
Answer a few questions to quickly generate any policy that is based on your specific business practices.
Alerts and Notices
Receive alerts whenever new privacy laws pass in Canada, North America, Europe and Australia so that you can stay up to date with compliance requirements.
Customizable
Easily customize any policy to your liking. We will not change the sections that you customize, but will notify you if new disclosures impact your customized copy.