You Aren’t Responsible for Your Client’s Privacy Policy

About this episode

Donata Stroink-Skillrud discusses the importance of privacy compliance for websites and offers practical advice for web developers and business owners.

Thanks Pressable for supporting the show! Get your special hosting deal at https://pressable.com/wpminute Become a WP Minute Supporter & Slack member at https://thewpminute.com/support On this episode of The WP Minute+ podcast, Eric is joined by Donata Stroink-Skillrud, president of Termageddon. Donata highlights the importance of privacy compliance for websites and explains that most modern sites need a privacy policy to avoid legal consequences and gain user trust. Privacy-friendly websites are now a key differentiator in the market, and she provides practical advice on how to inform clients about data collection tools, such as Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel. Donata also discusses common bad practices, such as using templated privacy policies and ignoring compliance, and offers strategies for maintaining up-to-date policies as laws evolve. She stresses that failing to address privacy can cost businesses leads, sales, and reputation, and encourages a proactive approach to compliance. This episode is essential for web developers, agencies, and small business owners who want to protect their business and build trust with their visitors. Takeaways: Privacy and compliance…

People in this episode

Host: Eric

Guest: Donata Stroink-Skillrud

Topics covered

• privacy compliance
• web development
• client education
• data collection
• business reputation

Keywords

• privacy policy
• compliance
• Google Analytics
• Facebook Pixel
• data collection tools
• business trust
• legal consequences

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Termageddon

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