Automatic Privacy Policy Generation for Website
Privacy Policy is a legally mandatory document for websites that collect personal data. Manual writing requires engaging a lawyer; automated tools speed up the process.
Generation Tools
Termly (termly.io) — the most detailed generator, supports GDPR, CCPA, CalOPPA. Free basic plan.
iubenda — SaaS with auto-update when legislation changes. Supports integration via widget or API.
PrivacyPolicies.com — simple generator, free.
Cookiebot — combines cookie scanning with policy generation.
What Privacy Policy Must Contain
According to GDPR requirements (for European users) and local regulations:
Mandatory sections:
1. Who is the data operator (name, contacts, DPO)
2. What data is collected (email, IP, cookies, payment data)
3. Processing purposes (registration, analytics, marketing)
4. Legal bases (consent, contract, legitimate interest)
5. Storage and protection (duration, encryption, servers)
6. Sharing with third parties (Google Analytics, payment systems)
7. User rights (access, deletion, portability)
8. Cookies (types, purposes, opt-out)
9. Contact for requests (DPO or email)
10. Last update date
Programmatic Generation via iubenda API
import requests
def generate_privacy_policy(site_name, site_url, owner_name, country='US'):
response = requests.post(
'https://www.iubenda.com/api/privacy-policy',
headers={'ApiKey': 'YOUR_API_KEY'},
json={
'subject': {
'site_name': site_name,
'owner': owner_name,
'country': country
},
'purposes': [
'analytics_services',
'registration_and_authentication',
'contacting_user',
'remarketing_and_behavioral_targeting'
],
'purposes_details': {
'analytics_services': {
'services': ['google_analytics']
}
}
}
)
return response.json()['policy_html']
Embedding via iframe/widget
<!-- iubenda widget -->
<a href="//www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/12345678"
class="iubenda-white iubenda-noiframe iubenda-embed"
title="Privacy Policy">Privacy Policy</a>
<script>(function (w,d) {
var loader = function () {
var s = d.createElement("script"), tag = d.getElementsByTagName("script")[0];
s.src = "https://cdn.iubenda.com/iubenda.js";
tag.parentNode.insertBefore(s,tag);
};
if(w.addEventListener){w.addEventListener("load", loader, false)}
else if(w.attachEvent){w.attachEvent("onload",loader)}
else{w.onload=loader}
})(window, document);</script>
Implementation Timeline
Setting up the generator and publishing privacy policy — 0.5 business days.