Episode 11: Data Privacy: The Boring Pages That Could Save Your Business
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Your privacy policy isn't just boring legal fine print. It's a federal requirement if you collect even one email address on your website.
Brooke Hardie teams up with Cari Kaufman, fractional Chief Storytelling Officer at Storyteller Wordsmith, to break down why that throwaway page at the bottom of your site actually protects you from lawsuits, what data collection rules you're legally required to follow, and how to stop treating data privacy like an afterthought.
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What You'll Learn
Most websites need four legal pages in the footer: a cookie policy, privacy policy, disclaimer, and terms and conditions
The legal hot water you could be in thanks to Bots
Why you can't run ads on platforms like Meta or send SMS marketing messages without a privacy policy
Our favorite tools that will keep your privacy policies state-and-federal-compliant
⏱️Chapters
[00:00] — What privacy policies actually are (and why we ignore them)
[04:19] — Why privacy policies are afterthoughts—and why they shouldn't be
[07:01] — The federal liability you have when you collect email addresses
[09:14] — What bots are crawling for and how to protect yourself
[13:34] — The four legal pages every website needs
[17:49] — What cookies actually do and why websites ask for consent
[23:52] — How opting out of cookies actually works (and what it doesn't stop)
[28:56] — Can you blanket opt out of all cookies? The iPhone setting explained
[30:25] — Best practices for protecting your data as a consumer
[33:05] — What business owners owe their customers when collecting data
[36:17] — Real-life consequences and penalties for skipping privacy policies
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