Oh, my #1 takeaway was that you confirmed I do need a Privacy Policy on EVERY page of my website. My consultants were telling me it was not necessary, but that just didn't sit right with me. So I hopped on RUclips and found this video. Thank God!
my #1 takeaway was that you confirmed I do need a Privacy Policy on EVERY page of my website! This information was so helpful as I'm new to setting up a web page. Now I know I will be off to a great start! Thanks, Sam
Hi Sam, thank you for your great information. I am a woman business owner and I do appreciate your expertise. I have two questions for you: 1) As a service do you ever review privacy policies, Website disclaimers, or Terms and Conditions that a business owner has drawn up? 2) If offering a Service online, through a Service enrollment process, is it required (legally) that a business have the customer accept the terms of the Privacy Policy prior to enrollment completion (at the time the customer is accepting the Service Agreement during enrollment)? Thank you for your time!
Hi there! Thank you SO much! I don't offer any legal services, just legal templates and trainings for online business owners. Typically speaking you don't have to have someone agree to your privacy policy -- it just has to be made available to them and you have to follow it :) Of course you can always chat with your own attorney if you're looking for advice on this or to see if you're doing it the right way. Thanks so much for watching!
Thank you for the video. In your personal opinion, is it a good idea if I use my Wix provided Private Policy and Terms/Conditions templates? Then, have an attorney review it before posting it on my website? I am an emerging California artist/painter and my plan is to do it correctly and to same some money. Thanks for any help
Hey Jo! If you had an attorney review them, then it might be fine! But those free templates are usually VERY bare bones and don't have what you need to protect you. So I'd recommend either going straight to an attorney OR purchasing website policy templates (like the ones I offer) and then having your attorney review them, because that will be much faster (and therefore cheaper ☺️) Hope that helps!
Hey there! Great question :) So an LLC would be really helpful for protecting the business overall (including your website), but you'd also want all 3 website policies on your website, too. They don't just protect you from lawsuits, but also people stealing your content, asking for refunds, sharing your content improperly, blaming you for bad experiences with third-parties, etc. Hope that helps!
Thank you Sam for these 3 web site policies. I have used them but I noticed I need to put more details especially in the terms and conditions. Subscribing.
thanks so much, Thuy! For RUclips videos, I'd use a mini-disclaimer like the one I offer here! www.samvanderwielen.com/shop/mini-disclaimer-health-coach/
This was super helpful. I have a question about the privacy policy. I use Wix for my website. Do I need to create an additional privacy policy, on top of what they already have?
Hey Erin! Great question. Ideally you’d use your own privacy policy instead of theirs! You really want to have something that’s customized to you, your business and your site. Ideally you’d want to know how and what edits you need to make to the policy to make sure it actually covers you. Typically the free ones are super basic and generic - so they don’t actually cover what you do. I have a privacy policy template you can customize in my template shop! You can shop all of my DIY Legal Templates here www.samvanderwielen.com/shop-templates/ Hope that helps!
@@SamVanderWielen Thank you so much for the feedback! I have another quick question. For sole proprietors when they're creating a privacy policy should they say I instead of Our? I noticed that on privacy policies people say Our services.
I'm confused about the "website disclaimer" I am an e-commerce store. I get the privacy policy. But is the website disclaimer the same as an "about us" page? I see templates online for generating my privacy policy or plug-ins on my WordPress. But I don't see anything for website disclaimer.
hey! No the website disclaimer is not the same thing as an about page. It's a legal disclaimer to disclaim liability for people's use of the site and consumption of your content (& more!)
Ignorant question here. Is there a difference between those disclaimers at the footers on websites versus those pop up banners? I'm reading how it is required by law. But I am confused when I look at other websites for examples and clarity. I don't see the pop banners on e-commerce websites. I see the privacy, cookies, etc... at the bottom. Likewise if I am reading an online article I typically get the pop-up banner. Are these different and separate? Also, what is the difference between terms and conditions versus terms of use?
Hi there! That's not an ignorant question at all - that's a good one! So yes, there's a difference. The disclaimers that I'm talking about (the ones that are entire pages and are links on your footer) are robust policies that cover many different topics and disclaim liability for a number of different things you do in your business. Usually the ones we have in a post, or at the bottom of our site, are sort of quick, highlighted versions of a disclaimer stating something that you really, really need people to see right up front. At least for me, terms & conditions are a website policy that you use on your website to set the rules of use of your site. Terms of Use is a contract that people agree to and acknowledge when purchasing a course or digital product of yours. I Hope that helps!
That's a great question! Yes, I'd put them there and you could also use them on landing pages, Facebook groups or ads, etc. Thanks so much for watching!
Hello, I have taken your course from IG and at this time I am unable to purchase your bundle but do you have a website where I could purchase different items or forms? thank you for all of the information.
Hey Dina! Thanks so much for watching my IG trainings! Absolutely I do :) I have all of my DIY Legal Templates available for purchase on my site here: www.samvanderwielen.com/shop-templates/ Let me know if you have any questions!
Hi! Thank you for your video! I am creating my website and having trouble with actually putting these policies into it. What is your recommendation for reaching out for help/a service to do this for me?
Hey Arianna! I actually offer all of the DIY Legal Templates for these website policies on my site here - www.samvanderwielen.com/shop-templates/. You can download them and fill them out in less than 15 minutes each :) Once you've got those, you'll just create 3 separate new pages on your website, and then embed/integrate those 3 URLs on the footer of your website. Let me know if you have any questions! I'm here to help.
Hi Sherry! I don't recommend generators or free templates, since they tend to be pretty generic and bare bones. You'll want something more specific to your business. If you can, contact a local-to-you small business attorney to draft those for you. If you're looking for a more affordable option, I offer DIY Legal Templates that you download and fill out to make your own on my website at samvanderwielen.com/shop.
I really enjoyed this video. I am in the process of hiring an attorney to construct a privacy policy and terms of use for my website before I officially launch my website. Now I see that I also need a website disclaimer. I am a new start-up nonprofit organization. I do plan on selling merchandise on my website in the near future as a fundraiser tool. Should I have something indicated also to indicate that information that will cover me when I start selling merchandise?
Hello! Yes, we have Canadians in my Ultimate Bundle™ membership, and they have expressed that the contracts I have available do work in Canada with limited tweaks made to the language after their lawyers have reviewed them. 🎉
Hi there! What was your #1 takeaway from my episode on website policies? Comment below and let me know! 👇
Oh, my #1 takeaway was that you confirmed I do need a Privacy Policy on EVERY page of my website. My consultants were telling me it was not necessary, but that just didn't sit right with me. So I hopped on RUclips and found this video. Thank God!
@@dbrown5443 I'm so glad you saw it, too! Thank you for watching!
my #1 takeaway was that you confirmed I do need a Privacy Policy on EVERY page of my website! This information was so helpful as I'm new to setting up a web page. Now I know I will be off to a great start! Thanks, Sam
you're so welcome, Kim! Thank you so much for watching :)
Wow thank you for this video!! I had no idea where to start for website policies so this helped a lot.
You're so welcome, Autumn! So glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching!
Hi Sam, thank you for your great information. I am a woman business owner and I do appreciate your expertise. I have two questions for you: 1) As a service do you ever review privacy policies, Website disclaimers, or Terms and Conditions that a business owner has drawn up? 2) If offering a Service online, through a Service enrollment process, is it required (legally) that a business have the customer accept the terms of the Privacy Policy prior to enrollment completion (at the time the customer is accepting the Service Agreement during enrollment)? Thank you for your time!
Hi there! Thank you SO much! I don't offer any legal services, just legal templates and trainings for online business owners. Typically speaking you don't have to have someone agree to your privacy policy -- it just has to be made available to them and you have to follow it :) Of course you can always chat with your own attorney if you're looking for advice on this or to see if you're doing it the right way. Thanks so much for watching!
Thank you! You explained everything so well. I came into this video with zero knowledge and feel like I learned everything I was looking to learn.
That's awesome. Carlos! I'm so glad! Thanks for watching.
This was very helpful. As a compliance professional, I never thought about adding my privacy policy or statement to my website. New subscriber!
Yes for sure! So glad you found it then : ) Thanks so much for subscribing too!
Thank you for the video. In your personal opinion, is it a good idea
if I use my Wix provided Private Policy and Terms/Conditions
templates? Then, have an attorney review it before posting it on my
website?
I am an emerging California artist/painter and my plan is to do it correctly and to same some money.
Thanks for any help
Hey Jo! If you had an attorney review them, then it might be fine! But those free templates are usually VERY bare bones and don't have what you need to protect you. So I'd recommend either going straight to an attorney OR purchasing website policy templates (like the ones I offer) and then having your attorney review them, because that will be much faster (and therefore cheaper ☺️) Hope that helps!
This was so helpful! Thank you. Your video format and way of explaining things made it so easy for me to understand.
Oh thank you so much! I'm so glad to hear that :)
Hi. Can a LLC legally protect your website? Or are the 3 tips you provided an additional requirement?
Hey there! Great question :) So an LLC would be really helpful for protecting the business overall (including your website), but you'd also want all 3 website policies on your website, too. They don't just protect you from lawsuits, but also people stealing your content, asking for refunds, sharing your content improperly, blaming you for bad experiences with third-parties, etc. Hope that helps!
Thanks for any help
Of course! Happy to help :)
Very useful information Thanks! Sam. Please let me know how to contact you as I am planning to host my blogging site need your advise.
Hey there! You can visit my site at samvanderwielen.com to check out my legal templates and trainings! :)
Thank you for the information.
You're so welcome!
fire...appreciate u
Thanks so much! Appreciate you being here!
Thank you Sam for these 3 web site policies. I have used them but I noticed I need to put more details especially in the terms and conditions. Subscribing.
Thank you so much Sherifa! I'm so glad it was helpful : )
Thank you for great information
Do I need those for RUclips video too?
thanks so much, Thuy! For RUclips videos, I'd use a mini-disclaimer like the one I offer here! www.samvanderwielen.com/shop/mini-disclaimer-health-coach/
Really good job Sam, it was interesting and well produced! :)
thank you so much! I tried ; ) thanks for watching!
Hey, Sam! Really enjoyed this video and found it very helpful, since I'm a Life coach. Thank you ❤️
That's awesome, Simona! These policies are perfect for life coaches. I'm so glad it was helpful
So many things to know, thanks for this information!
You're so welcome! Hope you enjoyed it!
This was super helpful. I have a question about the privacy policy. I use Wix for my website. Do I need to create an additional privacy policy, on top of what they already have?
Hey Erin! Great question. Ideally you’d use your own privacy policy instead of theirs! You really want to have something that’s customized to you, your business and your site. Ideally you’d want to know how and what edits you need to make to the policy to make sure it actually covers you. Typically the free ones are super basic and generic - so they don’t actually cover what you do. I have a privacy policy template you can customize in my template shop! You can shop all of my DIY Legal Templates here www.samvanderwielen.com/shop-templates/ Hope that helps!
@@SamVanderWielen Thank you so much for the feedback! I have another quick question. For sole proprietors when they're creating a privacy policy should they say I instead of Our? I noticed that on privacy policies people say Our services.
@@erinb.5265 Hey Erin! Good question, but it actually doesn’t matter! Just make it consistent either way ☺
@@SamVanderWielen Thank you so much!
@@erinb.5265 you're so welcome!
This is such a needed topic, thank you for covering this!
you are so welcome! Thank you so much for watching!
This is very helpful Sam, thank you!
Thank you Anna! I'm so glad this was helpful
I'm confused about the "website disclaimer" I am an e-commerce store. I get the privacy policy. But is the website disclaimer the same as an "about us" page? I see templates online for generating my privacy policy or plug-ins on my WordPress. But I don't see anything for website disclaimer.
hey! No the website disclaimer is not the same thing as an about page. It's a legal disclaimer to disclaim liability for people's use of the site and consumption of your content (& more!)
So good! Love this lesson 💗
Thank you Chris!! So glad you loved it
Thank you! I needed this!
Thanks so much Mandy! So glad you found this video helpful! : )
Ignorant question here. Is there a difference between those disclaimers at the footers on websites versus those pop up banners? I'm reading how it is required by law. But I am confused when I look at other websites for examples and clarity. I don't see the pop banners on e-commerce websites. I see the privacy, cookies, etc... at the bottom. Likewise if I am reading an online article I typically get the pop-up banner. Are these different and separate?
Also, what is the difference between terms and conditions versus terms of use?
Hi there! That's not an ignorant question at all - that's a good one! So yes, there's a difference. The disclaimers that I'm talking about (the ones that are entire pages and are links on your footer) are robust policies that cover many different topics and disclaim liability for a number of different things you do in your business. Usually the ones we have in a post, or at the bottom of our site, are sort of quick, highlighted versions of a disclaimer stating something that you really, really need people to see right up front.
At least for me, terms & conditions are a website policy that you use on your website to set the rules of use of your site. Terms of Use is a contract that people agree to and acknowledge when purchasing a course or digital product of yours. I Hope that helps!
Very useful information. If I don't have a website, should I put these policies on my RUclips About page?
That's a great question! Yes, I'd put them there and you could also use them on landing pages, Facebook groups or ads, etc. Thanks so much for watching!
Your cuteness was distracting but I made it through. Video on point 💯
😊 thank you
Hello, I have taken your course from IG and at this time I am unable to purchase your bundle but do you have a website where I could purchase different items or forms? thank you for all of the information.
Hey Dina! Thanks so much for watching my IG trainings! Absolutely I do :) I have all of my DIY Legal Templates available for purchase on my site here: www.samvanderwielen.com/shop-templates/
Let me know if you have any questions!
Very helpful , Thanks !
you are so welcome! Thanks for watching!
Thank you
you're so welcome Bella!
Hi! Thank you for your video! I am creating my website and having trouble with actually putting these policies into it. What is your recommendation for reaching out for help/a service to do this for me?
Hey Arianna! I actually offer all of the DIY Legal Templates for these website policies on my site here - www.samvanderwielen.com/shop-templates/. You can download them and fill them out in less than 15 minutes each :) Once you've got those, you'll just create 3 separate new pages on your website, and then embed/integrate those 3 URLs on the footer of your website. Let me know if you have any questions! I'm here to help.
@@SamVanderWielen thank you so much! I will work on that today!
Thanks
you're so welcome! Thanks for watching!
How do i know what to write in the privacy policy? Can we use generators and go thru a questionnaire? thnx
Hi Sherry! I don't recommend generators or free templates, since they tend to be pretty generic and bare bones. You'll want something more specific to your business. If you can, contact a local-to-you small business attorney to draft those for you. If you're looking for a more affordable option, I offer DIY Legal Templates that you download and fill out to make your own on my website at samvanderwielen.com/shop.
I really enjoyed this video. I am in the process of hiring an attorney to construct a privacy policy and terms of use for my website before I officially launch my website. Now I see that I also need a website disclaimer. I am a new start-up nonprofit organization. I do plan on selling merchandise on my website in the near future as a fundraiser tool. Should I have something indicated also to indicate that information that will cover me when I start selling merchandise?
Hey Yolanda! Yep, you would definitely want to have legal policies and contracts in place to protect you during the purchase process :)
will these policies cover me if im based out of Canada?
Hello! Yes, we have Canadians in my Ultimate Bundle™ membership, and they have expressed that the contracts I have available do work in Canada with limited tweaks made to the language after their lawyers have reviewed them. 🎉