As you know, to ensure your marketing campaigns are performing at their peak, we utilize various data-collection tools such as Google Analytics. These technologies allow us to measure your return on investment, optimize your advertising spend, and ensure your brand reaches the most relevant audience.
These technologies also require disclosure in your website’s privacy policies.
Modern privacy laws, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA), require businesses to be transparent about the data they collect.
It is critical that your website has an up-to-date Privacy Policy and Cookie Disclosure that accurately reflects these tools.
Our Disclaimer
We are digital marketers, not attorneys. We are giving you a “friendly reminder” that your privacy policy should be updated at least once a year and that the tools we use on your behalf need to be stated in the policy, but we are not to be held liable for any errors or omissions that may or may not occur regarding your company’s privacy or cookie compliance.
Our Advice:
- Legal Counsel: We strongly recommend that you have qualified legal counsel review your website’s privacy practices.
- Good Faith Effort: If you do not have the resources for an attorney, you should—at a minimum—make a good-faith effort to write a comprehensive policy yourself or utilize an automated tool
Technology & Tracking We Use For You
To assist you (or your legal counsel) in updating your policy, below is a granular list of the technologies we may implement or utilize on your behalf.
Feel free to contact us for clarification on which tools we’re using in your case, and be sure to also ask your other marketing vendors what technologies they have placed on your site.
Standard Implementation (All Clients)
- Google Tag Manager: Used to deploy and manage all site tags.
- Google Analytics 4 (GA4)
- Basic Features:
- Standard Page View and Event tracking.
- Enhanced Measurement (Scrolls, Outbound Clicks, Site Search).
- Advanced Features:
- Google Signals
- Advertising Reporting Features
- Demographics and Interests Reports
- Granular Location and Device Data
- Remarketing with Google Analytics
- In Specific Cases:
- User ID extension for Google Analytics
- Basic Features:
Search Advertising (If Applicable)
- Google Ads
- Basic Features:
- Google Ads Conversion Tracking
- Google Ads Smart Bidding
- Google Ads Optimized Targeting
- Google Ads Enhanced Conversions
- Google Ads Audience Expansion
- Advanced Features:
- Google Ads Remarketing
- In Specific Cases:
- Google Ads Customer Match
- Basic Features:
- Microsoft / Bing Ads: Microsoft Advertising, Microsoft Ads conversion tracking (UET tag)
Social Advertising (If Applicable)
- Meta (Facebook & Instagram)
- Basic Features:
- Meta Ads Conversion Tracking (Meta Pixel)
- Meta Lookalike Audience
- Meta Events Manager
- Meta Audience Network
- Advanced Features:
- Meta Advanced Matching
- Meta Custom Audience
- In Specific Cases:
- Meta Lead Ads
- Basic Features:
- LinkedIn:
- Basic Features: LinkedIn Ads, LinkedIn Audience Expansion, LinkedIn Conversion Tracking (LinkedIn Insight Tag)
- Advanced Features:
- LinkedIn Lookalike Audiences
- LinkedIn Matched Audiences
- LinkedIn Predictive Audiences
- LinkedIn Smart Links
- LinkedIn Website Retargeting
- TikTok: TikTok conversion tracking (TikTok Pixel), TikTok Advanced Matching, TikTok Remarketing
- Pinterest: Pinterest Ads, Pinterest Conversion Tag
- X (formerly Twitter): X Ads conversion tracking, X Ads remarketing, X Custom Audiences
- Reddit: Reddit Ad Targeting (Reddit Pixel)
Website Development Clients
- Hosting & Security: WP Engine, Cloudflare.
- Forms & Security: Google reCAPTCHA (Spam protection), Contact Forms, Newsletter Subscription Forms, and associated ESPs (Email Service Providers) like Mailchimp, Kaviyo, etc.
- CRM Tracking Pixels: Scripts from platforms like HubSpot, Salesforce, or ActiveCampaign that link website behavior to your customer database.
- Social & Media: Interactive Social Sharing Buttons and YouTube/Vimeo Video Widgets (which may contain their own tracking).
- Payment Processors: Platforms that collect payments such as Stripe or PayPal.
- Heatmaps & Session Recording: If you use tools like Hotjar, Microsoft Clarity, or Lucky Orange, these require specific disclosures as they record user movement.
- Customer Support/Chat: Tools like Intercom, Zendesk, or Drift collect personal data through chat logs.
- Review Platforms: Integration with Trustpilot or Yotpo often involves sharing customer email addresses to trigger review requests.
Privacy & Cookie Policy Best Practices Checklist
Whether you write your own policy or use a tool, ensure your website meets these foundational standards:
- Be Specific: Avoid vague language like “we may use your data.” Clearly state what you collect (names, IP addresses, etc.) and why (marketing, order fulfillment).
- Disclose Third Parties: Explicitly list the services that receive user data (e.g., Google, Meta, HubSpot).
- Explain User Rights: Clearly outline how a user can request to see, change, or delete their data.
- Easy Access: Keep links to your Privacy and Cookie policies in your website footer so they are visible on every page.
- Address Children’s Privacy: State whether your site is intended for users under 13 and how you handle such data (COPPA compliance).
- Stay Current: Include a “Last Updated” date at the top and review the policy at least once a year.
- Depending upon the regions your business targets, you may also need to implement a Cookie Consent banner.
Please feel free to reach out with any questions. We are not attorneys, but we’ll point you in the best direction that we can with the knowledge that we have.
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