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Under GDPR Article 13 and UK Data Protection Act 2018, your privacy policy must clearly state:

• Identity and contact details of your organisation and Data Protection Officer (if applicable)
• Purposes of processing and the lawful basis for each purpose
• Legitimate interests pursued by you or a third party (if applicable)
• Recipients or categories of recipients of personal data
• International transfers and safeguards used
• Retention periods or criteria used to determine retention
• Individual rights (access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, objection)
• Right to withdraw consent (if consent is the lawful basis)
• Right to lodge a complaint with the ICO
• Automated decision-making including profiling (if applicable)

Our template includes all mandatory sections to ensure full ICO compliance.

ICO Enforcement Powers:

• Administrative fines: Up to £17.5 million or 4% of annual global turnover (whichever is higher)
• Enforcement notices: Formal orders requiring compliance within specified timeframes
• Data breach notifications: Mandatory reporting within 72 hours
• Audits and assessments: ICO can audit your data practices
• Criminal prosecution: For serious breaches under Section 170-173 DPA 2018

Recent ICO Actions:

British Airways (£20m fine), Marriott (£18.4m fine), Ticketmaster (£1.25m fine) - all for inadequate data protection practices including missing or inadequate privacy policies.

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Full GDPR & UK DPA 2018 Compliance:

• ✓ Data controller identity and contact details section
• ✓ Comprehensive data collection statement
• ✓ Lawful basis for processing (all 6 GDPR bases covered)
• ✓ Third-party data sharing disclosures
• ✓ International data transfer safeguards
• ✓ Data retention policies and timescales
• ✓ Full individual rights explanations (access, erasure, portability, etc.)
• ✓ Cookie policy integration guidance
• ✓ Children's data protection (if applicable)
• ✓ Automated decision-making disclosures
• ✓ Data breach notification procedures
• ✓ ICO complaint procedure
• ✓ Policy update mechanism

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Don't Fall Into These Traps:

• Using US templates: GDPR requirements are vastly different from US privacy laws. US templates won't protect you.
• Copy-pasting from competitors: Each business has unique data practices. Generic policies create liability gaps.
• Forgetting cookie consent: Privacy policy alone isn't enough - you need proper cookie consent mechanisms.
• Vague language: ICO requires "clear and plain language". Legal jargon can result in non-compliance.
• Missing lawful basis: Every processing activity needs a stated lawful basis under GDPR Article 6.
• No update date: Policies must show when they were last updated.
• Hidden privacy policy: Must be easily accessible from every page (footer link minimum).
• Outdated information: Review annually minimum, update whenever practices change.

Our template prevents all these mistakes with clear, compliant language.