Want to make your website privacy-friendly? Check off these key things to ensure you’re not collecting any information that’s not needed from your website visitors.
Remove all data-collecting features not actively being used, such as:
- Analytics tools that are commonly installed but rarely used
- Advertising pixels leftover from old ads (Meta, LinkedIn, etc.)
- Contact forms asking for data not actually needed (phone numbers)
Limit tracking software by implementing the following:
- Store fonts locally (like Google Fonts)
- Load videos locally (instead of YouTube & Vimeo embeds)
- Use screenshots instead of using map embeds
- Consider privacy-focused tools (UseFathom instead of Google Analytics or Friendly Captcha instead of reCaptcha)
Improve your security by doing the following:
- Ensure an SSL certificate is installed
- Keep plugins and software updated
- Set up risk assessment & risk treatment plans
If you do need analytics tools, advertising pixels, or font, map, and video embeds, that’s OK—and totally normal. Just make sure you have a privacy policy and cookie consent solution in place.
Many cookie consent tools don’t allow users to give proper (and legally required) consent to collecting their data.
Here’s what getting proper consent actually looks like:
- Have an “Accept” & “Decline” option that are the same size & color
- Set “Functional” and “Marketing” cookies to “Deny” by default
- Don’t include pre-ticked boxes on any forms or Consent Solution
- List specific cookies collected (with the ability to accept/decline each)
Do you have a cookie consent tool on your website? If so, is it configured to allow users to give proper consent? The cookie consent solution we recommend through Termageddon ensures proper consent is obtained and policies are set up correctly.
