Importance of a Privacy Policy with Berkley Sweetapple
SHOW NOTES: Episode 58
Do you know the basics of what a blogger needs on their website in order to be protected?
Berkley Sweetapple, a business and trademark attorney, is on the podcast today to talk about all the legal things that you need on your blog. She specifically works one-on-one with bloggers, coaches, online course creators, and business owners.
Berkley shares her expertise on what bloggers need on their blogs to protect themselves. She shares two big things that you need which are 1) a privacy policy and 2) Terms of use/conditions. Berkley shares what a privacy policy is, why it is important, and why it is something you don’t want to ignore. She talks about what the terms of use is, and what can be included in it. We talk about the risks if you were to ignore some of the pieces involved and the risks of not putting them on your site. We also talk about the importance of hiring an attorney that is familiar with the online space, how often you should update your privacy policy and terms of use, and how you would know if there is a problem with either of them.
We hope that we’ve given you some steps that you can take today, especially if you’re new. If you have never put a privacy policy on your blog, this is something that you’re really going to want to consider.
We had a great conversation with Berkley! We want to hear how this episode helped you! Let’s continue the conversation over on Instagram (@sparkmediaconcepts). We’d love to hear from you!
IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVERED:
- What bloggers need on their blogs to protect themselves
- What a privacy policy is
- What the terms of use is
- Risks of not putting a privacy policy or terms of use on your site
- Hiring an attorney that is familiar with the online space
- How often you should update your privacy policy and terms of use
- How would you know if there is a problem with your privacy policy or terms of use
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- Be sure to check out Berkley’s website where you can find all of the templates she mentions in the episode – plus many more!
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