Selling with Confidence: Privacy Policy Requirements for Course Creators

Get ready. Next step is to learn more about the reasons why websites that are based on courses may be required to have privacy policies.

It's not the most thrilling topic, yet it's a crucial one.

Privacy is now a larger and more significant problem. Customers are demanding that websites adhere to their privacy. The penalties for non-compliance can be extremely costly just for not disclosing the privacy policies of your website.

If your course website has been collecting data under regulations, it's your obligation to provide specific details so that your visitors understand what the data is for.

The article (and the webinar) will provide course creators the basics for the creation of policies on their websites and how they're necessary for courses, as well as how to have the right policies in place (and make sure they stay current as time passes).

Before we move any further it is important to remember that this presentation and webinar is not legal advice and is meant solely for informational use. Get an attorney from your region to assist you to meet the legal requirements for compliance.

What data is considered to be regulated?

Information such as names, email addresses, and IP addresses are governed by a variety of privacy laws around the globe. If you're collecting these regulated details, then you might be required to implement a Privacy Policies, no matter the location you're located.

It's already a major knowledge-based lesson that governments that create privacy laws don't care about the location of your company. They're concerned with protecting individuals' data. Therefore, if you're collecting information from different areas, it could be necessary to adhere to a variety of privacy laws, and to make the necessary disclosures in each (yes each privacy law is unique).

Are the data you collect regulated harmful?

Not at all! All you need to do is to make sure you have made that you have made the necessary disclosures.

The collection of data, such as email addresses, names, and IP addresses can help ensure that your customers have excellent experiences on your site. This also allows you to enhance your website as time passes.

The only thing that has been changed is that you need to be aware of the privacy practices you use and ensure you have the particular policies specific to your website with the correct disclosures you specifically are legally required to make as per the law(s) applicable to your site.

Does your website course collect regulated data?

Virtually all modern websites collect protected information. It's practically mandatory to ensure that spammers don't attempt to compromise your forms of contact since it's not possible to accept payment without. So collecting data is normal for web sites, but it could be larger than you imagined.

Common features of the courses that collect the following information that is regulated:

• Course and membership registrations
• Accepting payments
• Video embedded from third websites of third parties
• Engagement begins
• Rewarding your Learners
• Email drips
• Discussion forums
• Integrity
• Quizzes

 Common integrations in which the course creators are able to share their information with a third party:

• Embedding 3rd party videos for lessons (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.)
• Integrations of Payment processing gateways (Stripe, PayPal, etc.)
• Automated renewal reminder (Mailgun, ActiveCampaign, Mailchimp for examples.)
• Email newsletter subscription forms (Mailchimp, ActiveCampaign, Constant Contact, etc.)
• Data transfer providers (Zapier, etc.)

What should I do?

It is important to implement policies on your website to ensure more sales and avoid of fines or legal actions. By using website policies, you can build trust between customers and aids to comply with law.

Privacy will not go away (if you look at it this way the importance of privacy is growing) and the inability to establish a clear Privacy Policy is the main reason for webmasters into trouble with respect to legislation on privacy (where penalties start at $2500 per site visitor who complains that they're not protected).

It is worth considering joining our live webinar in which we'll be teaching you the basics of Web guidelines and the most effective method to obtain the right ones and how to easily ensure they're current in the future!

What are you able to do about it?

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