Templates

Privacy policies are used on websites to explain to people how the organization collects and uses their digital data.

These policies apply to digital information you create, collect, and share including text, video, photographs, and quantitative data.

Organizations use Terms of Service on their websites to explain their responsibilities for what takes place on the site.

These sample policies cover the use of an organization’s data by software or hardware vendors or consultants, including volunteers.

Organizations often collect data from people in digital form, or that they plan to digitize later. This can happen in many forms – conducting interviews, running surveys, or recording a visiting speaker’s presentation.

Many organizations license data from other sources. These policies will help you think about the terms under which you do so.

Many organizations are developing policies that reflect a commitment to share data openly and accessibly.