Trust fix guide
No Privacy Policy Found
Required by law in many jurisdictions (GDPR, CCPA). Missing it damages trust.
Issue ID: TRUST-PRIVACY-001
Severity: high
Impact: High
Effort: M
Use this article when
- You need deeper remediation guidance than the issue card can show.
- You want CMS-specific steps before handing the fix to a developer.
- You want a repeatable re-check path after shipping the change.
What this issue is
Required by law in many jurisdictions (GDPR, CCPA). Missing it damages trust.
Why it matters
Required by law in many jurisdictions (GDPR, CCPA). Missing it damages trust. This affects buyer confidence and whether a visitor feels comfortable contacting or buying from you.
How we detect it
- FreeSiteAudit flags this issue when the rule for TRUST-PRIVACY-001 fails and the page evidence points to Url probe.
- You can usually confirm this by checking the page source or the relevant page settings inside your CMS.
Evidence examples
Check the affected page source, rendered output, or relevant CMS setting to confirm the missing or incorrect element.
How to fix it
- 1Create a Privacy Policy page
- 2Link to it from the footer on every page
- 3Cover data collection, cookies, and third-party sharing
How to re-check it
- Confirm Privacy Policy exists and is linked from footer
Related tools
This issue is best verified with the full FreeSiteAudit crawl rather than a single-point mini tool.