Trust fix guide
Privacy Policy Exists But Not Linked
A Privacy Policy was found at , but there is no link to it in the homepage footer. Required by law in many jurisdictions (GDPR, CCPA). Make it easy to find.
Issue ID: TRUST-PRIVACY-002
Severity: high
Impact: High
Effort: S
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What this issue is
A Privacy Policy was found at , but there is no link to it in the homepage footer. Required by law in many jurisdictions (GDPR, CCPA). Make it easy to find.
Why it matters
A Privacy Policy was found at , but there is no link to it in the homepage footer. Required by law in many jurisdictions (GDPR, CCPA). Make it easy to find. 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-002 fails and the page evidence points to Url probe, Navigation.
- Typical evidence looks like: Privacy policy found at (HTTP ).
Evidence examples
Privacy policy found at (HTTP )
No privacy policy link found in homepage footer
How to fix it
- 1Add a "Privacy Policy" link to your footer on every page
- 2Link directly to the existing page
- 3Make it easily accessible from all pages
How to re-check it
- Confirm privacy policy link exists in footer