How to Set Up WooCommerce Privacy Policy Checkout Page

WooCommerce Privacy Policy CheckoutAre you looking for a way to add a privacy policy on your WooCommerce checkout page?

A privacy policy page is a document required by law that discloses the information you collect about your website’s visitors.

Your store should have a privacy policy, but most beginners do not know how to create a legitimate policy and then display it.

In this post, I will show you how to add a privacy policy in WooCommerce easily.

WooCommerce Privacy Policy Checkout

WooCommerce Stores collect information about their visitors in different ways.

In many countries like the United States, websites are required by law to disclose the information they collect about their visitors.

They are also required to inform them how this information is used. Here are some of the ways a typical WooCommerce store collects user information:

  • Name and email address in comment forms.
  • Billing and shipping information.
  • Comment form cookie, which remembers a user’s name or email address.
  • Name and email addresses submitted by the user by using a contact form.
  • Name and email address submitted to sign up for email list.
  • Information is collected when users register on a website.
  • Google Analytics tracking.

Your privacy policy should comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). GDPR is a European Union (EU) law that gives its citizens control over their data.

Steps to Add a Privacy Policy on the WooCommerce Checkout

Here are the steps you need to follow:

  1. Log into your WordPress site and access the dashboard as the admin user
  2. From the dashboard menu, click on WooCommerce > Settings.
  3. Click on the Accounts and Privacy tab. You will see a section where you can add the Privacy policy, as shown below:Privacy policy

The [privacy_policy] shortcode is the link to your Privacy Policy page.

You can remove it or change it to whatever you want because some basic HTML is supported here.

Steps to Add Terms and Conditions Checkbox to the Checkout Page

Here are the steps you need to follow:

  1. Log into your WordPress site and access the dashboard as the admin user
  2. From the dashboard menu, click on WooCommerce > Settings.
  3. Click on the Advanced tab.
  4. Set a page as your “Terms and Conditions” page as shown below:terms and conditions

Steps to Change the Terms and Conditions Text

You can change the “Terms and Conditions” text on the customizer settings. Here are the steps you need to follow:

  1. Log into your WordPress site and access the dashboard as the admin user
  2. On the WordPress dashboard, go to Appearance > Customize
  3. Go to WooCommerce and then to Checkout:change terms and conditions text
  4. You can also use HTML tags if you want to add your custom link to the text.

Conclusion

In summary, you have learned how you can add a privacy policy and the terms and conditions of your WooCommerce page.

They are very important in any online store that collects users’ information, as it is a requirement in many countries like the United States.

If you need custom development, I recommend hiring a qualified WordPress developer.

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