Privacy Policy

Template — legal review required. This privacy policy is a starting template, not legal advice. Replace every highlighted placeholder, match it to the tools you actually use, and have it reviewed by a qualified attorney before launch. Privacy laws (for example, state privacy laws such as California’s CCPA/CPRA) may apply depending on your audience and business.

Effective date: [DATE]

This Privacy Policy explains how [LEGAL BUSINESS NAME] (“GetSideHustles,” “we,” “us”) collects, uses, and shares information when you visit https://getsidehustles.com (the “Site”).

Information we collect

Information you provide

  • Contact form: your name, email address, topic, and message, which we use to respond to you.
  • Newsletter: if you subscribe, your email address is processed by our email service provider, [PROVIDER NAME].

Information collected automatically

  • Log and device data such as IP address, browser type, and pages visited, collected by our hosting provider [HOST].
  • Cookies and similar technologies used by analytics and, if enabled, advertising partners. [List the analytics tool(s) you use, e.g., Google Analytics.]

How we use information

  • To operate, maintain, and improve the Site.
  • To respond to messages and requests.
  • To send newsletters you’ve requested (you can unsubscribe at any time).
  • To measure site performance and, if enabled, show advertising.
  • To comply with legal obligations and protect the Site.

Advertising

[Include this section only if you run ads.] Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this Site or other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. See also how Google uses information from sites that use its services.

Some links on the Site are affiliate links. When you click one, the retailer or network may use cookies to attribute a purchase to us. See our Affiliate Disclosure.

How we share information

We do not sell your personal information [confirm this is accurate for your setup]. We share information with service providers that help us run the Site (hosting, email, analytics, advertising), when required by law, or to protect our rights.

Your choices and rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or opt out of certain uses of your personal information. To make a request, contact us and choose “Privacy request.” [Describe how you verify and respond to requests and the applicable state-law rights.]

Children’s privacy

The Site is intended for adults and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Data retention and security

[Describe how long you keep contact messages and newsletter data, and the reasonable safeguards you use.]

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy. We’ll change the effective date above when we do.

Contact

[LEGAL BUSINESS NAME]
[BUSINESS MAILING ADDRESS]
[PRIVACY CONTACT EMAIL]