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What are security policies?

MC Professional implements security measures to safeguard your information and protect data privacy. Organizations are also responsible for creating and posting their own privacy policies, terms of use, and refund policies on their websites. Making these policies publicly available shows members that their information is protected and helps your organization meet global data protection requirements.

If your policies are already written, skip to Posting your policies.

Note: Our Support Team cannot assist with the creation of your organization's policies. As an MC Professional customer, you have access to discounted rates with Termly, a third-party tool for generating website policies.

Privacy policy

What is a privacy policy?

A privacy policy is a legal document that outlines how your organization collects, uses, stores, and protects the personal information of its website visitors and members.

Data privacy laws that may affect your organization include:

For more information on GDPR compliance, see Making your MC Professional website GDPR compliant.

How do I write a privacy policy?

Resources for creating a privacy policy:

Examples from other organizations (do not copy verbatim):

For more information, see Creating a privacy policy.

Terms of use

What are terms of use?

Terms of use — also called "terms and conditions" or "terms of service" — are legal agreements that outline the rules and conditions governing use of a website. Organizations use these agreements to protect their interests, establish guidelines for user behavior, and mitigate legal risks. Depending on the wording, users may indicate consent simply by continuing to use the website.

How do I write terms of use?

Resources for creating terms of use:

Examples from other organizations (do not copy verbatim):

Refund policy

What is a refund policy?

A refund policy outlines your organization's terms for reimbursing a purchase or payment when a member requests a return of funds. It typically specifies eligibility criteria, the timeframe, the method of reimbursement, and any applicable conditions. A clear refund policy establishes transparency and trust in financial transactions between your organization and its members.

How do I write a refund policy?

Resources for creating a refund policy:

Examples from other organizations (do not copy verbatim):

Posting your policies

  1. Create a policy center page
    Add a menu item to serve as a policy center. Include each policy's content directly on the page, or add sub-menu items beneath the parent for each individual policy.
  2. Add links from your home page
    Insert links to your policies or terms of use from your organization's home page.
  3. Add a consent checkbox to forms
    On a form, add a Label element with a link to your policy, then add a Selection Set element with a checkbox confirming the member has read and accepts the terms. Mark it as a required field if consent is mandatory. This lets members provide consent when applying for membership or registering for events. See Creating and configuring forms for details.
  4. Install a Termly consent banner
    If you have generated a code snippet through Termly, contact our Support Team to have it added to your website.

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