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  marieannemartinsblog · Member · May 25, 2018 at 4:28 am

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  I’m looking to add privacy policy to my site but I want this to be in the footer how would I add it?

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  timethief · Member · May 26, 2018 at 1:37 am

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  Please see here https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/about-the-gdpr/ and here https://en.support.wordpress.com/cookie-widget/

  This thread is also tagged for a Staff follow-up.

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  fstat · Staff · May 26, 2018 at 7:33 am

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  Hi there,

  The privacy & cookie banner is already being displayed at the bottom of your website. When a visitors clicks on the Accept button it will go away for them.

  Here’s how it looks on your site:

  http://cld.wthms.co/0fvgYi

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  marieannemartinsblog · Member · May 26, 2018 at 8:40 am

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  Ohhh I thought because of the GDPR changes I had to add a whole tab on my site. Just to confirm this is not the case?

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  fstat · Staff · May 26, 2018 at 11:55 am

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  This banner informs people about the WordPress.com policies regarding GDPR. If you wish to include your own policy about data you might collect from your site’s visitors it’s up to you to create one. For more information you can read this thread:

  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/about-the-gdpr/

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  marieannemartinsblog · Member · May 26, 2018 at 3:01 pm

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  Thank you. But would I have to include one Isit necessary?

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  fstat · Staff · May 27, 2018 at 12:11 am

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  It’s up to you. If you collect and use personal data from your site’s visitors then you can craft a privacy policy informing your visitors.