Terms & Conditions

Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions Differences

The main difference here is that a Privacy Policy is required by law if you collect or use any personal information from your users, e.g. email addresses, first and last names etc. while a Terms & Conditions agreement sets forth terms, conditions, requirements, and clauses relating to the use of your website or mobile/desktop app, e.g. copyright protection, account terminations in cases of abuses, and so on.

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If your website or app (regardless if it's a mobile app or a desktop app) collects and uses any kind of personal information from users, you're required by laws around the world to have the Privacy Policy and make it available to your users, preferably before they start using your website or app. "Personal information" can include any information that can be used to identify an individual, such as a name, email address, mailing address, birthdate, IP address, etc. In the United States, for example, California's Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA) requires businesses that collect any personal information from users in California to have a Privacy Policy. And, due to the widely accessible nature of online businesses (like ecommerce stores), CalOPPA in effect means that any websites or apps (especially U.S. businesses) that collect personal information from users must have this legal agreement since limiting a California audience is not feasible. CalOPPA requires that this agreement is conspicuously posted on the website or through the app, to include the word "Privacy" in the title of the agreement and in the link's text that links to this legal page.