[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #43620: Privacy Policy page design

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#43620: Privacy Policy page design
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 Reporter:  melchoyce         |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement       |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General           |     Version:
 Severity:  normal            |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  gdpr needs-patch  |     Focuses:  ui, administration
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Comment (by azaozz):

 Replying to [comment:13 rianrietveld]:

 Thanks for the review and the suggestions!

 > Above the title there is an explanation about this page and how it is
 generated.

 Good idea imho.

 > In the content area a good default text is added on creation of the page
 (maybe reviewed per country?). Site owners can edit this to their liking.

 Yes, the plan is to include the "default" text from WordPress when a new
 page is created. The site owners will also have the option to select an
 existing privacy policy page when they already have one.

 > At the bottom of the content there will an auto generated list of links,
 to all the Privacy Policy pages of the plugins on their sites. That way
 the page doesn't have to be updated when the plugins update their
 statement.

 Thought of doing this but the problem will be that most privacy policies
 on plugins websites will not be translated. I'm not sure if that's
 acceptable. If it is, that'd be the easiest solution. Technically we can
 even add a "dynamic" list of links when outputting the privacy policy page
 on the front-end. Then the policy won't need to be edited at all when
 plugins are added, deleted or updated.

 > Also: in the construction above content managers can edit the policies
 of the plugins, which may cause problems for the plugins if they are
 altered wrongly. By referring to a page of the plugin, the responsibility
 and text stays with the plugin owner.

 The site owners should always be responsible for their sites policies.
 We'll be getting into very murky waters if plugins "inherit" any legal
 responsibilities from the sites they are used on.

 The idea for the above postbox is that plugins should add there
 "information that may need to be added to the site's policy", not
 completed individual policies for each plugin. Then the site owner will be
 able to use that information in creating their own privacy policy, and
 hopefully seek some legal advice about the whole policy content.

 I'm also thinking if we should move the postbox under the editor and have
 a link that will scroll to it (and focus it) in the explanation above the
 title. It seems it is going to be under the editor in Gutenberg too.

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