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Privacy Policy & Terms Link Presence

Verifies the website contains a clear, crawlable link to an accessible Privacy Policy in the page footer or navigation.

Test Your Website for Privacy Policy & Terms Link Presence

Run this check along with 90+ automated tests across your domain.

Why It Matters

Required by global privacy laws (CalOPPA, GDPR) and advertising networks (Google Ads, Meta).

How We Check This

We search DOM anchor tags for links containing "privacy", "privacy policy", or "terms".

How to Fix & Implement

Copy-paste configuration blocks tailored for your web server or edge proxy.

nginx snippet
Add clear footer links: <a href="/privacy">Privacy Policy</a>

Frequently Asked Questions

Is a Privacy Policy legally required even for blogs?

Yes, if your blog uses analytics, contact forms, or display ads that collect user IP addresses or cookies.