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Privacy policy: reachable from every page
The check establishes whether a privacy policy is linked from the page being checked. What's checked is whether the link is reachable — no machine judges whether the text is complete in substance.
- The link belongs in the footer, because it's then present on every page. A privacy policy only reachable via the homepage misses its purpose on every entry through a subpage — and that's the normal case when arriving via search engines.
- What the check does NOT do: judge whether the policy names every actual processing activity. That's a substantive and legal question. The report provides the technical basis for it — namely, the list of third parties actually embedded.
- Experience shows this list is the most useful part: the policy often names tools that no longer exist, and stays silent about ones embedded since.
FAQ
Do you check the content of the privacy policy?
No. We establish that it's linked, and deliver the list of third parties actually loaded. Comparing the two is substantive work for you or your legal counsel.
Is a link in the consent banner enough?
It helps, but it doesn't replace a permanently reachable link — the banner stops appearing once a decision is made.