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Texas Privacy Policy Template

Create a Texas privacy policy online for a website or app. The Standard policy covers the information collected, how it is used and shared, cookies, international transfers, retention, security and breach notification, privacy rights requests, Texas privacy law, children's privacy under COPPA, and marketing emails under CAN-SPAM.

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Texas rules built into this template

  • Texas privacy law: Unless a business is a small business as defined by the U.S. Small Business Administration, Texas residents have the right under the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act to confirm whether a business processes their personal data and to access, correct, delete, and obtain a portable copy of it, and to opt out of its sale, of targeted advertising, and of profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects. Businesses must respond within 45 days and offer an appeal, and consumers may then contact the Texas Attorney General (Tex. Bus. & Com. Code ch. 541). A business that sells sensitive personal data must post the notice required by Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 541.102.
  • Data breaches: businesses must notify affected Texas residents of a security breach involving their personal information (Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 521.053).
  • Children: a site directed to children under 13, or that knowingly collects their data, must follow the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, including the amended COPPA Rule in effect since 2025.

What the Privacy Policy includes

  1. Introduction
  2. Information We Collect
  3. How We Use Information
  4. How We Share Information
  5. Cookies and Tracking
  6. International Transfers
  7. Data Retention
  8. Data Security
  9. Your Privacy Rights
  10. State Privacy Rights
  11. Children's Privacy
  12. Marketing Communications
  13. Changes to This Policy
  14. Contact Us
  15. Governing Law

Frequently asked questions

Does a website need a privacy policy in Texas?
In practice, yes. Texas websites that collect personal information from California residents must post one under California law, many state privacy laws require one, and app stores, payment processors, and advertising platforms require a privacy policy.
Does Texas have a consumer privacy law?
Unless a business is a small business as defined by the U.S. Small Business Administration, Texas residents have the right under the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act to confirm whether a business processes their personal data and to access, correct, delete, and obtain a portable copy of it, and to opt out of its sale, of targeted advertising, and of profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects. Businesses must respond within 45 days and offer an appeal, and consumers may then contact the Texas Attorney General (Tex. Bus. & Com. Code ch. 541). A business that sells sensitive personal data must post the notice required by Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 541.102.
What is the difference between the Standard and Professional Privacy Policy?
The Standard edition is a complete, state-aware Privacy Policy for common situations. The Professional edition adds longer clause coverage, schedules, and optional modules for more complex matters. You can preview either edition free before you pay.

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