Free Cookie Policy Generator for Shopify Store — US Compliant

🇺🇸 Key US Requirements

The United States has a sectoral approach to data privacy — no single federal law covers all businesses, but multiple laws apply depending on your industry and the data you collect. Key federal laws include COPPA (children's data), HIPAA (health data), GLBA (financial data), and CAN-SPAM (email marketing). FTC enforcement can result in significant penalties for deceptive data practices.

• Privacy policy must accurately describe actual data practices (FTC Act Section 5)
• COPPA compliance required if your site knowingly collects data from children under 13
• CAN-SPAM compliance for all commercial email communications
• State laws may apply: California (CCPA), Virginia (VCDPA), Colorado (CPA), and others
• "CalOPPA" requires a privacy policy for any site accessible to California residents
• HIPAA Business Associate Agreements required if handling health data

Shopify Store — Specific Considerations

Shopify stores operate under Shopify's platform terms, which means your store shares data with Shopify Inc. as a data processor. Shopify automatically installs tracking pixels, collects checkout abandonment data, and enables third-party apps — each of which may process customer data. Your privacy policy must disclose Shopify's role as a data processor and list all installed apps that access customer data.

Data typically collected by Shopify Store businesses: customer name, shipping and billing address, email, phone, payment details (via Shopify Payments), order history, browsing and checkout abandonment data, Shopify analytics

• Shopify as data processor disclosure
• Shopify Payments and third-party payment gateway data
• Installed apps with customer data access
• Shopify analytics and behavior tracking
• GDPR compliance for EU customers via Shopify's tools