{"id":88783,"date":"2021-10-14T10:23:50","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T14:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/?post_type=optinmonster_docs&#038;p=88783"},"modified":"2025-08-06T10:34:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T14:34:46","slug":"how-to-add-a-privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"optinmonster_docs","link":"https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/docs\/how-to-add-a-privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add a Privacy Notice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Do you want to add a privacy notice or a &#8220;We do not spam!&#8221; statement to your campaign? Do you need a specific privacy statement in your OptinMonster campaign to give confidence to your website visitors?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, you will learn how add a privacy notice to your campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"edit-campaign\">Add Privacy Notice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To add a privacy notice to your campaign, follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Navigate to the <strong>Design&nbsp;<\/strong>view of the campaign builder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Next, select the Fields block, click on the <strong>Add New Field<\/strong> button in the sidebar, and select the Privacy<br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"429\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-182657 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Markup-2023-11-03-at-155325-1024x549.png\" alt=\"Add the Privacy Notice field to your campaign's form.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Markup-2023-11-03-at-155325-1024x549.png 1024w, https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Markup-2023-11-03-at-155325-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Markup-2023-11-03-at-155325-768x412.png 768w, https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Markup-2023-11-03-at-155325-1536x824.png 1536w, https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Markup-2023-11-03-at-155325.png 1808w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The campaign will automatically add the Privacy Notice to the Fields block. You can directly select the text in the Design pane to edit the wording and styles of the text.<br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-182658\" src=\"https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Markup-2023-11-03-at-155401-1024x256.png\" alt=\"Edit the text of your Privacy Notice by direct selecting it in the Design preview.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Markup-2023-11-03-at-155401-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Markup-2023-11-03-at-155401-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Markup-2023-11-03-at-155401-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Markup-2023-11-03-at-155401.png 1218w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Optional) To show a checkbox field next to the Privacy Notice, toggle the option in the sidebar settings.<br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"1024\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-182659\" src=\"https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Markup-2023-11-03-at-155458-630x1024.png\" alt=\"Enable the checkbox option for the Privacy Notice.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Markup-2023-11-03-at-155458-630x1024.png 630w, https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Markup-2023-11-03-at-155458-185x300.png 185w, https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Markup-2023-11-03-at-155458.png 708w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Optional) You can choose whether the field is required (must be checked) by toggling the option in the sidebar.<br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"548\" height=\"1024\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-182660\" src=\"https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Markup-2023-11-03-at-155539-548x1024.png\" alt=\"Make the Privacy Notice checkbox required or not required.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Markup-2023-11-03-at-155539-548x1024.png 548w, https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Markup-2023-11-03-at-155539-160x300.png 160w, https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Markup-2023-11-03-at-155539.png 614w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(Optional) You can reposition the Privacy Notice relative to other fields in the form by selecting the three dot icon and dragging it to a new position.<br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"616\" height=\"602\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-182661\" src=\"https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Markup-2023-11-03-at-160028.png\" alt=\"Reposition the Privacy Notice relative to other fields in your OptinMonster form.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Markup-2023-11-03-at-160028.png 616w, https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Markup-2023-11-03-at-160028-300x293.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When you&#8217;re finished, <strong>Save<\/strong> your campaign.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"faq\">FAQs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is the Privacy Checkbox field compliant with GDPR consent requirements?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>No, at this time the Privacy Checkbox field does not pass any data with the lead, so it does not meet GDPR consent requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your ESP supports <a href=\"https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/docs\/use-field-mapping-to-add-extra-fields-to-your-optin-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Field Mapping<\/a>, we recommend adding a custom checkbox field configured to capture consent. Alternatively, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/docs\/how-to-connect-optinmonster-with-any-custom-html-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">use our Form Embed block<\/a> to add a custom HTML form to your campaign that contains all required fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How can I customize the style of the checkbox using CSS?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/optinmonster.com\/docs\/how-to-use-optinmonsters-custom-css-tool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">use Custom CSS<\/a> to control the styling of the checkbox field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use the following CSS to get started styling the checkbox field. This example will make sure the checkbox field stays at the top line if your privacy message spans multiple lines:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script src=\"https:\/\/library.wpcode.com\/embedjs\/323z4385.js\/\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"types-templates\">Which campaign types and templates support the privacy notice?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>All campaign types and templates support the privacy notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is the privacy notice checkbox optional or required?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>You can make the checkbox required or optional by toggling the setting in Step 5 above.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you want to add a privacy notice or a &#8220;We do not spam!&#8221; statement to your campaign? Do you need a specific privacy statement in your OptinMonster campaign to give confidence to your website visitors? In this article, you will learn how add a privacy notice to your campaign. 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