The Information Commissioner’s Office has launched a new tool that can help small businesses create a bespoke privacy notice that protects people’s information rights.

By law, businesses must explain why it holds people’s information and what it does with it. This allows customers, suppliers, staff and volunteers to know what will be done with their personal information.

Many businesses choose to display this privacy notice on their website.

The new tool can help create a tailored privacy notice for businesses in various industry sectors. For instance, it includes sections specific to businesses in finance, legal, insurance, education and childcare, health and social care, retail and manufacturing. The tool can also assist charities and volunteer organisations.

The tool can create two different types of privacy notice – one for customers and suppliers, and another for staff and volunteers.

Businesses that already have a privacy notice could check that it is up-to-date against the generator.

To use the privacy notice generator, click the link below: