Generate Legal Documents

1. The three documents every store MUST have (read this first)

• Privacy Policy (legally required): Explains what data you collect, how you use it, and who you share it with. Required by law in virtually every jurisdiction, and required by Google, Facebook, and most ad platforms. Without this, you cannot run ads.
• Terms of Service (strongly recommended): Your rules of engagement. Covers intellectual property, liability limitations, dispute resolution, and account termination. Protects you if a customer sues.
• Return/Refund Policy (practically required): What can be returned, within what timeframe, who pays return shipping, and how refunds are processed. Not legally required everywhere, but customers expect it — and no refund policy means more abandoned carts.

2. Documents that are nice to have but not urgent

• Cookie Policy: Required in the EU under GDPR. If you sell to European customers, add this. Otherwise, your Privacy Policy can cover cookies.
• Shipping Policy: Separate page detailing carriers, timelines, and costs. Helpful but can be covered on product pages and at checkout.
• Disclaimer: Only needed if you sell products with health, financial, or safety implications.

3. Generate your documents (30 min)

Use Termly or TermsFeed — both have free tiers and walk you through a questionnaire. Answer honestly about your data collection practices (analytics, email marketing, payment processing all count as data collection). The generator creates a legally formatted document tailored to your answers.

4. Publish and link them (10 min)

Create dedicated pages for each document on your store. Add links to all three in your site footer — this is where customers and regulators expect to find them. Also link your return policy on your product pages and at checkout. A visible refund policy at checkout reduces cart abandonment by up to 15%.

5. Set a reminder to review annually

Legal requirements change. GDPR, CCPA, and other privacy laws get updated. Set a calendar reminder to review and regenerate your documents once a year, or whenever you add new data collection tools (like a new email provider or analytics tool).