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Privacy policy rewritten in plain English

A privacy policy rewritten and rebuilt as a page people can actually understand — plain language, clear structure, no wall of legal text.

A person reading a plain-English privacy policy on screen
The brief

A page that existed to be ignored

The policy existed because it had to, and it read that way — dense, unbroken and written for legal completeness rather than for a customer who just wants to know what happens to their data.

The business wanted something honest and readable: the same legal position, communicated in a way that didn't feel like a barrier to trust.

At a glance

Sector
Professional services
Project type
Content & page redesign
Scope
Plain-language rewrite, structure, layout
Focus
Clarity and trust
Delivered
2024
What we did

Written for the reader, not the file

Nothing about the legal position changed. What changed was the order things are said in, and who they're said to.

Plain language throughout

Every clause was rewritten in ordinary English — shorter sentences, no unnecessary legal phrasing, and no ambiguity about what's actually being said.

Organised by question

Rather than a numbered list, the page is grouped around the questions people actually arrive with: what's collected, why, who sees it and how to opt out.

Key points surfaced first

A short summary at the top gives the headline answers, with the detail below for anyone who wants to read further.

Navigable on any device

Clear headings and in-page links mean a reader can jump straight to the part they came for rather than scrolling through the whole document.

The outcome

A policy that builds trust instead of eroding it

The page now reads as part of the brand rather than an afterthought — and customers can find a straight answer without hunting for it.

  • Plain-language wording with the legal position intact
  • Structure built around the reader's actual questions
  • Key points answered up front, detail available below
  • A page that reads as considered rather than obligatory
The rewritten policy page shown alongside the rest of the website

Need something similar?

If your policy page reads like a legal document rather than a promise, rewriting it is a small job with a real effect on trust.

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