Getting Started with Termly
At one.com, you can easily create a cookie banner and policy with Termly, an all-in-one tool that helps you to make your website comply with international privacy laws like GDPR and CCPA.
If your website uses cookies, you have to tell about it to your visitors and ask their consent. With Termly, you can create cookie and privacy policies, add a GDPR-compliant cookie banner to your website, and more. You can buy the Termly add-on and access it through the one.com Control Panel.
In this guide, we'll take you through the steps to get started with Termly.
Do you have a Website Builder site?
Website Builder includes a basic consent banner, which you can use without a Termly subscription. See our guide.
In order to add Termly's premium consent banner and policies to your Website Builder site, you need a Termly subscription and access to Website Builder's code component. The code component is included in the Premium and Business + E-commerce plans.
- Step 1 - Log in to the Termly Dashboard
- Step 2 - Open the Compliance checklist
- Step 3 - Review your business information
- Step 4 - Create a Privacy Policy
- Step 5 - Create Terms and Conditions
- Step 6 - Scan your website for Cookies
- Step 7 - Add a Consent Banner to your website
- Step 8 - Add a Cookie Policy to your website
Step 1 - Log in to the Termly Dashboard
You can access Termly through your one.com Control Panel.
- Log in to the one.com Control panel.
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Click Termly under Advanced Settings.
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Click the blue Go to Termly button. If you don't have a Termly subscription yet, you can purchase it on this page.
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Create a password for your Termly account by typing it in the field. Then, click Create account.
- On the next page, type in your e-mail address and click the green Sign in button to log in to the Termly dashboard.
Step 2 - Open the Compliance checklist
In the Termly dashboard, you can find all of the Termly tools in the menu on the left. Get started with making your website compliant by following the checklist in the bottom right corner of the page.
Step 3 - Review your business information
First, in the checklist in the bottom right corner of the page, click Review your business information.
Fill in and/or review your business information. This information will be included in the policies of your website. When you're ready, click Save.
Step 4 - Create a Privacy Policy
Continue to the next step by clicking Create a Privacy Policy in the Compliance checklist. Then, click New privacy policy.
Termly will now ask you questions about your business and website. Answer the questions as accurately as possible in order to generate a privacy policy that suits your website. You can see the progress and the steps on the left hand menu.
Tip: You can see more information about the questions by clicking the small question mark on their right side. You can also see tips on the right side of the page.
When you have filled in all the information, press Publish to see a preview of the generated privacy policy. Add it to your website by clicking Add to website.
Step 5 - Create Terms and Conditions
Click Create a Terms and Conditions in the checklist. Then, click the green New Terms and Conditions button.
As with Privacy Policy, Termly will ask you questions about your business and website, and generate the Terms and Conditions based on your answers. You can add the Terms and Conditions to your website in the same way to the Privacy Policy in the previous step.
Step 6 - Scan your website for Cookies
Before you can add a Cookie Policy and Consent banner to your website, you need to scan it for cookies.
In the Compliance checklist, click Scan your Site for Cookies. Click Scan now.
After the scan is finished, Termly will show you a list of the cookies on your website. The cookies will be listed in your website's privacy policy.
Step 7 - Add a Consent Banner to your website
In the Compliance checklist, click Install and Verify Your Consent Banner.
On this page, you can adjust the consent banner's options and styling. When all of the settings are ready, click Save at the bottom of the page.
Note: If you choose to create a custom theme, remember that the consent banner's text has to be easy to read for it to be compliant with international privacy laws. If you're unsure, we recommend using one of Termly's built-in themes.
By clicking the Preview button, you can see how the banner is going to look on your website. Install the consent banner to your website by clicking Install at the top of the page.
In the pop-up window, choose how you want to install the consent banner to see instructions.
If you have a WordPress website, you can follow our guide: How do I add the Termly consent banner to my WordPress website?
Once installed, the consent banner will be shown to your website's visitors. It will inform users about how you use cookies and allow them to set their cookie preferences.
Step 8 - Add a Cookie Policy to your website
Click Embed your Cookie Policy in the Compliance checklist.
You will now see a preview of your Cookie policy. Click Add to website and choose how you want to add it to see instructions.
Tip: For more information about cookie policies and why you may need one, see our guide: What should be included in my cookie policy?
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