Website Compliance Checklist for Privacy & Data Protection

Practical website compliance checklists to help you review common privacy, consent, and data protection requirements that may apply to your website.

  • Identify tracking that runs before user consent
  • Review how consent banners appear to visitors
  • Check opt-out and preference controls
  • Review data retention and usage practices
  • Understand third-party data sharing
  • Check basic security and encryption practices
  • Identify vendor and tracking dependencies
  • Spot data activity before consent is given
  • Prepare for deeper compliance reviews if needed

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Used by founders, agencies, and compliance teams to perform initial privacy reviews.

What Is a Website Compliance Checklist?

A website compliance checklist is a practical way to review how a website handles personal data, tracking technologies, and consent mechanisms from a privacy and data protection perspective.

These checklists help identify common risk areas before running a deeper compliance audit or engaging legal counsel.

What This Website Compliance Checklist Covers

  • Tracking scripts and cookies that run before user consent
  • How consent banners and preference controls appear to users
  • Opt-out mechanisms and user choice signals
  • Third-party data sharing and vendor dependencies
  • Basic data security and encryption practices
  • Data retention and usage transparency

Which Privacy Laws Are These Checklists Relevant For?

These website compliance checklists are commonly used when reviewing requirements related to:

  • GDPR - for websites with EU users
  • CCPA / CPRA - for California consumer data
  • CIPA §638.51 - for tracking and session replay behavior
  • DPDP (India) - applies to Indian data subjects
  • LGPD (Brazil) - Brazil’s data protection framework

Checklist vs. Website Compliance Audit

A checklist helps identify common issues and areas to review. A website compliance audit goes deeper by observing how a website actually behaves during real user visits.

Many teams use a checklist as a starting point before running an evidence-based website compliance audit.

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