A Privacy Policy Component for Vue Applications

This package contains a Vue (v2/v3) component providing an open source privacy policy available in german and english.

Table of Contents

• Demo
• Features
• Requirements
• Installation
• Usage
  • Example
  • Properties
    • locale: String (mandatory)
    • data-controller: Object (mandatory)
    • singular: Boolean (optional)
    • data-processing: Object (optional)
    • cookies: Object|false (required)
    • processors: Object (optional)
  • Named Slots
• Disclaimer
• License

Demo

An demo application using this package is avaliable at:
https://privacy-policy-vue-demo.netlify.app/

Features

• Languages
  Currently the package includes texts in german and english language.

• Singular/Plural
  You can choose between a singular or plural point of view.
  (e.g. My website... vs Our website...)

• Included Texts

  • A general intro text
  • Listing of GDPR rights
  • Introduction of data controller
  • General data security text (SSL, etc.)
  • Cookies information
  • Information on data processing of third party data processors:
    • Webhosting
    • Web analytics
    • Interactive maps
    • Sending of emails (e.g. contact forms)
  • Disclaimer regarding outgoing links
  • Listing of all used processors

Requirements

This package has vue configured as a peer dependency with version ^2.0.0 || ^3.0.0.

Installation

Using npm:

npm install --save @webflorist/privacy-policy-vue

Using yarn:

yarn add @webflorist/privacy-policy-vue

Usage

Example

An example of the usage of this package (in Vue SFC <script setup> syntax) for a website hosted on Netlify, using Google Maps and Google Analytics and Twilio Sendgrid as the provider for sending emails would be:

<script setup>

import PrivacyPolicy from '@webflorist/privacy-policy-vue'

const dataController = {
  organisation: 'Acme Corporation',
  name: 'John Doe',
  address: 'Acme Street 1, 123456 Acme City, USA',
  email: 'privacy@example.com',
  phone: '+1 555-0123'
}


let cookies = {
  first_party: [
    {
      name: 'session',
      purpose: 'session',
      written_on: 'every_visit',
      duration: 'end_of_session',
    },
  ],
  third_party: [
    {
      name: '_ga, _gat, _gid',
      purpose: 'analytics_third_party',
      written_on: 'accept_cookies',
      duration: 'various',
      processor: 'google_eu',
      service: 'Google Analytics',
    },
  ],
}

const dataProcessing = {
  webhosting: {
    processor: 'netlify',
    data_categories: ['usage_data'],
  },
  analytics: {
    processor: 'google_eu',
    service: 'Google Analytics',
    data_categories: ['usage_data', 'usage_statistics'],
  },
  maps: {
    processor: 'google_usa',
    service: 'Google Maps',
    data_categories: ['usage_data', 'geo_data'],
  },
  send_emails: {
    processor: 'twilio_eu',
    service: 'Twilio Sendgrid',
    data_categories: ['usage_data', 'inventory_data'],
  }
}

</script>

<template>

    <h1>Privacy Policy</h1>

    <PrivacyPolicy
      locale="en"
      :data-controller="dataController"
      :cookies="cookies"
      :data-processing="dataProcessing"
    />

</template>

Properties

The PrivacyPolicy component takes the following properties:

locale: String (mandatory)

One of the supported languages (either de or en). This property can be reactive to achieve language switching.

data-controller: Object (mandatory)

Contact info for the data controller. The object can have the following properties:

{
  organisation: 'Acme Corporation',
  name: 'John Doe',
  address: 'Acme Street 1, 123456 Acme City, USA',
  email: 'privacy@example.com',
  phone: '+1 555-0123'
}

singular: Boolean (optional)

Displays the text from a singular viewpoint instead of a plural.
(e.g. My website... vs Our website...)

data-processing: Object (optional)

The data processings used by your site. Each process must be stated as a property with a the type of process as it's name and it's properties stated as a value-object.

Supported types of processes are:

• webhosting
• analytics
• maps
• send_emails

The properties of a process can be:

• processor: String (mandatory)
  The key of the processor providing this processing (either one of the included ones or one stated via the processors property)
• service: String (optional)
  Name of the service providing this processing (e.g. Google Analytics or Google Maps)
• data_categories: Array (mandatory)
  Array of data categories processed by this process. Supported values are:
  • inventory_data
  • usage_data
  • geo_data
  • usage_statistics
  • contract_data
  • payment_data

Here is an example for a full data-processing object:

{
  webhosting: {
    processor: 'netlify',
    data_categories: ['usage_data'],
  },
  analytics: {
    processor: 'google_eu',
    service: 'Google Analytics',
    data_categories: ['usage_data', 'usage_statistics'],
  },
  maps: {
    processor: 'google_usa',
    service: 'Google Maps',
    data_categories: ['usage_data', 'geo_data'],
  },
  send_emails: {
    processor: 'twilio_eu',
    service: 'Twilio Sendgrid',
    data_categories: ['usage_data', 'inventory_data'],
  }
}

cookies: Object|false (required)

This property describes the cookies used by your site.

If your site uses no cookies at all, simply set this to false.

If not, divide the used cookies into first party cookies and third party ones, and list them as arrays of the first_party and third_party properties of the cookies object.

Each cookie is described as an object with the following possible properties:

• name: String (mandatory)
  The name of the cookie
• purpose: String (mandatory)
  The key of the cookie purpose. Can be one of the following:
  • session: Session cookie
  • xsrf: Cookie to prevent "Cross-Site Request Forgery" attacks
  • hide_alert: Cookie to prevent displaying the cookie dialog again after hiding it
  • all_choices: Cookie storing the choices regarding various cookies displayed in the cookie dialog
  • analytics_choice: Cookie storing the choice regarding the usage of web analytics in the cookie dialog
  • maps_choice: Cookie storing the choice regarding the usage of interactive maps
  • analytics_third_party: Cookies written by the web analytics tool
  • maps_third_party: Cookies set on displaying interactive maps.
• written_on: String (mandatory)
  When the cookie is created. Can be one of the following:
  • every_visit: Written on every visit
  • hide_alert: Written on hiding the cookie dialog
  • maps: Written on acknowledging the usage of interactive maps
  • accept_cookies: Written on accepting the corresponding cookies
• duration: String (mandatory)
  The duration of the cookie. Can be one of the following:
  • end_of_session
  • 1_year
  • 2_years
  • 24_hours
  • 1_minute
  • various
• processor: String (mandatory with third party cookies) The key of the processor providing this processing (either one of the included ones or one stated via the processors property)

Here is an example of the cookie property:

{
  first_party: [
    {
      name: 'session',
      purpose: 'session',
      written_on: 'every_visit',
      duration: 'end_of_session',
    },
  ],
  third_party: [
    {
      name: '_ga, _gat, _gid',
      purpose: 'analytics_third_party',
      written_on: 'accept_cookies',
      duration: 'various',
      processor: 'google_eu',
      service: 'Google Analytics',
    },
  ],
}

processors: Object (optional)

Definition of processors stated with data processings or cookies.

Several processors are already included.

State your own ones in the processors property in an object with the shorthand-key of the processor as the property name and it's info as a value-object with the following properties:

• name String (mandatory)
  Company name
• address String (mandatory)
  Full address of the company
• privacy_policy String (mandatory) Link to the processors privacy policy
• privacy_shield String (optional)
  Link to the privacy shield entry of the processor.

Here is and example:

{
  acme_corp: {
    name: 'Acme Corporation',
    address: 'Acme Street 1, 123456 Acme City, USA',
    privacy_policy: 'https://www.example.com/privacy',
    privacy_shield: 'https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000TOWQAA4'
  }
}

Named Slots

The PrivacyPolicy component provides the following named slots to insert custom text on various positions:

Slot Name	Usage
after_intro	<template #after_intro> Custom Text </template>
gdpr_rights_start	<template #gdpr_rights_start> Custom Text </template>
gdpr_rights_end	<template #gdpr_rights_end> Custom Text </template>
data_controller_start	<template #data_controller_start> Custom Text </template>
data_controller_end	<template #data_controller_end> Custom Text </template>
security_start	<template #security_start> Custom Text </template>
security_end	<template #security_end> Custom Text </template>
cookies_start	<template #cookies_start> Custom Text </template>
cookies_end	<template #cookies_end> Custom Text </template>
data_processing_start	<template #data_processing_start> Custom Text </template>
data_processing_webhosting_start	<template #data_processing_webhosting_start> Custom Text </template>
data_processing_webhosting_end	<template #data_processing_webhosting_end> Custom Text </template>
data_processing_analytics_start	<template #data_processing_analytics_start> Custom Text </template>
data_processing_analytics_end	<template #data_processing_analytics_end> Custom Text </template>
data_processing_maps_start	<template #data_processing_maps_start> Custom Text </template>
data_processing_maps_end	<template #data_processing_maps_end> Custom Text </template>
data_processing_send_emails_start	<template #data_processing_send_emails_start> Custom Text </template>
data_processing_send_emails_end	<template #data_processing_send_emails_end> Custom Text </template>
data_processing_end	<template #data_processing_end> Custom Text </template>
outgoing_links_start	<template #outgoing_links_start> Custom Text </template>
outgoing_links_end	<template #outgoing_links_end> Custom Text </template>
processor_list_start	<template #processor_list_start> Custom Text </template>
processor_list_end	<template #processor_list_end> Custom Text </template>

Disclaimer

The included text should be suitable for a GDPR-compliant website.

I however do not take any responsibility whatsowever for that.

License

This package is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.