14 Free Privacy-Policy and Data-Safety Templates for Indie Steam, Play Store, and App Store Submissions in 2026 (PII-Light Audit Edition)

Indie teams in 2026 face an awkward reality at submission time: every major game platform now requires a public-facing privacy policy URL plus a structured platform-specific data-disclosure form, but the official platform documentation reads as if drafted by an EU privacy regulator and assumes the team has counsel on retainer. Most 1-3 person indie teams have neither counsel nor the privacy-law background to draft from scratch - and the 2026 submission-time friction over this exact gap is one of the most common reasons indie submissions get bounced back for revision during Q1-Q2 2026 partner cert intake.

This piece is the list of fourteen free, indie-friendly templates and generators that cover the 2026 platform-specific privacy disclosure surface area indie teams actually face. Each entry has a 2026-trending fit, a license check, and a specific submission-line mapping so you know which template handles which submission field. It is a template list, not a tools-to-monitor-changes list (see 14 Free Privacy-Policy Diff and Compliance Changelog Resources for Game Release Teams 2026 Q4 for that complementary problem); this piece focuses on the initial-draft and re-draft templates that get indie teams from "we need a privacy policy" to "we have a defensible privacy policy URL by tomorrow."

Why this matters now

Three concurrent 2026 platform-privacy pressures make the template-shopping decision urgent for any indie team submitting in 2026:

• Apple App Tracking Transparency tightened enforcement in early 2026 with refined definitions of what counts as "tracking" and stricter compliance review of small-developer titles. Q1 2026 saw several indie game pulls from the App Store for non-disclosed tracking that would not have triggered enforcement in 2024. Indie teams now need an App Store privacy nutrition label template plus a public privacy policy URL that match each other exactly; mismatches between the structured disclosure and the policy URL are now a submission-rejection cause.
• Google Play Developer Programme Privacy revisions through late 2025 and into 2026 require explicit Data Safety Section disclosure of every collected data category plus its purpose. The 2024 indie habit of "add analytics later and update Data Safety post-hoc" produces submission-rejection friction in 2026; the template list below is calibrated for Data Safety filings that match a PII-light pipeline (per the PostHog telemetry pipeline piece from this morning) from launch rather than panic-revising at submission.
• EU GDPR + DMA second-wave audits land Q3 2026. The European Commission will retroactively review compliance of EU-distributed titles. Indie teams using third-party tracking SDKs without proper opt-in disclosures are exposed to backdated enforcement; teams using GDPR-compliant policy templates with a region-aware opt-in posture documented in a public privacy policy URL have a much shorter audit surface.

The 2024 default of "drop a one-paragraph privacy policy on your website and hope for the best" is no longer defensible across these three pressures simultaneously. The 2026 default is a structured policy that maps cleanly to each platform's disclosure form, drafted from a vetted template, kept current via a quarterly review. The list below is the indie-scale starting point for that work.

Direct answer (TL;DR)

For a 1-3 person indie team submitting to Steam + Play Store + App Store + Quest Store in 2026:

1. Steam-only submission: use Template #1 (iubenda free indie tier) OR Template #4 (Termly free generator) for the public privacy policy URL; Steam itself requires only the URL.
2. Play Store submission: use Template #1 or #4 for the URL + Template #6 (Google Play Data Safety Section worksheet from this list) for the structured form. The two must match exactly.
3. App Store submission: use Template #1 or #4 for the URL + Template #7 (Apple App Store privacy nutrition label worksheet) for the structured disclosure. Same matching requirement.
4. Quest Store submission: use Template #1 or #4 for the URL + Template #11 (Meta Quest Store privacy worksheet) for the structured form.
5. EU-distributed game: layer Template #2 (GDPR-specific addendum) and Template #9 (CCPA/CPRA addendum if also targeting California) on top of your base policy.
6. Solo team with no time: skip to #4 (Termly) for the fastest 20-minute end-to-end draft; revisit and add jurisdiction-specific addenda quarterly.

Who this is for

This article is written specifically for:

• 1-3 person indie teams submitting to any major game platform in 2026
• Teams with no in-house legal counsel and no budget for a privacy attorney
• Teams shipping a PII-light pipeline (per the PostHog telemetry piece) or considering one; the templates below assume minimal data collection by default and scale up cleanly
• Teams targeting Steam Q4 2026 launches, October 2026 Next Fest, or autumn 2026 cert intake windows where the privacy disclosure is part of the submission packet
• Anyone whose current privacy policy is a placeholder paragraph and who recognizes that's no longer defensible in 2026

If your team has counsel on retainer, defer to your counsel. The templates below are the indie-scale defensible-by-default starting point, not legal advice.

The 14 Free Templates

Each entry below covers: what it is, why it fits the 2026 trend, license posture, submission-line mapping, and indie-fit caveats.

1. iubenda Free Indie Tier - Privacy and Cookie Policy Generator

What it is: A guided web-based generator that produces a public privacy policy URL + cookie policy URL. iubenda is one of the longest-running policy generators (2011+) and added an explicit indie-game-friendly free tier in late 2025 covering simple data-collection scenarios.

Why it fits the 2026 trend: iubenda's free tier covers the "PII-light pipeline with analytics + crash reporter" baseline most indie games actually have. The generator produces output that matches Google Play Data Safety + App Store privacy nutrition labels structurally, so the cross-form alignment is built in.

License: Free tier covers basic disclosure; generated policy text is licensed to your project. Premium tier (~€29/year) adds jurisdiction-specific clauses (GDPR/CCPA/LGPD).

Submission-line mapping: Steam "Privacy Policy URL" field + Play Store "Privacy Policy URL" field + App Store "Privacy Policy URL" field. One URL covers all three.

Indie-fit caveat: Free tier does not cover EU GDPR cookie banner requirements; if you have a marketing site with EU traffic, layer Template #2.

2. iubenda or Termly GDPR-Specific Addendum

What it is: An EU-GDPR-specific addendum that bolts onto your base privacy policy. Both iubenda and Termly produce one for free.

Why it fits the 2026 trend: Q3 2026 EU DMA second-wave audits will scan EU-distributed titles for proper GDPR Article 13/14 disclosures. The addendum produces the required structured language.

License: Generator-licensed to your project; free.

Submission-line mapping: Append to your base privacy policy URL; references the EU regulator's exact required disclosures (data controller identity, retention periods, data subject rights, supervisory authority contact).

Indie-fit caveat: Solo developers acting as their own data controller need to publish a real contact email; do not use a placeholder. Use a forwarded address from your domain ([email protected]) rather than a personal address.

3. Termly Free Privacy Policy Generator

What it is: A guided generator similar to iubenda's free tier with slightly different jurisdiction defaults. Termly is US-domiciled; iubenda is EU-domiciled, which sometimes matters for which template language is the safer default.

Why it fits the 2026 trend: Termly's free tier added Apple App Tracking Transparency disclosure language in early 2026 specifically to match Apple's refined 2026 enforcement criteria.

License: Free tier output licensed to your project.

Submission-line mapping: Same as iubenda - one URL, covers Steam/Play/App Store privacy policy URL fields.

Indie-fit caveat: Termly's free tier limits per-month policy updates; if you iterate often, this may push you toward premium. Most indie teams iterate quarterly, so the limit is rarely binding.

4. PrivacyPolicies.com Free Generator

What it is: A long-running free generator producing a policy URL output. Less polished UI than iubenda or Termly but produces serviceable text that matches platform disclosure forms.

Why it fits the 2026 trend: PrivacyPolicies.com kept its free tier through 2024-2026 while competitors moved features behind paywalls; remains the fallback for budget-zero teams.

License: Free tier output licensed to your project; basic disclosure only.

Submission-line mapping: Steam/Play/App Store policy URL fields.

Indie-fit caveat: Output text reads more like a 2018-era policy; for 2026 cert reviewers who prefer modern structured disclosure, iubenda or Termly produce more reviewer-friendly output. PrivacyPolicies.com is the "I need a URL in 20 minutes" answer.

5. GitHub Open Source Privacy Policy Templates (Various Maintainers)

What it is: Several free, MIT or CC0-licensed privacy policy templates maintained as open-source repositories on GitHub by indie devs, small studios, or privacy-engineering communities. Examples include the long-running app-privacy-policy-generator family and several indie-game-specific forks updated in 2025-2026.

Why it fits the 2026 trend: Open-source templates that received 2026 update commits reflecting Apple ATT 2026 + Play Data Safety + EU DMA second-wave audit language. Free-er than free-tier generators because no vendor lock-in.

License: MIT / CC0 / CC-BY-SA depending on repo; license-check the specific repo before adopting.

Submission-line mapping: Copy the template HTML to your own website, host as /privacy.html or similar. Reference the URL in all three platform privacy fields.

Indie-fit caveat: Open-source templates are higher-effort to maintain because no automatic update push when regulations change; you bear the responsibility of tracking changes. Pair with the 14 Free Privacy-Policy Diff and Compliance Changelog Resources piece to monitor for required updates.

6. Google Play Data Safety Section Worksheet (Google Official Help Center)

What it is: Google's official worksheet template that walks through every Data Safety Section question with example answers. Free, official, opinionated.

Why it fits the 2026 trend: Google revised the worksheet in late 2025 and again in early 2026 to reflect the tightened Data Safety enforcement. Working through it is the most reliable way to ensure your Data Safety form matches your actual app behavior.

License: Free informational resource from Google; output you produce is yours.

Submission-line mapping: Drives every field in the Play Console "Data Safety" wizard.

Indie-fit caveat: Spend 45-60 minutes on the worksheet the first time; reuse the answers across re-submissions. Save the completed worksheet in release-evidence/data-safety-worksheet.md.

7. Apple App Store Privacy Nutrition Label Worksheet (Apple Official Developer Documentation)

What it is: Apple's official guidance for the App Store Connect privacy nutrition label disclosure flow. Free, official.

Why it fits the 2026 trend: Apple updated the documentation in Q1 2026 to reflect the 2026 ATT refinements. Working through the worksheet ensures structured-disclosure-to-policy-URL parity which is the leading 2026 App Store submission-rejection trigger.

License: Free Apple developer documentation; output you produce is yours.

Submission-line mapping: Drives every field in App Store Connect "Privacy Practices" flow.

Indie-fit caveat: Apple's documentation language is precise but dense; budget 60-90 minutes for first pass. Re-uses cleanly across all Apple platforms (iOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS).

8. Meta Quest Store Privacy Worksheet (Meta Developer Documentation)

What it is: Meta's official Quest Store privacy disclosure guidance for indie VR teams. Free.

Why it fits the 2026 trend: Meta updated the Quest Store privacy requirements in 2025-2026 specifically for the Quest 3S install base growth; the worksheet now reflects the expanded VR-app-specific disclosure surface (eye tracking, hand tracking, room layout).

License: Free Meta developer documentation.

Submission-line mapping: Quest Store submission privacy section.

Indie-fit caveat: VR-specific disclosures (especially eye/hand tracking) require explicit user-facing settings UI per Meta's 2026 guidance; the worksheet flags which features need in-game opt-out toggles.

9. CCPA/CPRA Addendum Template (Termly / iubenda Free Output)

What it is: California-specific privacy law addendum that bolts onto your base policy. Required if you have California-resident players (which any US-distributed indie game effectively does).

Why it fits the 2026 trend: CPRA enforcement matured through 2025-2026 with several state-level enforcement actions against small developers in 2025 setting precedent for 2026; the addendum produces the structured "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" link required for California compliance.

License: Generator-licensed; free tier in both iubenda and Termly.

Submission-line mapping: Append to base privacy policy URL; specifically required for App Store and Play Store submissions reaching California.

Indie-fit caveat: If your data collection is genuinely zero-tracking (PII-light), the CCPA disclosure is one short paragraph; if you ship third-party SDKs that share data, it's longer and harder to keep current.

10. LGPD (Brazil) Privacy Addendum Template (iubenda Free Output)

What it is: Brazil's General Data Protection Law addendum, parallel structure to GDPR's.

Why it fits the 2026 trend: Brazil's LGPD enforcement ramped up through 2025-2026 with concrete enforcement actions; indie teams distributing to Brazil (Steam reaches Brazil natively, Play Store and App Store both cover Brazil) increasingly see LGPD-specific compliance challenges.

License: Generator-licensed; free in iubenda.

Submission-line mapping: Append to base privacy policy URL.

Indie-fit caveat: Portuguese-language translation strongly recommended for the Brazilian audience; English-only is technically compliant but reviewer-unfriendly.

11. UK GDPR Addendum Template (iubenda / Termly Free Output)

What it is: Post-Brexit UK-specific privacy law addendum. Structurally similar to EU GDPR but with different supervisory authority and data subject rights references.

Why it fits the 2026 trend: UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) issued updated 2026 enforcement guidance early in the year. UK-distributed indie games need the addendum.

License: Generator-licensed; free in both major generators.

Submission-line mapping: Append to base privacy policy URL; UK-specific data subject rights and supervisory authority contact must be present.

Indie-fit caveat: If you have EU GDPR addendum already, the UK addendum is approximately 60% overlapping; bundle both for full coverage.

12. PEGI / ESRB Age-Appropriate Disclosure Templates (Trade Body Guidance)

What it is: Age-rating-body-specific guidance for child-friendly data collection disclosure. PEGI (EU) and ESRB (North America) both publish indie-team-friendly guidance.

Why it fits the 2026 trend: 2026 saw heightened scrutiny of indie titles rated for children (PEGI 7, ESRB E10+) regarding minor-targeted data collection. If your game is rated for children, the age-appropriate disclosure is a separate compliance lane on top of the base privacy policy.

License: Free guidance documents from the respective trade bodies.

Submission-line mapping: Embed in your base privacy policy as a "Children's Privacy" section.

Indie-fit caveat: If your game is rated for adults (PEGI 16+, ESRB T or M), skip this template; it does not apply.

13. Notion / Markdown Privacy Policy Template Repos

What it is: Several open-source markdown or Notion-formatted privacy policy templates maintained by indie developers and shared via GitHub or Notion's template gallery. Designed for developers who want to keep the policy in their repo alongside code rather than hosted on a third-party generator.

Why it fits the 2026 trend: Aligns with the broader 2026 indie-team "release-evidence as code" pattern; the policy lives in your repo at release-evidence/privacy-policy.md and gets versioned alongside your build artifacts.

License: MIT / CC-BY / CC0 depending on the specific template; license-check before adopting.

Submission-line mapping: Render to HTML and host on your project website; reference the URL in submission fields. Maintains the same submission-line coverage as Templates 1-5.

Indie-fit caveat: Higher self-service overhead; no automatic update when regulations change. Best fit for teams already running the release-evidence stack for QA and patch notes.

14. Indie Studio Privacy Policy Examples (Public Studio Sites)

What it is: Not a template per se, but a set of indie-studio-published policies that other indie teams can read for tone, structure, and PII-light example phrasing. Notable examples include policies from well-known small studios like Supergiant Games, Maddy Thorson, Subset Games, and several smaller solo-dev pages.

Why it fits the 2026 trend: Reading 3-5 indie-published policies before drafting your own is the single most effective way to calibrate tone and scope. Most indie policies are 700-1500 words; most generator outputs are 3000+ words. The indie-published examples teach you what to cut.

License: Do not copy text directly (copyright applies); use as reference for tone and structure only.

Submission-line mapping: N/A - this is a reference exercise, not a template.

Indie-fit caveat: Skim 3-5 examples in 30 minutes max; then draft your own from a generator template using the calibration. Don't recursively read 20 examples - the marginal value drops fast.

How to Pick - Three-Profile Decision

The 14 templates above span more than most indie teams need. Pick by profile:

Profile A - "I have 20 minutes and need a URL by tomorrow"

Use Template #4 (PrivacyPolicies.com Free Generator). Generate, host the URL, plug into all platform submission fields. Defer #6 / #7 / #11 worksheets to a follow-up session.

Profile B - "I have a Saturday and want this done properly"

• Template #1 (iubenda free tier) for the base policy URL
• Template #6 (Play Data Safety worksheet) for structured Play disclosure
• Template #7 (Apple privacy nutrition label worksheet) for structured App Store disclosure
• Template #2 (GDPR addendum) if EU-distributed
• Template #9 (CCPA/CPRA addendum) for US distribution

Five hours total. Defensible across all three major platforms.

Profile C - "I want this in my repo as code"

• Template #13 (Notion / Markdown template repos) for the base policy in markdown
• Template #6 + #7 + #11 worksheets for the platform-specific structured disclosures
• Template #14 (indie studio examples) for tone calibration

Higher upfront effort; lower ongoing dependency on third-party generators.

Seven Common Mistakes in 2026 Indie Privacy Policy Drafting

1. Privacy policy URL points to a 404: surprisingly common, especially after a website migration. Test the URL from incognito mode quarterly.

2. Structured disclosure doesn't match the policy URL text: the leading 2026 submission-rejection trigger. Both must say the same thing about what you collect.

3. Using a placeholder "[email protected]" contact: GDPR Article 13 explicitly requires a real contact. Use a forwarded address from your domain.

4. Forgetting the cookie banner for the marketing website: GDPR cookie consent applies to your marketing site too, not just the game. iubenda and Termly both have cookie banner generators in their free tiers.

5. Listing every theoretical data collection rather than actual: over-disclosure is bad. List only what you actually collect; if your pipeline is PII-light, say so explicitly.

6. Not updating after adding a new SDK: every new third-party SDK (analytics, crash reporting, ads) requires a privacy policy update. Pair with the diff and changelog resources piece to track.

7. Not pinning the policy version with the game build: the policy in effect at submission time should be archived in release-evidence/privacy-policy-v1.md (and v2, v3 as you iterate); audit reviewers in 2026 sometimes ask "which policy was in effect at version X.Y of your game?"

Seven Pro Tips for Sustainable Indie Privacy Policy Hygiene

1. Pin the policy in your repo at release-evidence/privacy-policy.md even if you host the rendered version via a generator. Source of truth lives with the code.

2. Quarterly re-audit alongside the capsule iteration cycle; takes ~30 minutes per quarter if kept current.

3. Pair with the PostHog telemetry pipeline so the policy disclosure matches the actual data pipeline exactly. Mismatch is the audit-failure risk.

4. Use a forwarded contact email like [email protected]; not [email protected] which leaks PII and looks unprofessional.

5. Document the policy version in your patch notes when you publish revisions ("Privacy policy updated to v2; added LGPD addendum"). The two-pass patch note workflow handles this cleanly.

6. Run the policy text through a readability checker (Hemingway Editor or similar) - target grade level 9-12. Higher reading levels exclude many of your actual readers and reviewers.

7. Track policy diffs over time using the 14 Free Privacy-Policy Diff and Compliance Changelog Resources piece; change-tracking is the audit-trail discipline that complements drafting.

Mapping to Other Site Resources

This template list sits inside an ecosystem of privacy, compliance, submission, and release-evidence posts we publish:

• Your First In-Game Telemetry Event - Privacy-Safe PostHog Pipeline 2026 - the pipeline-side companion piece; the policy must match the pipeline
• 14 Free Privacy-Policy Diff and Compliance Changelog Resources for Game Release Teams 2026 Q4 - the change-tracking companion list; this article is the initial-draft side, that one is the keep-current side
• Google Play Pre-Launch Report Unity / Godot Triage Priority Store Submission 2026 - the Play Store submission-readiness companion
• Google Play and App Store Metadata Policy Changes Q2 2026 - the platform-policy companion piece
• EU Digital Markets Act Side-Loading Signals 2026 - the EU regulatory companion
• Steam Capsule Iteration Calendar - Quarterly A/B Test Rhythm for Indie Teams Through October 2026 Next Fest - the quarterly-cadence sibling; pair re-audits
• Steam Deck Verified Autumn 2026 Refresh - the Steam cert-intake companion
• Deterministic Soft-Lock Replay Hooks for QA - Godot 4.5 vs Unity Recorder Notes 2026 - the release-evidence stack companion
• Human-Gated AI Patch Notes for Indie Teams Two-Pass Verification Workflow (2026 Refresh) - the patch-note workflow that documents policy version changes
• The 30-Minute Weekly Indie Studio Operating Review - the operating cadence where quarterly privacy re-audits get scheduled
• Your First Color Script for a Top-Down Indie Game - Beginner Pipeline 2026 - the sibling "Your First X" beginner-first companion
• Festival Application Calendar for Indie Teams 2026-2027 - the festival cycle into which submission packets feed
• Ninety-Minute Build Provenance + SLSA Attestation Pass for Unity / Godot Partner Audits 2026 - the build-provenance side of partner audits
• Ninety-Minute Third-Party License Notices and Credits Hygiene Pass for Unity / Godot Shipping 2026 - the third-party-license companion to privacy compliance

Key takeaways

• 2026 platform privacy compliance (Apple ATT refinements, Google Play Data Safety, EU GDPR + DMA second-wave audits Q3 2026) makes a defensible privacy policy a submission-time gate, not a nice-to-have.
• Use iubenda free tier (Template #1) OR Termly (#3) OR PrivacyPolicies.com (#4) for the base policy URL; pick by jurisdiction-default fit and time budget.
• The Google Play Data Safety worksheet (#6) and Apple App Store privacy nutrition label worksheet (#7) are the official structured-disclosure walkthroughs - work through them once, save the answers in release-evidence/, reuse across re-submissions.
• Layer GDPR (#2), CCPA/CPRA (#9), LGPD (#10), UK GDPR (#11) addenda on top of your base policy as needed; do not start from scratch for each jurisdiction.
• For child-rated games (PEGI 7, ESRB E/E10+) add the PEGI/ESRB age-appropriate disclosure template (#12).
• Pair this template list with the diff and changelog resources piece for the keep-current side of the discipline.
• Three picking profiles: Profile A (20 minutes, URL by tomorrow) = PrivacyPolicies.com only; Profile B (Saturday, properly done) = iubenda + Play worksheet + Apple worksheet + GDPR addendum + CCPA addendum; Profile C (policy-in-repo) = markdown template + worksheets + indie example calibration.
• Seven common drafting mistakes: 404 policy URLs, structured-disclosure-vs-policy-text mismatch, placeholder contact email, missing cookie banner, over-disclosure, not updating after new SDK adds, not pinning policy version with build.
• Seven pro tips for sustainability: pin policy in repo, quarterly re-audit alongside capsule iteration cycle, pair with PostHog pipeline for pipeline-policy parity, use forwarded contact email, document policy version in patch notes, run text through Hemingway-style readability check, track diffs over time.
• Submission-line mapping is the highest-leverage artifact: a one-page table that maps every template to every submission field for every platform you target, saved at release-evidence/submission-line-mapping.md, reused across all submissions.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I really need a privacy policy if my game collects literally zero data?

Yes, in 2026. Steam, Play Store, and App Store all require a privacy policy URL at submission regardless of stated data collection; a "we collect no data" policy is the simplest possible policy but still has to exist as a public URL. Templates #1, #3, #4 all produce zero-data-collection variants.

Can I just copy another indie studio's privacy policy?

No. Privacy policy text is copyrighted; copying violates the source's IP rights. Use them as reference for tone and structure (Template #14) but draft your own from a generator template.

Which template is the most legally defensible?

None of these constitute legal advice. The most defensible posture is to use a generator-produced policy (#1, #3, or #4), maintain pipeline-policy parity, document everything in release-evidence, and consult counsel if you have a significant launch budget or specific high-risk concerns. Generator outputs are calibrated for the median small-developer scenario; edge cases need real counsel.

Does GDPR apply if I'm a US-only developer?

Yes if any EU resident can purchase or play your game. Steam, Play Store, App Store all distribute globally; even a US-only-marketed game reaches EU users. GDPR applies to processing of EU residents' data regardless of where the data controller is located. Use Template #2 (GDPR addendum).

What about CCPA / CPRA - do I need this for US-only distribution?

If you have any California-resident players, CCPA applies. California is ~12% of the US population, so realistically any US-distributed game has California players. Use Template #9 (CCPA/CPRA addendum).

How often should I update the privacy policy?

Quarterly minimum; immediately if you add a new SDK or change your data pipeline materially. Quarterly cadence pairs cleanly with the capsule iteration cycle for indie-scale operating rhythm.

Should the privacy policy go on the marketing website or in the game itself?

Both. Marketing website hosts the public URL for platform submission fields; in-game About menu links to the same URL. Some platforms (Apple specifically) want the URL accessible from inside the app via Settings or About.

What if my data collection changes mid-launch cycle?

Update the policy, increment the version, document the change in the next patch's release notes via the two-pass AI patch note workflow. Material changes (adding analytics, adding ads, sharing data with new third parties) require a player-facing notification per most jurisdictions; minor changes can be quieter.

Conclusion

The privacy policy is the cheapest sustained compliance discipline a 1-3 person indie team can run in 2026. Twenty minutes to ship the first version using a free generator; thirty minutes per quarter to keep it current; a one-page submission-line mapping that reuses across every platform you ship to.

The 2024 default of a placeholder paragraph is no longer defensible across the three concurrent 2026 platform-privacy pressures. The 2026 default is a generator-produced base policy + structured platform-specific disclosure worksheets + jurisdiction-specific addenda where applicable + a release-evidence audit trail.

90 days from today - going into the autumn 2026 partner cert intake window with a documented privacy policy v1, a complete submission-line mapping, structured Data Safety and App Store nutrition label disclosures matching the policy URL, and a quarterly re-audit on the calendar - you and your team will face materially fewer submission-rejection cycles than the team still scrambling to draft "something legal-looking" the week before submission.

Fourteen templates. Three picking profiles. Twenty minutes to first URL. Forty-five minutes per platform worksheet. Thirty minutes per quarter to keep it current. That's the entire 2026 indie-scale privacy policy starter pack.