Is TrustDebt a legal compliance guarantee?

No. TrustDebt provides automated risk detection and remediation guidance. It is not legal advice or a compliance certification.

Who is TrustDebt for?

TrustDebt is for founders, agencies, and AI builders checking launch trust issues before ads, Product Hunt launches, or client handoff.

🔴 CRITICAL

A privacy policy link that goes to a 404 or email isn't a privacy policy.

AI builders generate a privacy link and move on. But that link often points to a template you never filled, a 404, a mailto: address, or a ChatGPT-generated placeholder nobody reviewed. Here's how to fix it before that link costs you a launch.

The problem

The privacy policy link on your AI-built page is broken (404), points to a mailto: address, leads to an empty template, or contains AI-generated placeholder text with incorrect legal claims.

Who is affected

Every AI-built or template-generated page where the privacy policy was auto-generated and never verified.

Why it matters

A broken privacy link is worse than no link — it signals negligence. Ad platforms reject apps with broken legal pages. Product Hunt community flags them. Investors consider it a red flag for attention to detail.

How to fix: step by step

1
Click every legal link on your page
Manually click Privacy Policy, Terms, Cookie Policy, and any other legal links. Check: do they load? Is the content real? Are placeholders replaced? Does the policy match your actual data practices?
2
Generate a real privacy policy
Use Termly, Iubenda, or a lawyer to generate an actual privacy policy that matches what your app does. Don't use AI-generated placeholder text — it often makes incorrect claims.
3
Verify policy content is accurate
Does your policy mention services you don't use? Analytics tools you don't have? Data retention periods you can't meet? Fix every mismatch.
4
Add policy link to footer + consent flow
Ensure the privacy link appears in your page footer AND in your consent banner/cookie notice. Both should link to the same live policy.
5
Scan to verify
Run a TrustDebt scan to verify the privacy link is live, reachable, and returns proper content. The scan flags 404s, mailto: links, and placeholder content.

Scan your page in 45 seconds

TrustDebt's free scan verifies every legal link on your page — privacy, terms, contact — and flags broken, placeholder, or suspicious destinations.

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Common questions

Can AI generate a valid privacy policy?

AI can draft a starting point, but you must review and customize it. AI often hallucinates legal claims or includes provisions for services you don't use. Never use AI-generated legal text without review.

What's the fastest way to get a real privacy policy?

Termly and Iubinda generate compliant policies in ~15 minutes. They update automatically when laws change. Pair with a TrustDebt scan to verify the link is live.