[COMPANY NAME] still in your privacy policy? Catching template placeholders
Generated and copied policies often ship with placeholder text that was never filled in. ClauseReport flags leftover bracketed placeholders and boilerplate.
This is part of our series explaining every check in the ClauseReport model. It is general information, not legal advice.
What ClauseReport checks
This is an automated, deterministic check in the Hygiene category. ClauseReport looks for whether unfilled template placeholders is addressed on the site or in its published policy.
Why it matters
Clear, accurate disclosures build trust with visitors and make the rest of your compliance work easier. The point isn’t to render a legal verdict — it’s to surface a factual gap you (or your counsel) can act on.
What a clean result looks like
A policy with your real company name, contact details, and specifics — no brackets, no ’lorem ipsum’, no another company’s name.
The common gap
Telltale leftovers like [COMPANY NAME], [DATE], [WEBSITE], or a competitor’s name copied from a template.
How sites commonly address it
Search the policy for bracketed placeholders and replace them with your real details.
ClauseReport scans any website’s privacy policy and terms of service and reports findings like this one — factual observations, never legal conclusions. Run a free scan to see how your site does on this check.
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