How to create a Privacy Policy screen

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The Privacy Policy screen offers users transparent insights into the data practices and privacy commitments of the platform. This section is dedicated to informing users about how their personal information is collected, used, and protected, fostering trust and compliance with privacy regulations.

This article offers a comprehensive guide, equipping designers and developers to seamlessly integrate a user-centric Privacy Policy screen into their applications. This effortless integration is made possible by leveraging design components from the Ionic Kit, built on the robust foundation of the extensive library within the Ionic framework.

1. Install Ionic CLI with the command

Creating a project with the Ionic CLI

npm i -g @ionic/cli

2. Create a new project

To create a new project, run the following command.

ionic start privacy-screen blank --type=react

3. Get inside the project directory

cd privacy-screen

4. Create page `PrivacyPolicy.tsx` inside `src/pages` and add code

const PrivacyPolicy: React.FC = () => {
  return (
    <IonPage>
      ...
    </IonPage>
  );
};

export default PrivacyPolicy;

Please make sure that you've added routing in src/App.tsx for the created page. All Ionic framework components that will be used below should be imported similarly to the IonPage component.

5. Add header code and content

For convenience, we will be using the layout structure recommended by Ionic for our screen. This allows us to add header code and content inside the <IonPage></IonPage>.

<IonPage>
  <IonHeader>
    <IonToolbar>
      ... 
    </IonToolbar>
  </IonHeader>
  <IonContent>
    ...
  </IonContent>
</IonPage>

6. Create and position the button

Inside the IonToolbar component, add the IonButtons component and set the slot to start. This positions the button at the beginning of the toolbar.

<IonHeader>
  <IonToolbar>
    <IonButtons slot='start'>
    </IonButtons>
  </IonToolbar>
</IonHeader>

7. Create a back button

Within the IonButtons component, include the IonBackButton component, setting the properties defaultHref='#' and text='', to create a back button that navigates back in the app's history upon being clicked.

<IonHeader>
  <IonToolbar>
    <IonButtons slot='start'>
      <IonBackButton defaultHref='#' text=''></IonBackButton>
    </IonButtons>
  </IonToolbar>
</IonHeader>

8. Add a title for this page

After the IonButtons component, place the IonTitle with the text 'Logotype' to add a title for this page.

<IonHeader>
  <IonToolbar>
    <IonButtons slot='start'>
      <IonBackButton defaultHref='#' text=''></IonBackButton>
    </IonButtons>
    <IonTitle>Logotype</IonTitle>
  </IonToolbar>
</IonHeader>

Next, after the IonTitle component, include another IonButtons component and set the slot to end. This positions the button at the end of the toolbar.

<IonHeader>
  <IonToolbar>
    <IonButtons slot='start'>
      <IonBackButton defaultHref='#' text=''></IonBackButton>
    </IonButtons>
    <IonTitle>Logotype</IonTitle>
    <IonButtons slot='end'></IonButtons>
  </IonToolbar>
</IonHeader>

Within the IonButtons component, incorporate the IonMenuButton component and set the autoHide property to {false}, ensuring the menu button remains visible even when the corresponding menu is inactive.

<IonHeader>
  <IonToolbar>
    <IonButtons slot='start'>
      <IonBackButton defaultHref='#' text=''></IonBackButton>
    </IonButtons>
    <IonTitle>Logotype</IonTitle>
    <IonButtons slot='end'>
      <IonMenuButton autoHide={false}></IonMenuButton>
    </IonButtons>
  </IonToolbar>
</IonHeader>

11. Add Content component

Following the IonHeader component, add the IonContent component and apply the ion-padding class to style the content within.

<IonPage>
  <IonHeader>
     <IonToolbar>
       ... 
     </IonToolbar>
   </IonHeader>
  <IonContent>
    ...
  </IonContent className='ion-padding'>
</IonPage>

12. Transfer the text within your Content component

Within the IonContent component, place the IonText component with the class ion-text-center and set the property color as primary to style the text inside. Add the h5 tag with the text 'Current as of 16 Jan 2024' inside.

<IonContent className='ion-padding'>
  <IonText color='primary' className='ion-text-center'>
    <h5>Current as of 16 Jan 2024</h5>
  </IonText>
</IonContent>

13. Create a Privacy Policy title

Add the IonText component and include an h1 tag with the text 'Privacy Policy'.

<IonContent className='ion-padding'>
  <IonText color='primary' className='ion-text-center'>
    <h5>Current as of 16 Jan 2024</h5>
  </IonText>
  <IonText className='ion-text-center'>
    <h1>Privacy Policy</h1>
  </IonText>
</IonContent>

14. Style the text

After that, add another IonText component with the property color='medium' and class ion-text-center to style the text inside. Within this component place  with the text 'Your privacy is important to us at Untitled. We respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect from you across our website.'.

<IonContent className='ion-padding'>
  ...
  <IonText color='medium' className='ion-text-center'>
    <p>Your privacy is important to us at Untitled. We respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect from you across our website.</p>
  </IonText>
</IonContent>

15. Add the line break

After the IonText add   tag to add the line break.

16. Start transferring the main content

Add another IonText component with the property color='medium'. Within this component place  with the text 'Mi tincidunt elit, id quisque ligula ac diam, amet. Vel etiam suspendisse morbi eleifend faucibus eget vestibulum felis. Dictum quis montes, sit sit. Tellus aliquam enim urna, etiam. Mauris posuere vulputate arcu amet, vitae nisi, tellus tincidunt. At feugiat sapien varius id.'.

<IonContent className='ion-padding'>
  ...
  <br />
  <IonText color='medium'>
    <p>Mi tincidunt elit, id quisque ligula ac diam, amet. Vel etiam suspendisse morbi eleifend faucibus eget vestibulum felis. Dictum quis montes, sit sit. Tellus aliquam enim urna, etiam. Mauris posuere vulputate arcu amet, vitae nisi, tellus tincidunt. At feugiat sapien varius id.</p>
  </IonText>
 </IonContent>

17. Add more content if needed following step 16

Repeat step 16 to add another IonText with the text 'Eget quis mi enim, leo lacinia pharetra, semper. Eget in volutpat mollis at volutpat lectus velit, sed auctor. Porttitor fames arcu quis fusce augue enim. Quis at habitant diam at. Suscipit tristique risus, at donec. In turpis vel et quam imperdiet. Ipsum molestie aliquet sodales id est ac volutpat.' inside.

<IonContent className='ion-padding'>
  ...
  <IonText color='medium'>
    <p>Eget quis mi enim, leo lacinia pharetra, semper. Eget in volutpat mollis at volutpat lectus velit, sed auctor. Porttitor fames arcu quis fusce augue enim. Quis at habitant diam at. Suscipit tristique risus, at donec. In turpis vel et quam imperdiet. Ipsum molestie aliquet sodales id est ac volutpat. </p>
  </IonText>
</IonContent>

18. Break down the content with headings

Next, add another IonText component. Within this component place <h4><\h4> with the text 'What information do we collect?'.

<IonContent className='ion-padding'>
  ...
  <IonText>
    <h4>What information do we collect?</h4>
  </IonText>
</IonContent>

19. Repeat step 16 to add more content

Repeat step 16 to add another IonText with the text 'Dolor enim eu tortor urna sed duis nulla. Aliquam vestibulum, nulla odio nisl vitae. In aliquet pellentesque aenean hac vestibulum turpis mi bibendum diam. Tempor integer aliquam in vitae malesuada fringilla.' inside.

20. Repeat step 16 to add more content

Repeat step 16 to add another IonText with the text 'Elit nisi in eleifend sed nisi. Pulvinar at orci, proin imperdiet commodo consectetur convallis risus. Sed condimentum enim.' inside.

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