Developer Documentation
Policies Needed
Policies Needed Before Public Launch
| Policy | Purpose | Owner | Required | Backend support | Missing controls |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Privacy Policy | Explain personal data use | Legal/Data Protection | Pilot draft, production final | Privacy data map, access controls | DSR workflow UI |
| Terms and Conditions | User legal terms | Legal | Pilot draft | Auth, audit, disputes | Final legal approval |
| Merchant Agreement | Merchant obligations | Legal/Ops | Pilot | Merchant onboarding/KYC/settlements | Signed agreement workflow |
| Customer Terms of Use | Customer responsibilities | Legal | Pilot | Auth, wallet, transaction limits | Acceptance tracking versioning |
| Acceptable Use Policy | Prohibited activity | Risk/Legal | Pilot | risk blacklist, fraud alerts | automated enforcement tuning |
| KYC Policy | Identity requirements | Compliance | Pilot | KYC tables/docs | final document matrix |
| AML/CFT Policy | Financial crime controls | Compliance/Risk | Production | fraud rules/risk alerts | SAR workflow |
| Data Protection Policy | Data handling controls | Data Protection | Pilot | privacy map/log controls | DSR/erasure operations |
| Information Security Policy | Security governance | Security/Tech | Pilot | headers, auth, logging | formal access review |
| Incident Response Policy | Incident handling | Security/Ops | Pilot | runbooks/logging | notification templates |
| Business Continuity Policy | Recovery planning | Ops/Tech | Production | backups/DR docs | restore evidence |
| Dispute Resolution Policy | Complaints and disputes | Support/Legal | Pilot | dispute module | SLA reporting |
| Refund/Reversal Policy | Reversal rules | Finance/Legal | Pilot | reversal workflow | dual approval enforcement |
| Settlement Policy | Merchant settlement rules | Finance | Pilot | settlement module | bank/provider SOP |
| Developer/API Terms | API use and limits | Legal/Developer Relations | Before developer beta | API keys/scopes/logs | acceptance/versioning |
| Cookie Policy | Website cookies | Legal/Marketing | Website launch | not API-specific | website implementation |
| Vulnerability Disclosure Policy | Security reporting | Security | Production | security contact docs | public intake process |