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Law firms are sending small businesses demand letters about their websites. Here’s what the letters point at.

Free: the private-window check on one printed page.

It shows you how to look at those same kinds of things on your own website. It won’t tell you whether a letter will come. Nothing honest can.

Some letters say a disabled visitor couldn’t use the site. Others say the site sent visitors’ information to other companies without asking. Either way, the first question is the same: what does the website actually do?

We put your state’s notes on the checklist.

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On your phone? Send it to yourself now and do the check at a computer tonight.

  • One printed page
  • A short box for every state and DC

Not legal advice. It doesn’t decide which laws cover your business.

Back of the printable checklist: six numbered steps with tick boxes, from opening a fresh private window to picking one change you could undo; a table of words to type into Chrome’s Network filter with columns to tick before any choice and after Reject; the keyboard keys Tab, Shift-Tab and Enter; and ruled lines for notes.
Front: a short box about your state. Back: six checks.

If a demand letter has arrived, stop and call a lawyer. This checklist isn’t for answering one.

Front of the printable checklist, “The private-window check”, checked October 6, 2026: the California box (it names the laws letters can cite, the CCPA, CIPA, the Unruh Act and the ADA, and gives the SB 690 dates), who it’s for, what you’ll need, how to use the sheet, and the line “If a demand letter has already arrived, stop and call a lawyer.”Back of the printable checklist: six numbered steps with tick boxes, from opening a fresh private window to picking one change you could undo; a table of words to type into Chrome’s Network filter with columns to tick before any choice and after Reject; the keyboard keys Tab, Shift-Tab and Enter; and ruled lines for notes.
The free checklist: a box about California on the front, six numbered checks on the back.

Exactly what’s on the page

One sheet. A short box about your state on the front. Six checks on the back, with tick boxes and room to write.

Front

A short box about your state. It names the laws you may hear about where you are, with their dates. It doesn’t decide whether any of them covers your business. The checklist has a short box for every state and DC.

Back: the private-window check

  1. Open a fresh private window

  2. See what loads before you choose

  3. Reject, then look again

  4. Do one task with only the keyboard

  5. Write down what you saw

  6. Pick one finding

Front of the printable checklist, “The private-window check”, checked October 6, 2026: the California box (it names the laws letters can cite, the CCPA, CIPA, the Unruh Act and the ADA, and gives the SB 690 dates), who it’s for, what you’ll need, how to use the sheet, and the line “If a demand letter has already arrived, stop and call a lawyer.”Back of the printable checklist: six numbered steps with tick boxes, from opening a fresh private window to picking one change you could undo; a table of words to type into Chrome’s Network filter with columns to tick before any choice and after Reject; the keyboard keys Tab, Shift-Tab and Enter; and ruled lines for notes.
Front: a short box about your state.Back: the private-window check, step by step.

None of the steps changes your site. You don’t need to know how to code.

A row shows the page asked for that tool, not what it did. Sites can send data this list doesn’t show.

The checklist finds what’s happening. The guides cover what comes next: the full table of names to search for, where the settings live on ten kinds of site, a worked example, and a seven-day plan that ends with one change you can undo. $67 once for the California website guide, with the AI guide included. No subscription. Sales tax added where it applies. See what’s in the guides

Questions

Is it really free?

Yes. You give an email address and your state. We send the page. You may also receive short emails about doing the check and about our paid guides. Every one has an unsubscribe link.

Do I need to know code?

No. You don’t need to know how to code. The checklist shows each click, from opening the private window to typing a word into the Network list’s Filter box.

Will this change or break my site?

No. Opening your site this way doesn’t edit your website. None of the six steps changes your site. Step 6 asks you to write down the one finding to ask about, not to change anything.

Can I do it on my phone?

You can read it on your phone. The Network step needs Chrome on a computer. Send it to yourself now and do it at your desk.

Does a private window show what every customer sees?

No. Location and browser privacy settings can change what another visitor gets. The checklist asks you to record what happened on your visit, with the date.

Will this tell me if my site is legal?

No. It records what one visit did. It doesn’t decide whether a law covers your business or whether your site meets one. Not legal advice.

What if I’ve already had a letter?

If a demand letter has arrived, stop and call a lawyer. Don’t use this checklist to answer it.

Who sends this?

Know the Site, a name used by Tomme, Inc., a California corporation in Sacramento. We tried this check on a demo bakery site we built and run. If the checklist email doesn’t arrive, write to hello@knowthesite.com.