Free Policy Templates – Download Editable GRC Policies

Welcome to Kordon’s Policy Templates Hub—your go-to resource for simple and effective policy templates that you can edit to match your needs.

📂 Download the Full Policy Templates Collection

Get all our policy templates in one convenient file:
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💬 Provide Feedback & Ask Questions

We believe great policies are a collaborative effort! You can leave comments and questions directly in our shared documents—no registration required. We’ll try to keep up with the questions and update the templates with the good ideas shared by the community.
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🚀 Tips for Using Policy Templates Effectively

A good policy isn’t just a document—it’s a tool that shapes behavior and ensures compliance. Here are some key insights to help you get the most out of your policy templates:

1️⃣ Keep It Short, Simple & Actionable

A policy that no one reads or understands is useless. Lengthy, complex policies are often ignored, leaving your organization exposed to compliance risks. Instead:

• Aim for clarity and brevity—write policies people will actually review.
• Avoid committing to processes & controls you can’t or won’t follow.
• Make policies digestible so that they lead to real-world improvements.

⚠ Watch out: A bloated policy could get you in trouble during an audit if it contains commitments your team isn’t actually fulfilling.

2️⃣ Choose Templates That Include Notes & Context

The best templates don’t just give you a structure—they provide guidance on how to use them effectively. Good templates should:

• Identify key sections that require customization.
• Explain how different policies interact with each other.
• Suggest controls to meet policy requirements.

If you have to painstakingly decode a template before you can use it, it’s not saving you time—it’s just shifting the effort from writing to figuring out what it even means.

3️⃣ Use an Editable Format That Works for You

Not all templates are created equal. If you’ve ever struggled with:

• Uneditable PDFs with clunky formatting,
• Copy-paste disasters that destroy structure,
• Overly designed documents that are hard to adjust…

Then you already know: your template needs to be easy to edit!

✅ Our templates are provided in Google Docs and MS Word format so you can edit your own copy seamlessly. No more frustrating formatting issues—just clean, structured policies.

📑 The Policy Templates Collection Includes:

• Information Security Policy Template
• Acceptable Use Policy Template
• Access Control Policy Template
• Asset Management Policy Template
• Business Continuity Plan Template
• Change Management Policy Template
• Compliance Policy Template
• Data Classification Policy Template
• Data Protection Policy Template
• Data Retention & Disposal Policy Template
• Disaster Recovery Plan Template
• Endpoint Security Policy Template
• Incident Response Plan Template
• Infrastructure Security Policy Template
• Logging & Monitoring Policy Template
• Physical Security Policy Template
• Records of Processing Activities Template
• Risk Management Policy Template
• Secure Software Development Policy Template
• Vendor Management Policy Template
• Vulnerability Management Policy Template

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If you have any questions, feel free to reach out via LinkedIn, email or leave a comment in any of the shared templates.