# Creating Policies

The Policies feature is available only to accounts that have purchased the feature. Owners and administrators manage access control policies in TD Console.

## Create a Policy

1. Open TD Console.
2. Navigate to **Control Panel** > **Policies**.
3. Select **+ Add Policy** > **Create Policy**.


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4. Type name and description for your policy. Refer to [Plan your Policy Structure](/products/control-panel/security/policies/plan-your-policy-structure) for naming and description conventions.

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5. Select **Add Policy**.
After you create a policy, you need to [assign policy permissions](/products/control-panel/security/policies/setting-authentications-permissions-in-td-console).