This widget adds the newsletter subscription form of PrestaShop's native Newsletter subscription module (ps_emailsubscription) to the front office, so make sure the ps_emailsubscription module is installed & enabled.
Do remember to add the Error_msg to the form to make sure error messages show out if anything goes wrong.
A confirmation message will show when a user subscribes to the newsletter. Enabling the Show the confirmation block setting to preview the message on the canvas.
How to create a link to open the Privacy Policy or any other pages in a pop-up/sidebar.
Check #5 on this page Sidebar & Pop-up