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Privacy

Information about what data may be collected and shared about customers when a store uses extensions sold on WooCommerce.com. For information about your privacy when making purchases on WooCommerce.com: automattic.com/privacy/


Documents

  • Change to Use Terms and Privacy Policy – December 2020

    What has changed? As of January 1, 2021, your agreement (the WooCommerce Use Terms) will be merged into the WordPress.com Terms of Service, and the company responsible for your personal information (as mentioned in our Privacy Policy) will change.  Also, as per the same date, agreements with Prospress (AutomateWoo) will be merged into the WordPress.com […]

  • Change to Use Terms and Privacy Policy – July 2020

    What Has Changed? As of August 1, 2020, your agreement (the WooCommerce Use Terms) will no longer be with Bubblestorm Management (Pty) Ltd., and the company responsible for your personal information (as mentioned in our Privacy Policy) will change. If you reside in Australia, Canada, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia, and any countries located in […]

  • Privacy and the WooCommerce Marketplace

    When a WooCommerce site uses an extension offered on Woo.com, they may be: Collecting additional personal data, such as city and zip code to calculate shipping rates Sharing data with external services, such as billing address to process a payment This documentation describes what data may be collected and shared about your customers when you […]

  • Privacy considerations when using official Shipping extensions

    To take advantage of the real-time shipping rates, fulfill orders and track shipments, certain information about you and your customer (as it relates to shipping), shopping carts, orders, and the configuration of your site will be passed to the respective mailing service. We recommend that store owners disclose that they are sharing information with shipping […]

  • WooCommerce Cookies

    A summary on cookies, and how WooCommerce uses cookies. What are cookies? Cookies are small pieces of data, stored in text files, that are stored on your computer or other device when websites are loaded in a browser. They are widely used to ‘remember’ you and your preferences, either for a single visit through a […]

  • Privacy considerations when using official Payments extensions

    If you choose to accept payments through a gateway like Stripe or PayPal, some of your — and your customers’ — data will be passed to the respective third party, including information required to process or support the payment, such as the purchase total and your customer’s billing information. We recommend that store owners disclose […]