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How Does WooCommerce Use Personal Information?

Last updated on October 1, 2022 @ 5:46 pm

WooCommerce is a powerful ecommerce plugin that makes it easy to sell online. As part of the WordPress ecosystem, it benefits from a large community of developers and a wide range of plugins and themes. But how does WooCommerce use personal information?

When you install WooCommerce, you will be asked to provide some personal information such as your name and email address. This information is used to set up your account and allow you to access the WooCommerce admin area.

PRO TIP: WooCommerce may request and collect personal information from you, including your name, email address, phone number, and credit card information. By providing this information to WooCommerce, you consent to WooCommerce using your personal information for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. You should only provide WooCommerce with personal information that you are comfortable sharing with us.

WooCommerce also collect some data about your visitors, such as their IP address, which is used to help detect fraud and protect your store from malicious activity. If you enable the optional “Customers can create an account on my online store” setting, WooCommerce will also collect additional information such as billing and shipping addresses.

All of this information is stored securely on WooCommerce servers and is used to power your online store. By default, WooCommerce does not share this information with anyone else, but if you have installed plugins or connected third-party services, they may have access to some of your data.

You can rest assured that WooCommerce takes data security and privacy seriously, and we are constantly working to improve our systems. If you have any questions about how your personal information is used or handled, please contact our support team.

Kathy McFarland

Kathy McFarland

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