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privacy notice for visitors to our users sites automattic 1 137 captures 20 may 2018 11 sep 2026 nov dec jan 05 2021 2022 2023 success fail about this capture timestamps the wayback machine http web archive org web 20221205031718 https automattic com privacy notice automattic home about us news work with us privacy notice for visitors to our users sites hi there this privacy notice explains how we at automattic process information about the visitors of our users websites in connection with the services we provide through wordpress com jetpack including woocommerce shipping tax intensedebate crowdsignal com and akismet read on who s who and what this privacy notice covers let s talk first about who we are at automattic what we do and what this privacy notice covers we are the folks behind a variety of products and services designed to allow anyone from bloggers to small business owners and enterprises to create publish and manage their own websites wordpress com offers the design features and support to bring a website to life with jetpack website owners that host their websites elsewhere can connect those websites to features and tools available through wordpress com and woocommerce shipping tax crowdsignal helps site owners create quizzes surveys and polls that fit their brand and vision intense debate gives site owners tools to manage comments on their websites akismet helps keep spam under control by filtering out spam comments hundreds of millions every day to keep things simple in this privacy notice we ll refer to the users of the services we provide through these products and services such as a website s administrator contributor author or editor as our users and we ll refer to our users websites as sites visitors to those sites can read published content and interact with the sites through features such as comments likes poll survey responses and follows we put together this privacy notice to help our users understand the information we collect about their site visitors a k a our users users and how that happens on their sites our users are responsible for publishing a privacy policy on their sites that explains to their visitors how data is collected via the sites and how that information is used and disclosed this privacy notice does not apply to the information we collect about users and those who visit automattic s websites like automattic com wordpress com jetpack com or akismet com that s covered in our privacy policy alright with those introductions out of the way let s turn to how we collect use and share information about visitors to our users sites information we collect about visitors to our users sites we collect information about visitors to our users sites in a few different ways we collect certain information that the visitors provide to the site we collect some information automatically and we collect any information that our users provide to us about their visitors information a visitor provides to a site we ll start with information that visitors provide directly to a site which primarily happens when visitors type into a text field on a site like a comment field or a sign up form our users may also implement other ways to allow site visitors to provide information directly through their sites here are the most common ways in which a visitor directly provides information to a site follower and subscriber information when a visitor signs up to follow or subscribe to a site using jetpack or wordpress com we collect the sign up information requested by the site which typically includes an email address site comments when a visitor leaves a comment on a site we collect that comment and other information that the visitor provides along with the comment such as the visitor s name and email address crowdsignal survey responses when a visitor completes a poll quiz or other type of survey prepared by a user via crowdsignal com we collect the visitor s responses to those surveys and other information that the survey owner requires for a poll quiz survey response like an e mail address order and shipment information if a visitor orders something hooray from a site using our store and ecommerce features available through wordpress com or jetpack including woocommerce shipping tax we may collect information to process that order such as credit card and billing information and an address for shipping the package along to the recipient and calculating applicable taxes we may also use this information for other purposes on behalf of our users for example to send marketing and other communications from our users to their customers and to provide our user with analytics information about their ecommerce site e g the number of orders from particular geographic areas other information entered on the site we may also collect other information that a visitor enters on the site such as a contact form submission a search query or site registration information we automatically collect from the site we also automatically collect some information about visitors to a site the information we automatically collect depends on which of our services the site uses we ve listed examples below technical data from a visitor s computer and etcetera we collect the information that web browsers mobile devices and servers typically make available about visitors to a site such as the ip address browser type unique device identifiers language preference referring site the date and time of access operating system and mobile network information visitor interactions we collect information about a visitor s interactions with a site including the likes and ratings left by visitors to a site using wordpress com or jetpack location information we may determine the approximate location of a visitor s device from the ip address we collect and use this information to for example tally for our users how many people visit their sites from certain geographic regions if you d like you can read more about our site stats feature for wordpress com sites and jetpack sites akismet commenter information we collect information about visitors who comment on sites that use our akismet anti spam service the information we collect depends on how the user sets up akismet for the site but typically includes the commenter s ip address user agent referrer and site url along with other information directly provided by the commenter such as their name username email address oh and the comment itself of course crowdsignal response information we collect information about visitors who respond to a crowdsignal survey the information that we collect typically includes ip address browser type operating system user agent and the web page last visited intense debate commenter information we collect information about visitors who comment on sites that use our intense debate service the information that we collect depends on how the user sets up intense debate for the site but typically includes the ip address and account information on the site along with the comment jetpack site activity we collect visitor activities related to the management of the site such as login attempts actions and comment submission and management actions for more information please see the jetpack privacy center information from cookies and other technologies a cookie is a string of information that a site stores on a visitor s computer and that the visitor s browser provides to the site each time the visitor returns pixel tags also called web beacons are small blocks of code placed on sites automattic uses cookies and other technologies like pixel tags to help identify and track visitors and site usage and to deliver targeted ads when ads are enabled for free wordpress com sites or when ads are enabled on a site through wordads or jetpack ads see the other tools section below for more details for more information about our use of cookies and other technologies for tracking including how visitors can control the use of cookies please see our cookie policy other information provided by our users we also collect any other information that our users provide to us about visitors to their sites for example a user may upload a directory or other information about site visitors and customers to the backend administrative platform for managing the site how we use visitor information we use information about site visitors in order to provide our services to our users and their sites our users may use our services to for example create and manage their site sell products and services on their site flag and fight comments from spammers and collect information through polls quizzes and other surveys in addition to the above we use some information about site visitors who are also our users as described in our privacy policy we may also use and share information that has been aggregated or reasonably de identified so that the information could not reasonably be used to identify any individual for instance we may publish aggregate statistics about the use of our services how we share visitor information we may share information collected about site visitors in the limited circumstances spelled out below subsidiaries employees and independent contractors we may disclose site visitor information to our subsidiaries our employees and individuals who are our independent contractors that need to know the information in order to help us provide our services to our users and their sites or to process the information on our behalf we require our subsidiaries employees and independent contractors to follow this privacy notice for information about visitors that we share with them third party vendors we may share site visitor information with third party vendors who need to know this information in order to provide their services to us this group includes vendors that help us provide our services to our users and their sites we require vendors to agree to privacy commitments in order to share information with them legal requests we may disclose site visitor information in response to a subpoena court order or other governmental request for more information on how we respond to requests for information please see our legal guidelines to protect rights property and others we may disclose site visitor information when we believe in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of automattic our users third parties or the public at large for example if we have a good faith belief that there is an imminent danger of death or serious physical injury we may disclose information related to the emergency without delay business transfers in connection with any merger sale of company assets or acquisition of all or a portion of our business by another company or in the unlikely event that automattic goes out of business or enters bankruptcy site visitor information would likely be one of the assets that is transferred or acquired by a third party if any of these events were to happen this privacy notice would continue to apply to site visitor information and the party receiving this information may continue to use this information but only consistent with this privacy notice information shared publicly information that visitors choose to make public is you guessed it disclosed publicly that means of course that information like visitor comments and likes are all available to others including information about the visitor that is displayed in connection with a comment or like such as a visitor s wordpress com username and gravatar we provide a firehose stream of public data including comments from sites to provide that data to firehose subscribers who may view and analyze the content but do not have rights to re publish it publicly public information may also be indexed by search engines or used by third parties how long we keep visitor information if we are not legally required to keep it we generally discard information about site visitors when no longer needed for the purposes for which we collect and use it on behalf of our users those purposes which are described in the how we use visitor information section above for example we keep the web server logs that record information about a visitor to one of our user s sites such as the visitor s ip address browser type and operating system for approximately 30 days we retain the logs for this period of time in order to among other things investigate issues if something goes wrong on a user s site as another example when a site visitor views your site we use their ip address in order to update your site stats with information about their visit like what country they are in we keep that ip address for approximately 30 days to give us time to calculate your monthly site stats and address any issues with those counts other tools our users sites may contain ads from third party ad networks and advertisers and our users may integrate other tools and services on their sites such as google analytics and third party plugins please note that this privacy notice only covers the collection of information by automattic and does not cover the collection by any third party ad networks and analytics providers may set tracking technologies like cookies to collect information about visitors use of a site and across other websites and online services such as a visitor s ip address web browser mobile network information pages viewed time spent on pages links clicked and conversion information this information may be used by those companies to among other things analyze and track usage determine the popularity of certain content and deliver advertisements that may be more targeted to visitor interests for more information about how to manage and delete cookies visit aboutcookies org and for more information on interest based ads including information about how visitors may be able to opt out of having their web browsing information used for behavioral advertising purposes please visit aboutads info choices us based and youronlinechoices eu eu based other resources you can read more about how our products and services operate on the links at the top of this notice and we d love it if you follow us on privacy blog for more information about privacy and transparency at automattic sections who s who and what this privacy notice covers information we collect about visitors to our users sites information a visitor provides to a site information we automatically collect from the site other information provided by our users how we use visitor information how we share visitor information how long we keep visitor information other tools other resources contact us diversity press privacy policy home about us news work with us automattic inc purveyors of fine blogging and site building services since 2005 thank you for your time automattic customize sign up log in copy shortlink report this content manage subscriptions