Automattic Privacy Policy changes — 20160804_rev01

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- In our blogging products, we aim to make it as simple as possible for you to control what's visible to the public, seen by search engines, kept private, and permanently deleted.

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Below is our privacy policy which incorporates these goals: (Note, we've decided to make this privacy policy available under a [Creative Commons Sharealike](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) license, which means you're more than welcome to steal it and repurpose it for your own use, just make sure to replace references to us with ones to you, and if you want we'd appreciate a link to Automattic.com somewhere on your site. We spent a lot of money and time on the below, and other people shouldn't need to do the same.)

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If you have questions about deleting or correcting your personal data please contact our [support team](http://en.support.wordpress.com/).

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Automattic Inc. ("**Automattic**") operates several websites including [automattic.com](http://automattic.com/), [wordpress.com](http://wordpress.com/), [gravatar.com](http://gravatar.com/), [intensedebate.com](http://intensedebate.com/), and [akismet.com](http://akismet.com/). It is Automattic's policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our websites.

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Automattic Inc. ("**Automattic**") operates several websites including [automattic.com](https://automattic.com/), [wordpress.com](http://wordpress.com/), [gravatar.com](http://gravatar.com/), [intensedebate.com](http://intensedebate.com/), and [akismet.com](http://akismet.com/). It is Automattic's policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our websites.

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### Website Visitors

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Like most website operators, Automattic collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Automattic's purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how Automattic's visitors use its website. From time to time, Automattic may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.

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Automattic also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged in users and for users leaving comments on WordPress.com blogs. Automattic only discloses logged in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described below, except that blog commenter IP addresses and email addresses are visible and disclosed to the administrators of the blog where the comment was left.

 - In our blogging products, we aim to make it as simple as possible for you to control what's visible to the public, seen by search engines, kept private, and permanently deleted.
 Below is our privacy policy which incorporates these goals: (Note, we've decided to make this privacy policy available under a [Creative Commons Sharealike](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) license, which means you're more than welcome to steal it and repurpose it for your own use, just make sure to replace references to us with ones to you, and if you want we'd appreciate a link to Automattic.com somewhere on your site. We spent a lot of money and time on the below, and other people shouldn't need to do the same.)
 If you have questions about deleting or correcting your personal data please contact our [support team](http://en.support.wordpress.com/).
+Automattic Inc. ("**Automattic**") operates several websites including [automattic.com](http://automattic.com/), [wordpress.com](http://wordpress.com/), [gravatar.com](http://gravatar.com/), [intensedebate.com](http://intensedebate.com/), and [akismet.com](http://akismet.com/). It is Automattic's policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our websites.
+Automattic Inc. ("**Automattic**") operates several websites including [automattic.com](https://automattic.com/), [wordpress.com](http://wordpress.com/), [gravatar.com](http://gravatar.com/), [intensedebate.com](http://intensedebate.com/), and [akismet.com](http://akismet.com/). It is Automattic's policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our websites.
 ### Website Visitors
 Like most website operators, Automattic collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Automattic's purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how Automattic's visitors use its website. From time to time, Automattic may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.
 Automattic also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged in users and for users leaving comments on WordPress.com blogs. Automattic only discloses logged in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described below, except that blog commenter IP addresses and email addresses are visible and disclosed to the administrators of the blog where the comment was left.
 ### Privacy Policy Changes
 Although most changes are likely to be minor, Automattic may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in Automattic's sole discretion. Automattic encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. If you have a WordPress.com account, you should also check your blog's dashboard for alerts to these changes. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.
 **Change log:**
+- _February 18, 2015:_ Updated Creative Commons license from 2.5 to 4.0.
 - _September 18, 2013:_ Added that blog commenter email addresses are disclosed to administrators of the blog where the comment was left.
+- _February 1, 2011:_ Clarified subpoena language and added Business Transfers paragraph
+- _January 3, 2011:_ Added court order and subpoena clarification
+- _July 1, 2010:_ Revised paragraph about IP addresses to explain when they are collected and that commenter IPs are visible to blog administrators
+- _October 29, 2009:_ Added Comments paragraph to explain Akismet comment storage policy
+- _March 10, 2009:_ Added Ads paragraph to alert users that ads from third parties may use cookies
+- _February 18, 2015:_ Updated Creative Commons license from 2.5 to 4.0
+- _February 1, 2011:_ Clarified subpoena language and added Business Transfers paragraph.
+- _January 3, 2011:_ Added court order and subpoena clarification.
+- _July 1, 2010:_ Revised paragraph about IP addresses to explain when they are collected and that commenter IPs are visible to blog administrators.
+- _October 29, 2009:_ Added Comments paragraph to explain Akismet comment storage policy.
+- _March 10, 2009:_ Added Ads paragraph to alert users that ads from third parties may use cookies.

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