Privacy Policy
NOTEDWhat changed, in plain language
Automattic only fixed spelling and punctuation in its Privacy Policy. Two company names got periods added ("Automattic Inc." and "WooCommerce, Inc.") in the Woo services contact table, and "Woocommerce.com" was capitalized correctly as "WooCommerce.com" in an old changelog entry from 2018. Nothing about your privacy rights, data collection, or data sharing changed.
This change appears to be cosmetic (formatting, typos, or contact details).
Changelog
- ± CHANGEDPunctuation fixed in Woo company names
In the table listing who is responsible for your data if you live in the Designated Countries, the names "Automattic Inc" and "WooCommerce, Inc" now have periods after "Inc". Same companies, same role, just tidier writing.
Automattic Inc and WooCommerce, Inc are also the joint controllers for some of the processing activities related to Services provided by WooCommerce Ireland Ltd.
Automattic Inc. and WooCommerce, Inc. are also the joint controllers for some of the processing activities related to Services provided by WooCommerce Ireland Ltd.
- ± CHANGEDCapitalization fixed in the 2018 history entry
In the list of past policy updates, the May 25, 2018 entry now spells the brand as "WooCommerce.com" instead of "Woocommerce.com". This is a record of an old change, not a new one.
included information for Crowdsignal and Woocommerce.com services
included information for Crowdsignal and WooCommerce.com services
Full text changes — 20260101_rev01 to 20260813_rev01
COLOUR MARKS THE SEVERITY OF A FLAGGED CLAUSE · + AND − MARK ADDED AND REMOVED
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| 255 | 255 | _**Woo Services |
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| 258 | 258 | _Woo services includes WooCommerce, WooPayments, WooCommerce Shipping, WooCommerce Tax, MailPoet, and other products and services available at woocommerce.com._ |
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| 260 | <table><tbody><tr><td>If you reside outside of the Designated Countries:</td><td><strong>WooCommerce, Inc.</strong><br>60 29th Street #343<br>San Francisco, CA 94110<br>Automattic Inc. is also the controller for some of the processing activities related to Services provided by WooCommerce, Inc.</td></tr><tr><td>If you reside in the Designated Countries:</td><td><strong>WooCommerce Ireland Ltd.</strong><br>Grand Canal Dock, 25 Herbert Pl<br>Dublin, D02 AY86<br>Ireland<br>Automattic Inc and WooCommerce, Inc are also the joint controllers for some of the processing activities related to Services provided by WooCommerce Ireland Ltd.</td></tr></tbody></table> | |
| 260 | <table><tbody><tr><td>If you reside outside of the Designated Countries:</td><td><strong>WooCommerce, Inc.</strong><br>60 29th Street #343<br>San Francisco, CA 94110<br>Automattic Inc. is also the controller for some of the processing activities related to Services provided by WooCommerce, Inc.</td></tr><tr><td>If you reside in the Designated Countries:</td><td><strong>WooCommerce Ireland Ltd.</strong><br>Grand Canal Dock, 25 Herbert Pl<br>Dublin, D02 AY86<br>Ireland<br>Automattic Inc. and WooCommerce, Inc. are also the joint controllers for some of the processing activities related to Services provided by WooCommerce Ireland Ltd.</td></tr></tbody></table> | |
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| 262 | 262 | ### How to Reach Us |
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| 264 | 264 | If you have a question about this Privacy Policy, or you would like to contact us about any of the rights mentioned in the [Your Rights section](https://automattic.com/privacy/) above, please contact us through our [web form](https://wordpress.com/help/contact) or via [email](mailto:privacypolicyupdates@automattic.com). These are the fastest ways to get a response to your inquiry, but you can also contact us by telephone at 1-877-273-3049. |
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| 266 | 266 | ### Other Things You Should Know (Keep Reading!) |
| 333 | 333 | - _May 31, 2019:_ Included information for the Recurring Payments feature. |
| 334 | 334 | - _April 1, 2019:_ Included information for Happy Tools. |
| 335 | 335 | - _March 13, 2019:_ Added clarifications and additional details to existing sections, for example about ICANN policies and what we may store when you communicate with us. |
| 336 | 336 | - _February 1, 2019:_ Included information for Longreads and additional information regarding Longreads accounts. |
| 337 | 337 | - _November 6, 2018:_ Removed references to Polldaddy, which has been rebranded as Crowdsignal. |
| 338 | 338 | - _September 24, 2018:_ Included information for Simplenote, Simperium, Cloudup, and Lean Domain Search. |
| 339 | - _May 25, 2018:_ Added more specific information to help clarify our practices, included information for Crowdsignal and Woocommerce.com services, and added information to reflect the requirements of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation. | |
| 339 | - _May 25, 2018:_ Added more specific information to help clarify our practices, included information for Crowdsignal and WooCommerce.com services, and added information to reflect the requirements of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation. | |
| 340 | 340 | - _January 3, 2018:_ Revised and reorganized language throughout to help simplify the policy and clarify our practices. |
| 341 | 341 | - _August 22, 2017:_ Added "Information We Collect from Other Sources" section. |
| 342 | 342 | - _November 2, 2016_: Added that comments submitted as missed spam are retained by Akismet to improve future performance. |
| 343 | 343 | - _February 18, 2015:_ Updated Creative Commons license from 2.5 to 4.0. |
| 344 | 344 | - _September 18, 2013:_ Added that blog commenter email addresses are disclosed to administrators of the blog where the comment was left. |
| 345 | 345 | - _February 1, 2011:_ Clarified subpoena language and added Business Transfers paragraph. |