Privacy Policy

ARCHIVED 2021-11-01, DATE APPROXIMATE · VERSION 20211101_rev01 · COMPARED WITH 20210701_rev01

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 ### Who We Are and What This Policy Covers
 Howdy! We are the folks behind a variety of products and services designed to allow anyone - from bloggers, to photographers, small business owners, and enterprises - to take full advantage of the power and promise of the open web. Our mission is to democratize publishing and commerce so that anyone with a story can tell it, and anyone can turn their great idea into a livelihood. We believe in powering the open internet with code that is open source and are proud to say that the vast majority of our work is available under the General Public License ("GPL"). Unlike most other services, because our GPL code is public, you can actually download and take a look at that code to see how it works.
 This Privacy Policy applies to information that we collect about you when you use:
+- Our websites (including automattic.com, wordpress.com, vip.wordpress.com, jetpack.com, woocommerce.com, crowdsignal.com, gravatar.com, intensedebate.com, vaultpress.com, akismet.com, simplenote.com, simperium.com, leandomainsearch.com, cloudup.com, longreads.com, atavist.com, mailpoet.com, automatewoo.com, jetpackcrm.com, and happy.tools);
+- Our websites (including automattic.com, wordpress.com, vip.wordpress.com, jetpack.com, woocommerce.com, crowdsignal.com, gravatar.com, intensedebate.com, vaultpress.com, akismet.com, simplenote.com, simperium.com, leandomainsearch.com, cloudup.com, longreads.com, atavist.com, mailpoet.com, automatewoo.com, jetpackcrm.com, happy.tools, wpcourses.com, and newspack.pub);
 - Our mobile applications (including the WordPress mobile app for Android and iOS);
+- Our other Automattic products, services, and features that are available on or through our websites (for example, WordPress.com plans, the Payments feature, the Pay with PayPal block, WordPress.com VIP, Jetpack, the WooCommerce Shipping & Tax extension, Gravatar, the IntenseDebate comment management system, Akismet plans, Simplenote, Simperium, Cloudup, Longreads, MailPoet, AutomateWoo, Jetpack CRM, and Happy Tools); and
+- Our other Automattic products, services, and features that are available on or through our websites (for example, WordPress.com plans, the Payments feature, the Pay with PayPal block, WordPress.com VIP, Jetpack, the WooCommerce Shipping & Tax extension, Gravatar, the IntenseDebate comment management system, Akismet plans, Simplenote, Simperium, Cloudup, Longreads, MailPoet, AutomateWoo, Jetpack CRM, Happy Tools, WordPress.com Courses, and Newspack); and
 - Other users' websites that use our Services, while you are logged in to your account with us.
 This Privacy Policy also applies to information we collect when you apply for a job at Automattic or one of our subsidiaries.
 Throughout this Privacy Policy we'll refer to our websites, mobile applications, and other products and services collectively as "Services." And if you'd like to learn more about which Automattic company is the controller of information about you, take a look at the section below on [Controllers and Responsible Companies](https://automattic.com/privacy/).
 - **Stored information:** We may access information stored on your mobile device via our mobile apps. We access this stored information through your device operating system's permissions. For example, if you give us permission to access the photographs on your mobile device's camera roll, our Services may access the photos stored on your device when you upload a really amazing photograph of the sunrise to your website.
 - **Interactions with other users' sites:** We collect some information about your interactions with other users' sites while you are logged in to your account with us, such as your "Likes" and the fact that you commented on a particular post, so that we can, for example, [recommend posts](https://en.support.wordpress.com/algorithms-search-and-recommendations/) we think may interest you. As another example, we collect information about the comments IntenseDebate users make while logged in and use that information to, for example, tally up statistics about your comments (check them out in your dashboard!) and display information about your comments in your IntenseDebate public profile.
 - **Information from cookies & other technologies:** A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor's computer, and that the visitor's browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Pixel tags (also called web beacons) are small blocks of code placed on websites and emails. Automattic uses cookies and other technologies like pixel tags to help us identify and track visitors, usage, and access preferences for our Services, as well as track and understand email campaign effectiveness and to deliver targeted ads. For more information about our use of cookies and other technologies for tracking, including how you can control the use of cookies, please see our [Cookie Policy](http://www.automattic.com/cookies).
 #### _Information We Collect from Other Sources_
+We may also get information about you from other sources. For example, if you create or log in to your WordPress.com account through another service (like Google) or if you connect your website or account to a social media service (like Twitter) through our [Publicize feature](https://en.support.wordpress.com/publicize/), we'll receive information from that service (e.g., your username, basic profile information, friends list) via the authorization procedures for that service. As another example, if you use WooCommerce Payments, we'll receive information relating to your Stripe account, such as your email address and phone number. The information we receive depends on which services you use or authorize and what options are available.
+We may also get information about you from other sources. For example:
+- **Third Party Login:** If you create or log in to your WordPress.com account through another service (like Google) we'll receive associated login information (e.g. a connection token, your username, your email address)
+- **Social Sharing Services:** If you connect your website or account to a social media service (like Twitter) through our [Publicize feature](https://en.support.wordpress.com/publicize/), we'll receive information from that service (e.g., your username, basic profile information, friends list) via the authorization procedures for that service.
+- **Financial Account Info****:** If you use WooCommerce Payments, we'll receive information relating to your Stripe account, such as your email address and phone number.
+- **Google Account Information:** When you connect your Google account to your Newspack powered site, we may access certain Google user data such as your Google Ad Manager Configuration (the network code and your ad units) and your Google Analytics data to allow you to access and manage features more seamlessly. For example, you may be able to manage your Google ads and see your Google Analytics data directly within the dashboard of your Newspack powered site.
+The information we receive depends on which services you use or authorize and what options are available.
 Third-party services may also give us information, like mailing addresses for individuals who are not yet our users (but we hope will be!). We use this information for marketing purposes like postcards and other mailers advertising our Services.
 ### How and Why We Use Information
 #### _Purposes for Using Information_
 In the event of a conflict between a translated version of our Privacy Policy and the English version, the English version will control.
 That's it! Thanks for reading.
 ### Change log
+- _October 8, 2021:_ Included information for WordPress.com Courses and Newspack. Updated the "Information we Collect from Other Sources" section with new examples.
 - _January 1, 2021_: Included information for AutomateWoo and Jetpack CRM. Updated the "Controllers and Responsible Companies" section to reflect changes affecting WooCommerce users.
 - _December 7, 2020:_ Included information for MailPoet.
 - _October 12, 2020_: Renamed WooCommerce Services to WooCommerce Shipping & Tax.
 - _August 1, 2020_: Renamed some Payments features and updated the "Controllers and Responsible Companies" section to reflect changes affecting WooCommerce users.
 - _February 21, 2020:_ Updated for WooCommerce Payments and added a new section: "Other Information and Resources."
 - _December 31, 2019_: Updated for California Consumer Privacy Act and miscellaneous clarification throughout.