Description of service
E-commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale systems.
Processing companies
Automattic Inc., 60 29th Street #343, San Francisco, CA 94110, United States of America
The processing company's data protection officer
Below you can find the e-mail address of the processing company's data protection officer.
privacy@woocommerce.com
Purpose of data
This list represents the purposes of data collection and processing.
E-commerce FunctionalityUser Preference ManagementSession Management
Applied technologies
This list represents all technologies this service uses to collect data. Typical technologies are cookies and pixels placed in the browser.
Cookies
Collected data
This list represents all (personal) data collected by or through the use of this service.
Session data, User preferences, Shopping cart contents
Legal basis
In the following, the required legal basis for processing data is stated.
Consent under GDPR
Place of treatment
This is the primary place where the collected data is processed. If the data is also processed in other countries, you will be informed separately.
* United States
Retention period
The retention period is the time during which the collected data is stored for processing purposes. The data must be deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary for the stated processing purposes.
* Session to permanent
Overview of Information Storage Techniques
The service outlined here incorporates various methods for storing information on a user's device. The following section provides a detailed account of these techniques, emphasizing their role in enhancing user experience and adhering to established data protection protocols.
woocommerce_cart_hash
Helps WooCommerce determine when cart contents/data changes.
Type
First-party
Duration
Session
woocommerce_items_in_cart
Helps WooCommerce determine when cart contents/data changes.
Type
First-party
Duration
Session
wp_woocommerce_session_
Contains a unique code for each customer so that it knows where to find the cart data in the database for each customer.
Type
First-party
Duration
2 days
woocommerce_recently_viewed
Stores recently viewed products for convenience.
Type
First-party
Duration
Session
store_notice
Allows customers to dismiss the Store Notice.
Type
First-party
Duration
Session
woocommerce_snooze_suggestions
Allows dashboard users to dismiss Marketplace suggestions, if enabled.
Type
First-party
Duration
2 days
woocommerce_dismissed_suggestions
Counts the number of dismissed Marketplace suggestions, if enabled.
Type
First-party
Duration
1 month