Adjusting account and privacy settings in WooCommerce is one of the important matters that plays a vital role in protecting user data, as it includes settings that enable you to manage user accounts and data, and through it you can control the privacy policy in your store and the way it is displayed within its pages.
For this reason, we have prepared this explanation in which we will introduce you to the account and privacy settings in WooCommerce and the function of each setting so that you can adjust them to suit the needs of your store.
Explaining account and privacy settings in WooCommerce
You can access the Accounts and Privacy Settings page in WooCommerce by going to ( WooCommerce ) >> ( Settings ) and then selecting the ( Accounts and Privacy ) tab.
The Accounts and Privacy settings in WooCommerce enable you to control matters related to user accounts (account creation and account deletion requests). You can also adjust your store’s privacy policy and determine how long customers’ personal data will be kept. Below we will explain all of these settings to you:
Customer accounts and data management department
This section includes settings related to user accounts, including allowing purchases without an account, and options for creating new accounts and deleting accounts. These settings are:
1. The process of completing the order and paying the visitor: Within this setting there are two options. When the option is activated, customers are allowed to order products from the store and pay without creating an account. The second option is used to allow the user to log in while completing the order. When activated, the login form is displayed on the payment page. If the customer is not previously logged in.
2. Create an account: This setting includes four options. The first option is used to allow the user to create an account while completing the order process, and the second option is used to enable him to create an account from the My Account panel page .
As for the third option, when activated, WooCommerce automatically creates a username for the customer’s account based on his email. When this option is disabled, a special field for the username is displayed during account creation. The fourth option is used to send the user a link that enables him to change the password that WooCommerce created for his account. When it is disabled, a special password field is added when creating the account.
3. Account deletion requests: When the first option is activated in this setting, all of the user’s personal data is removed from the requests when his account is erased in the store, and when the second option is activated, the user whose account has been deleted is prevented from accessing the downloads that he has purchased.
4. Removal of personal data: This option is used to add a bulk option to the orders page that enables you to collectively remove all personal data of users within the orders page.
Privacy Policy Section
Through this section, you will be able to specify your store’s privacy page and choose excerpts from it to be displayed on the store’s pages. The settings within it are:
1. Privacy page: Through this setting, you can specify the privacy page for your store.
2. Privacy policy associated with registration: Through this field, you can write an excerpt from the privacy policy to be displayed within the registration form on my account page, and you must link it to the privacy policy page so that the user can obtain more information.
3. Privacy policy related to payment: Through this field, you can write an excerpt from your store’s privacy policy to be displayed within the payment form. You must also link it to the privacy policy page so that the user can obtain more information if he wants.
Personal data retention section
Through this section, you can specify the period of time that WooCommerce retains user data, using the following fields:
1. Retention of inactive accounts: This field determines the duration of retention of inactive accounts, that is, accounts that have not logged in or submitted an application within the specified period.
2. Keep pending orders on hold: This field determines the period for which WooCommerce keeps pending, unpaid orders, and they are sent to the recycle bin after the specified period has elapsed.
3. Retention of failed orders: Set in this right how long WooCommerce keeps failed orders, which are unpaid orders.
4. Retention of canceled orders: This field is used to specify the period for which canceled orders are retained, which are unpaid orders that have been canceled by the store owner or customer.
5. Retain completed orders: In this field, specify how long you would like WooCommerce to retain completed orders, which are valid, paid orders that have been placed in the past.
Note: If you want to keep this data indefinitely, all you have to do is leave these fields blank.
After you adjust all account and privacy settings, do not forget to click on the ( Save Changes ) button in order to apply these settings within the store.
Thus, dear reader, we have explained to you the functions of all the settings found within the Accounts and Privacy Settings page in WooCommerce. In conclusion, we would like to point out that adjusting these settings correctly and in a way that suits your needs and the needs of customers is considered an important matter that will improve the user experience and contribute to the growth of the store. And its development.
