' . __( 'This screen is where you manage requests for an export of personal data.' ) . '
' . __( 'Privacy Laws around the world require businesses and online services to provide an export of some of the data they collect about an individual, and to deliver that export on request. The rights those laws enshrine are sometimes called the "Right of Data Portability". It allows individuals to obtain and reuse their personal data for their own purposes across different services. It allows them to move, copy or transfer personal data easily from one IT environment to another.' ) . '
' . __( 'The tool associates data stored in WordPress with a supplied email address, including profile data and comments.' ) . '
' . __( 'Note: Since this tool only gathers data from WordPress and participating plugins, you may need to do more to comply with export requests. For example, you should also send the requester some of the data collected from or stored with the 3rd party services your organization uses.' ) . '
' . __( 'WordPress collects (but never publishes) a limited amount of data from registered users who have logged in to the site. Generally, these users are people who contribute to the site in some way -- content, store management, and so on. With rare exceptions, these users do not include occasional visitors who might have registered to comment on articles or buy products. The data WordPress retains can include:' ) . '
' . __( 'Profile Information — user email address, username, display name, nickname, first name, last name, description/bio, and registration date.' ) . '
' . __( 'Community Events Location — The IP Address of the user, which populates the Upcoming Community Events dashboard widget with relevant information.' ) . '
' . __( 'Session Tokens — User login information, IP Addresses, Expiration Date, User Agent (Browser/OS), and Last Login.' ) . '
' . __( 'Comments — For user comments, Email Address, IP Address, User Agent (Browser/OS), Date/Time, Comment Content, and Content URL.' ) . '
' . __( 'Media — A list of URLs for media files the user uploads.' ) . '
' . sprintf( /* translators: %s: URL to Privacy Policy Guide screen. */ __( 'If you are not sure, check the plugin documentation or contact the plugin author to see if the plugin collects data and if it supports the Data Exporter tool. This information may be available in the Privacy Policy Guide.' ), admin_url( 'options-privacy.php?tab=policyguide' ) ) . '
' . __( 'Many plugins may collect or store personal data either in the WordPress database or remotely. Any Export Personal Data request should include data from plugins as well.' ) . '
' . __( 'Plugin authors can learn more about how to add the Personal Data Exporter to a plugin here.' ) . '
' . __( 'For more information:' ) . '
' . __( 'Documentation on Export Personal Data' ) . '
' . __( 'Support forums' ) . '