[theme-reviewers] Hidden IP field in theme contact form

Chip Bennett chip at chipbennett.net
Fri May 10 12:14:32 UTC 2013


I can think of no valid reason for a Theme developer to harvest IP
addresses, opt-in or otherwise.


On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 8:09 AM, Rodolfo Buaiz <brasofilo at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> I'm testing a theme from the repo, quite nice design, well coded, etc. But
> in its options page, there's a support/contact form which has a hidden
> field with the user's IP number.
>
> I understand that, per the Theme Review rules, it should be an OPT-IN.
>
> I've sent a message (through the very theme contact form) to the
> author(s), but had no response.
>
> How to deal with this?
>
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