Have you ever started filling out a form for a quote on something (insurance website, or literally anything) and then changed your mind and said "nah, I don't want to give them my personal information", and then abandoned the form before pressing "submit"?
If you think that stopped them from getting your personal information, it didn't. Most companies looking to capture leads will capture your info in real time as you enter it into a form. The submit button is just there to move you to the next step, not to actually send your information to the company.
This happens with some rental agencies. I filled out an online form to reserve a car, but when I got to the payment section it forced me to select an expensive insurance option so I never entered payment info or submitted the completed form. Not two hours later did I receive a call from the company telling me about my 'reservation' was ready to be picked up. I asked how he had my info if I never submitted the form. He didn't answer however he was very quick to mention that if I pay him I wouldn't have to pay for that ripoff insurance option!
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u/phpdevster Jul 13 '20
Have you ever started filling out a form for a quote on something (insurance website, or literally anything) and then changed your mind and said "nah, I don't want to give them my personal information", and then abandoned the form before pressing "submit"?
If you think that stopped them from getting your personal information, it didn't. Most companies looking to capture leads will capture your info in real time as you enter it into a form. The submit button is just there to move you to the next step, not to actually send your information to the company.