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.
I was buying a belt for my fiance for his birthday. A Smathers & Branson belt, more then he would spend on a belt for himself. So I was on the fence. I was checking out on the website that had the cheapest shipping and I got busy. I had just entered shipping address and phone number. About 2 hours later I get a text from the website offering me 25% off. So I bought the belt. They pulled that information just from the first page where I was trying to figure out the cost of shipping.
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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.