Amazon.com Privacy Notice
Last updated: June 30, 2026. View the prior version of this Privacy Notice.
We know that you care how information about you is used and shared, and we appreciate
your trust that we will do so carefully and sensibly. This Privacy Notice describes
how Amazon.com and its affiliates (collectively "Amazon") collect and process your
personal information through Amazon products, services, stores, website and physical
locations, devices and applications that reference this Privacy Notice (together "Amazon
Services"). By using Amazon Services, you are consenting to the practices described in this Privacy
Notice.
*Please read our Additional State-Specific Privacy Disclosures and Consumer Health Data Privacy Disclosure for additional information about the processing of your personal data and your rights
under applicable U.S. state data privacy laws. *
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What Personal Information About Customers Does Amazon Collect?
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For What Purposes Does Amazon Use Your Personal Information?
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What About Cookies and Other Identifiers?
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Does Amazon Share Your Personal Information?
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How Secure Is Information About Me?
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What About Advertising?
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What Information Can I Access in My Account?
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What Choices Do I Have?
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Are Children Allowed to Use Amazon Services?
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EU-US Data Privacy Framework, UK Extension, and Swiss-US Data Privacy Framework
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Conditions of Use, Notices, and Revisions
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Related Practices and Information
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Examples of Information Collected
What Personal Information About Customers Does Amazon Collect?
We collect your personal information in order to provide and continually improve our
products and services.
Here are the types of personal information we collect:
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Information You Give Us: We receive and store any information you provide in relation to Amazon Services.
You can choose not to provide certain information, but then you might not be able
to take advantage of many of our Amazon Services.
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Automatic Information: We automatically collect and store certain types of information about your use of
Amazon Services, including information about your interaction with products, content,
and services available through Amazon Services. Like many websites, we use "cookies"
and other unique identifiers, and we obtain certain types of information when your
web browser or device accesses Amazon Services and other content served by or on behalf
of Amazon on other websites. Our physical stores may use cameras, computer vision,
sensors, and other technology to gather information about your activity in the store,
such as the products and services you interact with.
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Information from Other Sources: We might receive information about you from other sources. For example, our carriers
may provide us with updated delivery and address information, which we use to keep
our records current and make delivery of your future purchases easier.
See examples of information we collect or receive.
For What Purposes Does Amazon Use Your Personal Information?
We use your personal information to operate, provide, develop, and improve the products
and services that we offer our customers. These purposes include:
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Purchase and delivery of products and services. We use your personal information to take and handle orders, deliver products and
services, process payments, and communicate with you about orders, products and services,
and promotional offers.
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Provide, troubleshoot, and improve Amazon Services. We use your personal information to provide functionality, analyze performance, fix