Amazon Recommends" Privacy Information- What is the Amazon Recommends service?
The Amazon Recommends service is a new linking style for Associate sites. It delivers content to
sites based on their sales history and may also include special offers from Amazon.com.
Typically, when you look at a Web page, the words and pictures you see actually come from
several sources. Your browser software assembles the pieces and displays them as a single page.
On the Associate Web site you were visiting, most of the content you saw was transmitted from
server computers used by the site's operator. However, the placement you just clicked on was
different--we sent it to you directly from Amazon.com.- What information about me does the Amazon Recommends service
receive and retain?
Your browser automatically sends any Amazon cookies on your computer to our server when you
view an Amazon Recommends placement. (For more information about how Amazon uses
cookies, see our Privacy Notice.)
Although the Amazon Recommends service uses your Amazon.com cookie to determine whether
you are a recognized Amazon visitor, we do not keep or attempt to construct a record of the Web
sites you visit.Of course, if you choose to click through to the Amazon.com site, we, like most Web sites, will
receive and store your clickstream to, through, and from our site. For more information about the
automatic information we collect, please read our Privacy Notice.- Does the Amazon Recommends service share any information about
me with third parties?
No. The Amazon Recommends service does not share any personal information with third parties,
including Associates, about customers who view, click, or purchase through Associate links. - What is an Amazon.com Associate?
An Amazon Associate is a Web site owner who places links on their site and earns referral fees
through sales of Amazon.com products. (To find our more about the Amazon Associates program,
click here.) - Are products listed through the Amazon Recommends service the
same as the personalized recommendations I receive when visiting
Amazon.com?
They can be. The products you see listed when visiting an Amazon Associate's site are normally
based on that site's topics and sales history and will include special offers. However, we might also
show you items based on your own personal purchase history at Amazon.com. The Associate Web
site hosting the Amazon Recommends service does not have access to these "personalized"
recommendations.
Amazon Recommends" Privacy Information
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