It's time you got paid for your Web site. Join the Honor System today!About the Amazon Honor System TM
l What is the Amazon Honor System?
l How does the Amazon Honor System paybox know my name?
l Can I prevent payboxes from greeting me by name?
l Does the Amazon Honor System share any information about me with third parties?
l Does the Amazon Honor System record the sites that I visit?
l Can I join the Honor System and earn money from my Web site?About the Amazon Honor System
What is the Amazon Honor System?
The Amazon Honor System is a safe and easy way for you to support your favorite Web
sites and to buy digital content on the Web. Amazon.com has successfully completed
hundreds of millions of online transactions and has more than 29 million customers. Now,
the Amazon Honor System lets you use Amazon.com payment technology to make
payments to Web sites as small as $1.00.Web sites use the Amazon Honor System to collect voluntary payments from their users and
to accept payment for digital content. In many cases, the Honor System is the only way a
Web site can economically collect small payments. In others, the Honor System allows the
Web site to raise money for continued operations without resorting to intrusive banner
advertisements.
When you visit a participating Web site, you'll see an Amazon Honor System paybox. Click
on the paybox's "click to pay" or "click to give" button to view the Web site's PayPageTM at
Amazon.com. There, you'll learn more about the participating Web site and its reasons for
collecting money. To make a payment, click Pay Now on the PayPageTM, and rely on
Amazon.com to complete the transaction quickly and securely. Return to help index.
How does the Amazon Honor System paybox know my name?
When you look at a Web page, the words and pictures you see actually may come from
several sources. Your browser software assembles the pieces and displays them as a single
page. On the Web site you were visiting, most of the content you saw was transmitted from
server computers used by the site's operator. The image made up of the paybox and your
name displayed within the paybox was different--we sent it to you directly from
Amazon.com. This allowed us to recognize you by name just like we do when you visit the
Amazon.com Web site. Because Amazon.com's servers transmitted the image containing a
paybox and your name within the paybox directly to your browser software, the site owner
never saw the paybox or your name and never received any information about you. Return to
help index.
Can I prevent the payboxes from greeting me by name?Amazon Honor System
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