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Amazon Shopping

Moderate overall compliance, with 2 red flags.

The policy scores 68 out of 100 and is graded D. It describes collecting 8 categories of personal data. 5 topics a privacy policy is expected to cover are not addressed.

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Source policy: www.amazon.com

Pro Se rating: 68 out of 100, Moderate

68Moderate

Pro Se Rating
Privacy grade
Grade D
Overall score
68/100
Data categories
8 collected
Third parties
0 shared
Red flags
2 found

Critical attention required

Red flags identified

Our analysis flagged 2 points of concern in Amazon Shopping's privacy policy: Unilateral Policy Changes and Vague Language and Ambiguity.

Unilateral Policy Changes

Analyze outcome:

2/27

The company can change the privacy policy at any time without notifying users.

Vague Language and Ambiguity

Analyze outcome:

2/27

Use of broad or unclear terms that provide the service with excessive leeway in data handling.

What data is collected?

8 of 16
Categories of personal data the policy says are collected.
  • User Online Activities

    Information about how users interact with a website or application, such as browsing history, search queries, and usage patterns.

  • Financial

    Encompasses payment information, transaction history, credit card details, and financial account details.

  • Computer Information

    IP address, browser type and version, operating system, and device identifiers.

  • Cookies and Tracking Elements

    Information collected through cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies used to track user behavior and preferences online.

  • Contact Information

    Phone numbers, email addresses, and other contact points.

  • Purchase and Order History

    Specific financial information detailing items bought or services contracted.

  • Location

    GPS data, IP address-based location, and other geolocation data.

  • Personal Identifier

    Data that can be used to identify an individual, such as name, email address, phone number, and government-issued IDs.

Purpose of data collection

8 of 10
Understand why your data is requested.
  • Legal Compliance

    Organizations may need to collect data to comply with legal obligations, such as maintaining records for regulatory purposes or responding to legal requests.

  • Transaction Processing

    Personal and payment information is often collected to process transactions and manage billing for services or products.

  • Analytics and Improvement

    Data is used to analyze how users interact with a service or product. This helps in improving user experience, addressing issues, and making informed business decisions.

  • Personalization

    To enhance user experience, data might be collected to personalize content, recommendations, and features based on individual preferences and behaviors.

  • Service Provision

    Data is often collected to provide and improve the services or products that users have requested. This could involve using personal data for account creation, service delivery, or customer support.

  • Security and Fraud Prevention

    Information might be collected to protect against and detect fraud, unauthorized activities, and other security threats.

  • Communication

    Organizations often collect contact information to communicate with users, such as sending transactional emails, updates, newsletters, or responding to inquiries.

  • Marketing and Advertising

    With user consent, data may be used for marketing purposes, such as targeting advertisements or promotions to users who might find them relevant.

Mobile app permission concerns

2
Based on the permissions the application requests, beyond what the policy states it collects.
  • User Profile

    Information users provide to create a profile, which might include a username, bio, preferences, etc.

  • Demographic

    Data such as age, gender, ethnicity, and possibly education level or employment status.

Your rights

3 of 7 granted
What the policy says about your data protection rights.
  • Right to access your dataYes
  • Right to erasureYes
  • Right to correct your dataYes
  • Right to data portabilityNot stated
  • Right to object to processingNot stated
  • Right to restrict processingNot stated
  • Right to withdraw consentNot stated

What the policy does not address

5
Topics a privacy policy is expected to cover that this one leaves out.
  • How long data is kept
  • Right to data portability
  • Right to object to processing
  • Right to restrict processing
  • Right to withdraw consent

Security measures applied to protect the data

3 of 11
Technical and organisational safeguards the policy describes for protecting your data.
  • Secure User Authentication

    Accounts are protected by measures such as strong passwords, two-factor authentication or secure session handling.

  • Secure Data Transfer

    Data is protected while it moves between devices and servers, typically over encrypted connections.

  • Secure Data Storage

    Personal data is kept in protected systems, such as secured data centers or encrypted databases.

When will users be notified about privacy policy changes

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Circumstances that trigger user notification regarding updates to data handling practices.
  • Business Changes

    Changes to the organization itself, such as a merger, acquisition or sale of assets, that may affect how data is handled.

How will users be notified about privacy policy changes

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The channels and methods used to communicate privacy policy updates to users.
  • Update in Privacy Policy Document

    The revised policy is published, usually with a new "last updated" date, and users are expected to check it themselves.

1 of 6The lawful grounds under which your personal data is collected and processed.
  • Legal Obligation

    Processing is needed to comply with a law the organization is subject to.

Children's data

What the policy says about collecting data from children.
  • Addresses data from children

    Whether the policy specifically covers how data from children and minors is handled.

    Yes

  • Collects data from children

    Whether the policy says the service collects personal data from children.

    Yes

  • Minimum age

    The age below which the policy says personal data is not collected.

    13 years

  • Age for consent

    The age the policy gives for obtaining consent to process a child's data.

    18 years

Contact information

Reach out to the data controller for questions, requests, or concerns about your personal data.
Email
contact our Customer Service
Phone number
N/A
Website
N/A
Address
N/A
Company name
Amazon

About this application

Platform
Android
Application id
com.amazon.mShop.android.shopping
Category
Shopping
Store listing
Store page