Grade B — Fair terms (score 79/100)
Amazon.co.jp shares data with authorities at its own discretion and may transfer it in a sale, but explicitly does not sell personal information and uses encryption in transit.
Discretionary government disclosure and silent retention, offset by no-sale pledge and encryption.
We release account and other personal information when we determine release is appropriate to comply with the law; enforce or apply our Conditions of Use and other agreements; or protect the rights, property, or safety of Amazon, our users, or others.
Amazon can hand over your personal information to authorities whenever it judges it appropriate, without committing to require a subpoena or to notify you.
Our business changes constantly, and our Privacy Notice will change also. You should check our websites frequently to see recent changes.
The Privacy Notice can be updated at any time and Amazon does not commit to telling you before changes take effect.
As we continue to develop our business, Amazon might sell or buy other businesses or services. In such transactions, customer information generally is one of the transferred business assets but remains subject to the promises made in any pre-existing Privacy Notice (unless, of course, the customer consents otherwise).
Your personal information may be transferred to a buyer in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale without giving you notice or an opt-out.
We use your personal information such as your browsing history and purchase history to recommend features, products, and services that might be of interest to you, identify your preferences, and personalize your experience with Amazon Services.
Amazon combines your browsing and purchase history across services to build a profile used for personalized recommendations and ads.
When you update information, we usually keep a copy of the prior version for our records.
Amazon keeps old versions of your data indefinitely with no defined deletion timeline.
Information about our customers is an important part of our business, and we are not in the business of selling our customer's personal information to others.
Amazon clearly promises it does not sell customer personal information.
We work to protect the security of your personal information during transmission by using encryption protocols and software.
Amazon uses encryption to protect your data while it is being transmitted.
upload your contacts; e-mail addresses of your friends and other people
If you choose to upload your contacts or provide friends' email addresses, Amazon stores that information.
Last reviewed 2026-07-27 under rubric v3.5.