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Consumer Data Rights: Access, Deletion, and Portability

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Why it matters (compliance & risk perspective)

These rights are legally enforceable under GDPR, CCPA, and other state laws — knowing how to exercise them gives you meaningful control over your personal information Amazon has collected.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Amazon collects an exceptionally broad range of personal data including voice recordings, precise geolocation, biometric-adjacent inferences, financial information, and detailed browsing and purchase history, and uses this data for advertising both on and off Amazon's platforms. This data is shared with Amazon's large network of affiliates, third-party sellers, and advertising partners, meaning your personal information flows well beyond Amazon's own services. You can opt out of interest-based advertising at amazon.com/adpreferences and review and delete Alexa voice recordings in the Alexa Privacy Settings within the Amazon app.

How other platforms handle this

Zelle Medium

Length of business/commercial relationship plus up to 10 years (for B2B Personal Information received via a form on the Website to become a Network Financial Institution or Service Provider)

Google Medium

We keep the data we collect for different amounts of time depending on what it is, your Google Account settings, and your product settings. Some data you can delete whenever you like, some data is deleted automatically, and some data we retain for longer periods when necessary. When you delete data ...

Reddit Medium

When you delete your account, your profile is no longer visible to other users and disassociated from content you posted under that account. Please note, however, that the posts, comments, and messages you submitted prior to deleting your account will still be visible to others unless you first dele...

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You have the right to access, correct, and delete personal information we hold about you, subject to certain exceptions. California residents and EU/UK users have additional rights including the right to data portability, the right to object to processing, and the right to restrict processing. You can exercise these rights through Amazon's privacy portal.

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
FCRA
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
GLBA
United States Federal
HIPAA
United States Federal
UK GDPR
United Kingdom

Provision details

Document information
Document
Amazon Privacy Notice
Entity
Amazon
Document last updated
April 29, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
March 6, 2026
Last verified
April 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-002301
Document ID
CA-D-00027
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Source URL
Wayback Machine
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How to Cite
ConductAtlas Policy Archive
Entity: Amazon | Document: Amazon Privacy Notice | Record: CA-P-002301
Captured: 2026-03-06 20:17:05 UTC | SHA-256: a23cea2f73d4abc5…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/amazon/amazon-privacy-notice/consumer-data-rights-access-deletion-and-portability/
Accessed: May 4, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Amazon's Consumer Data Rights: Access, Deletion, and Portability clause do?

These rights are legally enforceable under GDPR, CCPA, and other state laws — knowing how to exercise them gives you meaningful control over your personal information Amazon has collected.

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No. ConductAtlas is an independent monitoring service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Amazon.