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Third-Party Data Sharing

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What it is

AWS shares your personal information with outside companies that help run its services, and also with business partners for co-branded products and joint marketing, meaning your data can reach organizations beyond Amazon itself.

This analysis describes what AWS's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Sharing with third-party service providers and business partners expands the pool of organizations that hold your personal information, each with their own privacy and security practices, and creates downstream data handling risks.

Interpretive note: The precise verbatim text was not available in the truncated document; the scope of business partner sharing and whether it constitutes a CCPA sale or sharing depends on implementation details not fully disclosed in the public policy.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Your personal information including contact details and usage data may be disclosed to third-party vendors for operational purposes and to business partners for marketing activities, which means organizations outside AWS may access your data.

What you can do

⚠️ These actions may provide transparency or partial mitigation but may not fully address the underlying issue. Effectiveness varies by jurisdiction and individual circumstances.
  • Opt Out of Arbitration
    Review the AWS Privacy Notice for instructions on submitting a data sharing opt-out or preference request; California residents should look for the CCPA opt-out mechanism linked from the privacy page.

How other platforms handle this

Lime Medium

We may share your information with third-party advertising partners to provide you with targeted advertising. We also work with third-party analytics providers who help us understand how users interact with our Services. These third parties may use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technolo...

Oura Medium

We process personal data you provide to Oura to enable third party integrations, services, features, and offerings. For example, with your permission, our Services may integrate with third-party services like Google Health Connect and Apple HealthKit, or those of our partners. Oura takes measures to...

HubSpot Medium

We may share your personal data with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work. We may also share your personal data with advertising partners to display relevant advertising to y...

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We may share personal information with third-party service providers that perform services on our behalf, such as payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance. We may also share your information with business partners with whom we offer co-branded services or engage in joint marketing activities.

— Excerpt from AWS's AWS Privacy Notice

ConductAtlas Analysis

Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Under GDPR, disclosure to third parties requires a lawful basis and, where those parties act as independent controllers, appropriate contractual or legal frameworks. CCPA distinguishes between service providers (data shared for operational purposes) and third parties (data shared for other purposes, potentially constituting a sale or sharing for cross-context behavioral advertising). The FTC Act requires that data sharing practices be consistent with disclosed privacy commitments. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The distinction between service providers and business partners is significant under CCPA; sharing with business partners for joint marketing may constitute sharing personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising, triggering opt-out rights. Compliance teams should assess whether AWS's characterization of partner sharing aligns with CCPA's definitions. JURISDICTION FLAGS: California residents may have opt-out rights regarding sharing of personal information with business partners for cross-context behavioral advertising under CCPA. EU residents are entitled to know the identity of third-party recipients or categories of recipients under GDPR Article 13 or 14. The policy's use of categories rather than named entities may be insufficient for full GDPR transparency in some interpretations. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise customers should verify that their AWS Data Processing Addendum restricts AWS's use of customer data to service delivery purposes and does not authorize sharing with business partners for marketing purposes where the customer's data is involved. Subprocessor lists should be reviewed for currency. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should map all categories of third parties receiving AWS-collected personal data, assess whether CCPA opt-out mechanisms are implemented for business partner sharing, and confirm GDPR data processing agreements are in place with all subprocessors identified by AWS.

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC oversees consumer data sharing practices and unfair or deceptive practices, including whether sharing with business partners is consistent with disclosed privacy terms
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  • State AG
    California's Attorney General and Privacy Protection Agency enforce CCPA rights related to third-party data sharing and cross-context behavioral advertising opt-outs
    File a complaint →

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US

Provision details

Document information
Document
AWS Privacy Notice
Entity
AWS
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-008663
Document ID
CA-D-00649
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
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Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 21:45 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: AWS
Document: AWS Privacy Notice
Record ID: CA-P-008663
Captured: 2026-05-07 21:45:26 UTC
SHA-256: 56db19656bcfe04e…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/aws/aws-privacy-notice/third-party-data-sharing/
Accessed: May 13, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does AWS's Third-Party Data Sharing clause do?

Sharing with third-party service providers and business partners expands the pool of organizations that hold your personal information, each with their own privacy and security practices, and creates downstream data handling risks.

How does this clause affect you?

Your personal information including contact details and usage data may be disclosed to third-party vendors for operational purposes and to business partners for marketing activities, which means organizations outside AWS may access your data.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 24 platforms. See the full comparison.

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