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About the Amazon Honor System TM
What is the Amazon Honor System? How does the Amazon Honor System paybox know my name? Can I prevent payboxes from greeting me by name? Does the Amazon Honor System share any information about me with third parties? Does the Amazon Honor System record the sites that I visit? Can I join the Honor System and earn money from my Web site?
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?
Yes. You can determine whether the Amazon Honor System payboxes greet you by name. If you would like to turn off name recognition, please visit at Amazon.com. Under "Your Account Settings" click on "Updating your communication preferences." Then, simply click the appropriate check box. Please note that your browser may cache (store) graphics files for a period of time, so you may still see your name at recently visited sites.Does the Amazon Honor System share any information about me with third parties?
No. Because we sent your personalized paybox directly to your browser software, the Web site you were viewing did not receive your name or any other information about you from the Amazon Honor System. In fact, we will not share any of your personal information from the Amazon Honor System with other participants in the program, not even sites that you choose to support. For information on how Amazon.com treats the privacy of this information, please see our . However, by clicking the Send info button on the thank-you page, you may request that we provide your name and e-mail address to a Web site you paid. Please note that we will not provide your credit card number or information or your address to the site you paid. Regardless of whether you remain anonymous or ask that your name and e-mail address be disclosed, the payment recipient is informed of the date and amount of a payment, the PayPage from which the payment was made, and the transaction ID number assigned to the payment. Return to help index.
Does the Amazon Honor System record the sites that I visit?
No. Even though the Amazon Honor System generates personalized payboxes, we do not save copies of those payboxes. Most Web server computers automatically create logs of information transmitted over the Internet. The Amazon Honor System uses special software that removes your name and similar information from the system's records when they are stored in our server logs. We do not keep or attempt to construct a record of the Web sites you visit. Return to help index.
Can I join the Honor System and earn money from my Web site?
Yes. The Amazon Honor System is the easy way to collect voluntary payments from your Web site. Thousands of Web sites are Honor System members, and more than 29 million customers are already set up to pay you. It takes just a few minutes to sign up. Learn more and join the Honor System today. Return to help index.
