
Note: the Amazon Alexa app on a mobile device lets you see and hear all your recorded questions or comments over the years, and delete any of them one by one, but the website merely gives you the option to delete all your audio recordings without seeing or hearing them. If you delete these recordings, it may degrade your experience using voice features.

If you ever asked Alexa to play a specific song, give you the weather, or tell you how many calories are in a doughnut, you can hear yourself ask this.Īmazon says it keeps the voice recordings associated with your account to improve the accuracy of the results provided to you and to improve their services.

More: Curb how Facebook, Google and Amazon use your personal data in a quick privacy clean-up View and delete audio recordings You have a choice here to click or tap to accept “Personalize Ads from Amazon” or “Do Not Personalize Ads from Amazon for this Internet Browser.” If you don’t want to be targeted with personalized ads, make the switch on each Internet browser you use to access Amazon Advertising Preferences. Amazon says this includes “visits to websites where we provide ads or content, or use of our payment services on other websites.” In fact, it’s not just at, but you’ve given permission to Amazon to see keywords you’ve searched elsewhere.

In other words, if Amazon knows I like gadgets, then it will (understandably) advertise tech toys to me, in the hopes I’ll buy more. Ad preferencesĪs you likely know, whatever you search for or bought on is noted – and you’ll likely be served up relevant ads at a future time. You’ll also be able to see and change your private info tied to your profile, such as shopping lists and wish lists, if you’ve ever shared your Prime benefits and digital content with someone in your household (and with whom), and if you’ve ever registered your pet or vehicle with Amazon to find relevant accessories (who knew this was a thing)?Īt this page you can edit your profile, too.

Your profile is a page contains your public name, a collection of your public activity on Amazon, as well as public information you want to share with others. Click here for instructions (and a link) to view and/or change your Amazon profile information.įor example, you’ll find a photo of yourself (if you ever uploaded one), any time you’ve publicly reviewed a product at Amazon, or given any hearts or votes to something or someone.
