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Source-backed from American Express Online Privacy Statement

This report covers the American Express Online Privacy Statement, which applies to American Express websites and online applications that link to it, but not to American Express websites with their own online privacy statements, such as Resy.com. It does not cover the Data Protection and Privacy Principles shown on the same page, which were read but are not summarized here, or the privacy notices for card accounts and other products that the Privacy Disclosures page links as separate documents, including the California Privacy Notice, or the notices for cards issued by its partner banks; those notices were not reviewed for this report.

43
reviewed findings
15
key findings
3
free to read here
8
verified controls

1 of them depends on where you live.

Privacy Snapshot

What the published policy covers, and how much we found under each. Tap one to read it.

  • Location 3 findings
  • Tracking 7 findings
  • Advertising & Profiling 6 findings
  • Sharing 10 findings
  • Controls & Permissions 13 findings
  • Other 4 findings

3 findings, in full

The first 3 of this report’s 15 key findings, complete — claim, reasoning, and the policy’s own wording.

Advertising & Profiling American Express uses ad networks and social media partners to target ads elsewhere

What this means

American Express says some of its advertising partners are third-party ad networks and social media partners that let it show you targeted ads when you are on a third-party website or app.

Why this matters

Your card company's ads can follow you onto other websites and apps.

What the policy says

Some of our Advertising Partners are third-party advertising networks and social media partners that allow us to serve you with Targeted Advertising that is relevant to you when you are on a third-party website or app.

From American Express Online Privacy Statement

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What you can do

A privacy control may reduce part of this practice.

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Sharing American Express may share personal information with advertising partners for targeted ads

What this means

American Express says it may share personal information, as required or permitted by law, with its advertising partners, such as through cookies and similar technologies, to serve you targeted advertising.

Why this matters

Information about you can go to advertising companies so American Express can target you.

What the policy says

We may share Personal Information as required or permitted by law, with: […] our Advertising Partners , such as through Cookies and Similar Technologies , for purposes of serving you Targeted Advertising . See “ What are your choices ?” for information about how to opt out of certain disclosures of your Personal Information .

From American Express Online Privacy Statement

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What you can do

A privacy control may reduce part of this practice.

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Tracking No verified control American Express may collect your searches, pages viewed and visit habits on its site

What this means

American Express says it may collect your browsing history on its website or apps, such as what you search for, the pages you view, how long you stay and how often you come back.

Why this matters

How you use the American Express site and app can be recorded in detail.

What the policy says

We (and our Service Providers or Advertising Partners ) may collect information using Cookies and Similar Technologies about: […] browsing history on our website or in our apps (such as what you search for, the pages you view, how long you stay, and how often you come back);

From American Express Online Privacy Statement

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What you can do

No verified user-facing control found.

In the American Express documents we searched for this finding, we did not verify a setting that directly changes this practice, or a wider option that reaches it.

12 more key findings a free account opens, by topic

  • Advertising & Profiling 3
  • Controls & Permissions 3
  • Other 2
  • Tracking 2
  • Location 1
  • Sharing 1

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  • Location 2 more
  • Tracking 4 more
  • Advertising & Profiling 2 more
  • Sharing 8 more
  • Controls & Permissions 10 more
  • Other 2 more

  • Complete report

    28 additional reviewed findings, each shown with the policy wording behind it, like the 15 above.

  • Privacy Tune-Up

    8 verified privacy controls, 1 of them high-impact — where each one is, what it changes, and what may stop working.

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