Barnes & Noble Collection Disclosure
Various state laws and regulations require companies to disclose whether the following categories of information have been collected in the past twelve (12) months and the categories of service providers with whom the information has been shared. Note that while a category may be marked, that does not necessarily mean that we have information in that category about you. For example, while we transfer bank account numbers for our business purpose in paying our employees (e.g., direct deposit) we do not collect or transfer bank account numbers of individuals that submit questions on our website’s “contact us” page.
Category of Personal Information
Specific Business or Commercial Purpose for Collection?
Categories of Recipients/Service Providers
Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information
Yes, including but not limited to, performing services on behalf of the Company, including maintaining or servicing accounts, providing customer service, processing or fulfilling orders and transactions, verifying customer information, processing payments, providing financing, providing analytic services, providing storage, or providing similar services on behalf of the business (“Performing Services on Behalf of the Company”).
Vendors and service providers such as payment processing, web hosting, information technology, customer service, cloud service, data analytics, social networks, marketing, and advertising.
Bank account number
Yes, including but not limited to, Performing Services on Behalf of the Company.
Vendors and service providers such as payment processing, web hosting, information technology, customer service, cloud service, data analytics, social networks, marketing, and advertising.
Commercial information (e.g., products or services purchased, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies)
Vendors and service providers such as payment processing, web hosting, information technology, customer service, cloud service, data analytics, social networks, marketing, and advertising.
Credit card number
Yes, including but not limited to, Performing Services on Behalf of the Company.
Vendors and service providers such as payment processing, web hosting, information technology, customer service, cloud service, data analytics, social networks, marketing, and advertising.
Debit card number
Yes, including but not limited to, Performing Services on Behalf of the Company.
Vendors and service providers such as payment processing, web hosting, information technology, customer service, cloud service, data analytics, social networks, marketing, and advertising.
Education
Yes, including but not limited to, Performing Services on Behalf of the Company.
Vendors and service providers such as payment processing, web hosting, information technology, customer service, cloud service, data analytics, social networks, marketing, and advertising.
Electronic network activity (e.g., browsing history)
Yes, including but not limited to, Performing Services on Behalf of the Company; helping to ensure security and integrity to the extent the use of the consumer’s personal information is reasonably necessary and proportionate for these purposes; auditing related to counting ad impressions to unique visitors, verifying positioning and quality of ad impressions, and auditing compliance with this specification and other standards; and undertaking activities to verify or maintain the quality or safety of a service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by the business, and to improve, upgrade, or enhance the service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by the business.
Vendors and service providers such as payment processing, web hosting, information technology, customer service, cloud service, data analytics, social networks, marketing, and advertising.
Email address
Yes, including but not limited to, Performing Services on Behalf of the Company.
Vendors and service providers such as payment processing, web hosting, information technology, customer service, cloud service, data analytics, social networks, marketing, and advertising.
Employment
Yes, including but not limited to, Performing Services on Behalf of the Company.
Vendors and service providers such as payment processing, web hosting, information technology, customer service, cloud service, data analytics, social networks, marketing, and advertising.
Geolocation data
Yes, including but not limited to, Performing Services on Behalf of the Company; helping to ensure security and integrity to the extent the use of the consumer’s personal information is reasonably necessary and proportionate for these purposes; auditing related to counting ad impressions to unique visitors, verifying positioning and quality of ad impressions, and auditing compliance with this specification and other standards; and undertaking activities to verify or maintain the quality or safety of a service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by the business, and to improve, upgrade, or enhance the service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by the business.
Vendors and service providers such as payment processing, web hosting, information technology, customer service, cloud service, data analytics, social networks, marketing, and advertising.
Identifiers (e.g., name or alias)
Yes, including but not limited to, Performing Services on Behalf of the Company.
Vendors and service providers such as payment processing, web hosting, information technology, customer service, cloud service, data analytics, social networks, marketing, and advertising.
Online identifier (e.g. IP address)
Yes, including but not limited to, Performing Services on Behalf of the Company; helping to ensure security and integrity to the extent the use of the consumer’s personal information is reasonably necessary and proportionate for these purposes; auditing related to counting ad impressions to unique visitors, verifying positioning and quality of ad impressions, and auditing compliance with this specification and other standards; and undertaking activities to verify or maintain the quality or safety of a service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by the business, and to improve, upgrade, or enhance the service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by the business.
Vendors and service providers such as payment processing, web hosting, information technology, customer service, cloud service, data analytics, social networks, marketing, and advertising.
Postal address
Yes, including but not limited to, Performing Services on Behalf of the Company.
Vendors and service providers such as payment processing, web hosting, information technology, customer service, cloud service, data analytics, social networks, marketing, and advertising.
Social Security Number
Yes, including but not limited to, Performing Services on Behalf of the Company.
Vendors and service providers such as payment processing, web hosting, information technology, customer service, cloud service, data analytics, social networks, marketing, and advertising.
Tax ID Number
Yes, including but not limited to, Performing Services on Behalf of the Company.
Vendors and service providers such as payment processing, web hosting, information technology, customer service, cloud service, data analytics, social networks, marketing, and advertising.
Telephone Number
Yes, including but not limited to, Performing Services on Behalf of the Company.
Vendors and service providers such as payment processing, web hosting, information technology, customer service, cloud service, data analytics, social networks, marketing, and advertising.
Transaction information
Yes, including but not limited to, Performing Services on Behalf of the Company.
Vendors and service providers such as payment processing, web hosting, information technology, customer service, cloud service, data analytics, social networks, marketing, and advertising.
Barnes & Noble Sharing & Selling Disclosure
Various state laws and regulations, including the California Consumer Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) require companies to disclose whether the following categories of information have been “shared” or “sold”, as those terms are defined in the state laws, in the past twelve (12) months and the categories of third parties with whom the information has been shared. Note that while a category may be marked, that does not necessarily mean that we have information in that category about you.
In the preceding 12 months, we have used cookies and other tracking technologies and allow our advertising partners to use similar technologies, so we can, among other things, show you ads promoting Barnes & Noble on other sites and services. These activities may be considered “sharing”, “sales”, or “targeted advertising” under applicable laws. The following categories of personal information have been shared with the following categories of third parties:
Category of Personal Information
Is information transferred for valuable consideration?*
Specific Business or Commercial Purpose for Collection
Categories of Third Parties
Electronic network activity (e.g., browsing history)
Cross-contextual and behavioral advertising
Cross-contextual and behavioral advertising
Advertising networks, data analytics providers, operating systems and platforms, and social networks
Geolocation data
Cross-contextual and behavioral advertising
Cross-contextual and behavioral advertising
Advertising networks, data analytics providers, operating systems and platforms, and social networks
Online identifier (e.g. IP address)
Cross-contextual and behavioral advertising
Cross-contextual and behavioral advertising
Advertising networks, data analytics providers, operating systems and platforms, and social networks
*While we do not exchange personal information for money, we do engage in behavioral advertising.