The Complete Guide to Hiding Your Address on an Amazon Wishlist

Amazon wishlists are a great way to keep track of items you want and share gift ideas with friends and family. However, you may not feel comfortable with your address being accessible to anyone who views your wishlist. Fortunately, it‘s easy to hide your address on an Amazon wishlist with just a few clicks in your account settings.

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In this post, we‘ll walk you through exactly how to keep your address private, explain what information is still visible, and share some other tips for maintaining your privacy with Amazon wishlists. Whether you‘re concerned about identity theft, online harassment, or just prefer to keep your location under wraps, this guide will help you shop and share wishlists with greater peace of mind.

Why You Might Want to Hide Your Address on an Amazon Wishlist

There are a few key reasons why you may want to hide your address from your Amazon wishlist:

  1. General privacy concerns: Even if you‘re only sharing the wishlist with people you know and trust, you may simply not want your address so readily accessible for privacy reasons. Keeping your location private is never a bad idea.

  2. Harassment prevention: In cases of online harassment or stalking, it‘s especially important to ensure your address isn‘t available to those who may want to find out where you live in order to threaten or harm you. Hiding your wishlist address helps protect you.

  3. Reducing identity theft risk: Your address is a key piece of personal data that identity thieves look for. While reputable companies like Amazon work hard to keep your information secure, it‘s best not to have sensitive data like your address visible anywhere it doesn‘t need to be.

  4. Professional boundaries: If you share a wishlist with co-workers, hiding your address keeps your home life and work life more separate. It maintains a professional boundary by not disclosing where you live to colleagues.

  5. Gift surprises: Maybe you don‘t want the person you live with to see that you put a gift for them on your wishlist. Hiding your address keeps your location and wishlist contents a surprise.

Whatever your reason, keeping your address off your Amazon wishlist is a smart privacy best practice and luckily very easy to do. Next we‘ll look at how to hide your address step-by-step.

How to Hide Your Address on an Amazon Wishlist

Here‘s how to make sure your address stays private on any Amazon wishlist you create:

  1. Go to your Account & Lists dropdown menu at the top right of the Amazon homepage and select "Create a List" or access an existing wishlist

  2. On your wishlist page, click the three dots in the top right corner and then select "Manage List" from the dropdown menu that appears

  3. On the List settings page, scroll down to the "Privacy" section

  4. Under "Privacy," click the box next to "Don‘t show my address when people purchase gifts from this list" so that a check mark appears

  5. Click "Save Changes" at the bottom of the page

That‘s it! Your address will no longer be visible to anyone who views your wishlist, even if they go to purchase an item from it. It only takes a minute to hide your address on a wishlist and is well worth doing for the added privacy.

What Information Is Still Visible with Address Hidden

So what exactly will someone see if they view your wishlist or purchase an item from it once you‘ve hidden your address? The only location information that will be displayed is your city and state. The gift buyer needs to know generally where to ship the item, but your exact street address is not required.

In addition to your city and state, wishlist viewers will also see your name. Importantly, this is the name you have set for the wishlist, not necessarily your actual full name (more on changing your wishlist name later).

To recap, here‘s what‘s still visible on a wishlist with the address hidden:

  • Your city and state
  • The name you‘ve set for the wishlist
  • The items on the wishlist itself

Rest assured that your specific home, work, or shipping address will not be displayed. Amazon always keeps this information private from wishlist viewers. The only exception to be aware of is third-party sellers, which we‘ll cover next.

The Third-Party Seller Exception

There is one scenario in which your address could still be seen by a wishlist gift buyer, and that‘s if the item comes from a third-party seller rather than from Amazon directly. Third-party sellers on Amazon are required to have the delivery address to ship the item to you. However, it‘s possible they could then include that address in the order confirmation email that the gift buyer receives.

To prevent this possibility, you‘ll want to make sure the "Third Party Shipping Agreement" is not checked in your wishlist settings. Here‘s how:

  1. Go to your wishlist page and click the three dots in the top right corner

  2. Select "Manage List" from the dropdown menu

  3. Scroll down to the "Privacy" section and look for "Third Party Shipping Agreement"

  4. Make sure the box next to this agreement is not checked

  5. Click "Save Changes" at the bottom of the page

With this box unchecked, third-party sellers will not be able to share your address with the gift buyer under the terms of the Amazon Marketplace. Between hiding your address in the wishlist settings and not agreeing to third-party shipping, you can trust that your location will be kept private from wishlist viewers and gift purchasers.

Changing Your Wishlist Name for More Privacy

In addition to hiding your address on an Amazon wishlist, you can also change the name that displays on your list for further anonymity. Maybe you don‘t want your full name showing, or perhaps you want to use a nickname, initials, or even a pseudonym. Here‘s how to edit the name attached to your wishlist:

  1. Navigate to your wishlist page and click the three dots in the top right corner

  2. Choose "Manage List" from the dropdown menu

  3. On the List settings page, find the "Shipping & Gifting Options" section

  4. Click the "Edit" link next to "Recipient name"

  5. Enter the new name you want to show on your wishlist

  6. Click "Save Changes" at the bottom of the page

Now when someone views your wishlist, they‘ll see the name you entered instead of your actual name. Between hiding your address and modifying your wishlist name, you can share your list while still maintaining a high level of personal privacy.

It‘s important to note that changing your wishlist name won‘t affect your official Amazon account name, billing information, or how your name appears on other parts of Amazon. It strictly controls how you‘re identified on that specific wishlist.

Removing Yourself from a Shared Amazon Wishlist

In some cases, you may find yourself part of a shared Amazon wishlist that you no longer want to be associated with. Perhaps you were part of a group gift exchange or a wishlist was created for a joint event you‘re no longer participating in. Here‘s how to remove yourself from a wishlist you didn‘t create:

  1. Go to the wishlist page and click the three dots in the top right corner

  2. Select "Leave List" from the dropdown menu

  3. Click "Leave List" again in the confirmation window that appears

After leaving the list, you‘ll no longer be connected to it and it will disappear from your "Lists" page. If you were the list owner, you won‘t have the option to leave. In that case, you‘ll need to delete the list entirely if you no longer want it.

Sending Gifts on Amazon Without an Address

One last privacy feature to be aware of is Amazon‘s gift-sending option introduced in late 2021. This allows you to buy an item for someone else without ever seeing their delivery address. Here‘s how it works:

  1. Add the gift items to your cart as usual and proceed to checkout

  2. On the checkout page, check the box that says "This is a gift" next to the item(s)

  3. When you reach the delivery step, select the "Let the recipient provide their address" option

  4. Enter the recipient‘s email address

  5. Complete the checkout process with your own payment information

  6. The recipient will receive an email about the gift and be prompted to provide their preferred delivery address, which is never shared with you

This gift-sending method is a great way to surprise someone with an item not on their wishlist while still respecting their locational privacy. Even without an address, you can send gifts directly through Amazon.

Amazon‘s Commitment to Protecting Your Privacy

It‘s clear that Amazon takes customer privacy very seriously and has numerous safeguards in place to protect sensitive personal data like addresses. The company uses secure encryption to process and store information and has strict policies against selling or sharing customer data with third parties without consent.

When it comes to wishlists specifically, Amazon doesn‘t display address details to gift buyers and allows the wishlist creator to hide their address entirely in the settings. You can even change the name on your wishlist for further anonymity. These options, along with the ability to send gifts without an address through the new gift-sending feature, demonstrate Amazon‘s commitment to ensuring customers can shop and share wishlists with privacy and peace of mind.

More Tips for Ensuring Privacy with Amazon Wishlists

In addition to hiding your address and changing your public name, here are a few more best practices for staying secure and protecting your personal information with Amazon wishlists:

  1. Set your wishlist to "Private" or "Shared" instead of "Public" if you only want specific people to be able to see it

  2. Be cautious about adding high-cost items to a public or shared wishlist, as this could make you a target for scams or harassment

  3. Don‘t include any personal details like your email address or phone number in your wishlist description or comments

  4. If you receive a suspicious email claiming to be about an Amazon wishlist gift, do not click any links in the email; go directly to your Amazon account to check for gift notifications

  5. Choose a strong, unique password for your Amazon account and enable two-factor authentication for an added layer of protection

By following these tips and taking advantage of Amazon‘s privacy options for wishlists, you can enjoy the convenience and fun of making and sharing lists while still keeping your personal information secure.

Conclusion

Amazon wishlists are a great way to keep track of wanted items and share gift ideas, but it‘s understandable to have concerns about your address being visible to others. Fortunately, hiding your address on an Amazon wishlist is a quick and easy process. Just head to your list settings and check the box next to "Don‘t show my address when people purchase gifts from this list."

You can also change your public wishlist name to something more anonymous than your real name. And if you ever need to remove yourself from a wishlist you no longer want to be part of, that‘s simple to do as well. As an added privacy measure, Amazon now even lets gift buyers send items to you without ever seeing your address.

All of these options combined with Amazon‘s secure systems and strict privacy policies mean you can feel confident sharing wishlists without sacrificing your personal information. Now that you know how to hide your address and name on a wishlist, you‘re ready to shop and share with confidence. Happy gifting!