Ever simply visit a site, then get an email from them?

[DigDog]

This thread was even more epic, so glad I was on vacation for a few years when that happened.

perhaps. but the all time most epic-est thread this forum has ever seen:
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=1368900

 

[Carson Dyle]

Yes, I've had that happen.

They have your email address because you gave it to them. They could send you email any time they want. But they're good enough not to bother you when you haven't been to their site in a long time. That's a plus in my book. Such sites are generally very simple to unsubscribe from further mailings.

 

[Sooon]

Abandoned cart emails are annoying. No, I didn't accidentally forget to buy that item.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Wait, did OP give the site their email? If that's the case, it makes this a bit less concerning.

 

[John Connor]

And who keeps cookies and cache? That shit is deleted on exit and cookies get thrown with the extension self-destructing cookies. If you use it, it would be wise to turn off the notification, can be annoying. And PayPal needs to be whitelisted.

 

[gevorg]

Facebook can easily do this if you're logged in the same browser.