[joezydeco]

Yes, I know that. It's right at the bottom of the email:

A few months back, you asked to be notified about the availability of Chrome OS, which is why we sent you this one-time notice. You will not be emailed again regarding the availability of Chrome OS. Remember, you must use this email -- xxx.yyy.com -- to access the sale

So how did my contact info get from Google to Gilt? Did I explicitly give permission for that when I signed up? Does Gilt and/or Google profit from this?

[tfitzgerald]

Ahh, I misunderstood the question.

It is possible that you gave Google permission when you signed up.

I think it is more likely that the URL has all of the information Gilt needs to process the request:

    http://www.gilt.com/google-
    chromebook?opromo=Google_Chromebook&ocl=Email&ocat=Link&
    email_address=<any email would work here>

I visited that URL and replaced the original e-mail address with a different one and it worked fine.