Site Approval Seal Program

Sample Privacy Policy: This privacy policy meets current online privacy and personal information collection standards. If you would like to participate in the Guardian eCommerce SSL Privacy And Site Approval Seal Program, you may use this privacy policy as the basis for your privacy statement. Simply cut and paste text and alter wording where applicable to suit your privacy policy needs. If you would like to use this privacy policy for your Web site, please make sure you include Privacy Policy sections below that are marked with an asteriks (*) as these should be included in your site's privacy policy or privacy statement.

Guardian eCommerce strives to offer its visitors and Privacy Seal Program member Web sites the many advantages of an interactive, yet private online experience. Guardian eCommerce will function solely in a manner that is reflective of this privacy policy:

• Section One* - Our Commitment To Online Privacy
• Section Two* - The Personal Information We Collect
• Section Three* - How Your Personal Information Is Used
• Section Four - Third Party Web Sites
• Section Five* - Our Commitment To Data Security
• Section Six* - Our Commitment To Children's Privacy
• Section Seven* - How You Can Correct Your Personal Information
• Section Eight* - Our Online Privacy Guidelines
• Section Nine* - How To Contact Guardian eCommerce
• Section Ten - Privacy Policy - Closing Statement

Your personal privacy is very important to Guardian eCommerce. To better protect your privacy, we provide this privacy policy notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. To make this privacy policy notice easy to find, we make it available in our Web site at every point where personally identifiable information will be requested.

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This privacy policy notice applies to all information collected in the Guardian eCommerce Web site or through the administration of the Privacy Seal Program. On some pages, you can order services, make requests, file a complaint, and register for Privacy Seal Program participation. The types of personal information collected in these pages are: name, address, email address, phone number, and etc.  We do not collect, nor retain, personal financial information, i.e. credit card or personal banking information on any page in this Web site.

We DO NOT collect any personal information from our site visitors and/or Web site clients by way of cookies or beacons, (non-identifying and aggregate information). We DO NOT permit any entity to contact or retrieve personal information from our site visitors and/or Privacy Seal Program participants. We DO NOT release Privacy Seal Program applicant information or online consumer information including any personally identifiable information about you, nor do we allow anyone to identify you individually with information we have collected. Your personal privacy is very important to Guardian eCommerce.

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Personally identifiable information collected by Guardian eCommerce will ONLY be used strictly for the purpose of executing our Privacy Seal Program, its service and administration. We will use the information you provide about yourself when placing an order or request, only to complete that order or request. We do not share this information with outside parties. We use return email addresses to answer emails we receive. Such email addresses are not used for any other purpose and are not shared with outside parties. In rare occasions, we may also disclose personally identifiable information in a response to a court order, or at other times, when we believe we are reasonably required to do so by law.

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You should also be aware that if you voluntarily disclose personally identifiable information on message boards, or in chat areas, originating from our Privacy Seal Program member Web sites, or other third party Web sites, this information can be potentially viewed publicly and can be collected and used by third parties without our knowledge or even the Privacy Seal Program member Web site's knowledge. This may result in unsolicited messages from other individuals or third parties. Such activities are beyond the control of Guardian eCommerce and this privacy policy, and it is strongly advised you use extreme care and understand applicable privacy policies when visiting third party links.

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To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, maintain e-commerce security, and to ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure any personal information we collect online. All information transmitted to Guardian eCommerce remains the property of Guardian eCommerce International and will not be released to third parties. Be advised, that any information submitted to Guardian eCommerce is transmitted through a highly secure server using the latest SSL encryption technology.

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Protecting the privacy of children is especially important to Guardian eCommerce. For that reason, we never collect or maintain personal information at our Web site from those that are under the age of 13. No part of this Web site is structured or designed to attract anyone under the age of 18.

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Personally identifiable information that we collect online and maintain can be changed by contacting Guardian eCommerce. We use this procedure to better safeguard your filed personal information. You can correct factual errors pertaining to your personally identifiable information by sending us a request that credibly reflects the error(s). To protect the online privacy of consumers, we will also take reasonable steps to verify your identity before making corrections.

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Please note: Guardian eCommerce is a major international proponent for respecting the online privacy of consumers and is totally dedicated to upholding this stated privacy policy and our ongoing commitment to online privacy and safety for all. Please take note of the following:

• We will safeguard, according to our strict standards of e-commerce security and confidentiality, any information our visitors or customers share with us.
• We will limit the collection and use of customer personal information to the minimum required in order to execute our Web site certification and Privacy Seal Program, which may include notifying our clients about updates, etc. and to administer our online operation.
• We will permit only authorized employees, who are trained in the proper handling of personal information, to have access to personally identifiable information. In the highly unlikely event an employee violates this privacy policy, he or she will be subject to our normal disciplinary process, which may include termination from employment.
• We will always maintain control over the confidentiality of personally identifiable information. ONLY if authorized by you, we may facilitate relevant offers from only reputable, honest, and consumer-friendly companies.
• We will communicate with registered Privacy Seal Program member Web sites and site visitors in plain and simple language, as necessary, in order to execute the Privacy Seal Program.
• Whenever we hire other organizations to provide support services, we will require them to legally accept our privacy policy, online privacy, and e-commerce standards, allowing us to periodically audit them for mandatory compliance.
• We will attempt to keep our client files complete, up to date, and accurate at all times.

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Should you have other questions or concerns about this privacy policy notice, or the Privacy Seal Program, please call us at (613)-843-0835 or send us an email at [email protected]. You can also contact Guardian eCommerce for more information. If you are an online consumer and you feel your online privacy or security rights have been violated, please file a complaint.

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In closing, we will continuously assess ourselves to ensure that our privacy policy is honored and respected at ALL times. Furthermore, we will conduct our business in a manner that fulfills this privacy policy. If you choose to register into the Privacy Seal Program, or you submit any other form (i.e. our file a complaint form), your submitted personal information will be kept strictly confidential, at all times. Personal information submitted to us will remain private and will only be used for the purposes of executing our Guardian eCommerce Privacy Seal Program. All information submitted to Guardian eCommerce will be erased after one year, unless a) your status is 're-activated' by you or   b) you 're-submit' an applicable form.

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