Ringtone.com, Mobile Entertainment Site, Certified to Join TRUSTe Privacy Seal Program
St. Cloud, MN, May 30, 2007 — Ringtone.com, LLC announced that its site has been certified to display the TRUSTe Privacy Seal. By displaying the TRUSTe Privacy Seal Ringtone.com demonstrates its commitment to protect consumer privacy and foster trust online.
TRUSTe, the leading privacy certification and seal program recognized by Forrester research, awards its privacy seal only to companies that complete the rigorous TRUSTe certification process and agree to comply with TRUSTe’s consumer dispute resolution process.
The TRUSTe Privacy Seal communicates to consumers that Ringtone.com has posted a privacy statement and that its information gathering and dissemination practices follow guidelines for notice, choice, access, security and redress outlined in the Federal Trade Commission’s Fair Information Practices. Specifically, Ringtone.com agrees to:
- Disclose their information gathering and dissemination practices;
- Give consumers choice to limit any secondary uses of their personal information through opt-in or opt-out;
- Provide consumers with access to their personal information to correct any inaccuracies; and
- Ensure that reasonable security mechanisms are being used to protect the data that is collected.
“We are pleased to join TRUSTe in supporting responsible information practices online,” said Robert Weber, CEO of W3i, “Our goal is to continually improve the user experience so we earn their trust for a positive, on-going relationship; and an important part of this is to follow the TRUSTe certification guidelines.”
About Ringtone.com
Ringtone.com is a subscription-based mobile entertainment site for the socially-conscious. As one of the fastest growing mobile content providers, Ringtone.com provides Ringtones, Wallpapers, Social Networking Tools, Text Services, and more to its users. It is compatible with all major carriers: Cingular (AT&T), Sprint, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, Nextel, Boost Mobile, Alltel, and Cellular One/Dobson. Ringtone.com is a W3i company. To learn more about Ringtone.com, visit Ringtone.com.
About W3i
W3i delivers proven downloadable content solutions. With over 15 million unique users each month, W3i provides a receptive consumer base for customized, targeted marketing programs including software marketing, lead generation, display advertising and product placement. The three Weber brothers, owners of W3i, are recent winners of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2006 Award in the Minnesota and Dakotas region. To learn more about W3i, visit www.w3i.com.
About TRUSTe
TRUSTe helps consumers and businesses identify trustworthy online organizations through its Web Privacy Seal, Email Privacy Seal and Trusted Download Programs. An independent, nonprofit organization celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2007, TRUSTe certifies more than 2,000 Web sites, including the major internet portals and leading brands such as Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, Nestle, Intuit and eBay. TRUSTe resolves thousands of individual privacy disputes every year. To learn more about Internet privacy visit www.truste.org.
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