The site Ringtone.com has been certified to display the TRUSTe Privacy Seal. This new addition 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 finish the complex 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, security, choice, access and redress outlined in the Federal Trade Commission's Fair Information Practices.
The company agrees to: * Offer consumers access to their personal data to correct any inaccuracies;
* Give consumers chance to limit any secondary uses of their personal data through opt-in or opt-out;
* Disclose their information gathering and dissemination practices;
* Ensure that reasonable security mechanisms are being used to guard the data that is collected.
Robert Weber, CEO of W3i, stated: "We are pleased to join TRUSTe in supporting responsible information practices online. 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."
The company is a subscription-based mobile entertainment site for the socially-conscious. As one of the fastest growing mobile content providers, Ringtone.com offers Social Networking Tools, Ringtones, Wallpapers, Text Services, and more to its users. It is compatible with all major carriers: Cingular (AT&T), T-Mobile, Nextel, Sprint, Verizon Wireless, Boost Mobile, Alltel, and Cellular One/Dobson. Ringtone.com is a W3i company. Find out more about Ringtone.com here: www.ringtone.com.
W3i brings proven downloadable content solutions. With over 15 million unique users each month, W3i offers a receptive consumer base for customized, targeted marketing programs including lead generation, software marketing, 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 find out more about W3i, visit www.w3i.com.
TRUSTe helps consumers and businesses reveal 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 find more about Internet privacy visit www.truste.org.