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OnePIN receives EU Safe Harbor certification
WESTBOROUGH, MA, December 3, 2003 – OnePIN, Inc., a leading provider of
electronic contact information management products and services, today
announced that its website has been verified as conforming to the Safe Harbor
Privacy Framework set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
TRUSTe recently performed an audit of www.onepin.com and verified that OnePIN’s
privacy policy, regarding personal information received from the European Union
through its website, coincides with Safe Harbor Principles.
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The website privacy policy is being complied with and
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Individuals providing personal information through its website are informed of
the mechanisms through which they may pursue complaints.
“Safe Harbor Certification is an extremely important step for our company,” said
Feyzi Celik, the founder and CEO of OnePIN. “It confirms OnePIN’s dedication to
customer privacy and assures our rapidly expanding overseas customer base that
we are compliant with European Union privacy regulations. In addition, this
certification will mark the next chapter of OnePIN’s growth into the world’s
premier and most trusted contact information service.”
About Safe Harbor
The European Commission’s Directive on Data Protection went into effect in
October, 1998, and would prohibit the transfer of personal data to non-European
Union nations that do not meet the European “adequacy” standard for privacy
protection. While the United States and the European Union share the goal of
enhancing privacy protection for their citizens, the United States takes a
different approach to privacy from that taken by the European Union. In order
to bridge these different privacy approaches and provide a streamlined means
for U.S. organizations to comply with the Directive, the U.S. Department of
Commerce in consultation with the European Commission developed a "safe harbor"
framework. The safe harbor — approved by the EU in July of 2000 — is an
important way for U.S. companies to avoid experiencing interruptions in their
business dealings with the EU or facing prosecution by European authorities
under European privacy laws.
About OnePIN, Inc.
OnePIN, Inc. is a forward-thinking company providing a new concept in the
emerging field of electronic contact information management. The OnePIN System
utilizes the OnePIN Synchronizer in conjunction with the OnePIN web site at
www.onepin.com to provide a real-time global solution to the increasing
challenge of maintaining current contact information in a world where people
are always on the move. With OnePIN, people around the world always know how to
reach each other.
About TRUSTe
TRUSTe is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to enabling
individuals and organizations to establish trusting relationships based on
respect for personal identity and information in the evolving networked world.
Founded in 1997, TRUSTe runs an award-winning privacy certification and seal
program. Its seal programs are considered Safe Harbors for the Children's
Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the EU Safe Harbor Framework. The
TRUSTe seal is currently displayed on all of the Internet's portal sites and
has been rated as the most trust-invoking seal online and the most visible
symbol on the Internet. Today, TRUSTe maintains the largest privacy seal
program with nearly 2,000 Web sites certified throughout the world.
The TRUSTe coalition of sponsoring companies includes AOL Time Warner, AT&T
Wireless, Intel, Intuit, the Japan Engineers Federation and Microsoft Corp.
TRUSTe boasts a large network of online and brick-and mortar member companies
including BMW, Walt Disney Group, and The New York Times. TRUSTe is based in
Silicon Valley with an office in Washington, DC.
To learn more about making privacy your choice, visit the TRUSTe Web site at
www.truste.org or Dave Steer, TRUSTe Phone: 415-618-3415, Email:
dsteer@truste.org
For more information please visit www.onepin.com or email us.
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