PURPOSE
GeoTrust is committed to ensuring
high standards of business conduct throughout the online business
community through a rigorous certification process. GeoTrust members, large, small, facilities based and virtual, are dedicated
to providing high quality service to customers and are expected to
meet and maintain a set of business practices. Upon certification,
a GeoTrust member is entitled to display the GeoTrust seal of
approval on their web site. By clicking on this digital
certificate, a potential customer can authenticate and verify a GeoTrust
member. Authentication is real-time and can only come
from http://www.geotrust.com
where GeoTrust members are maintained in a database.
MODEL FOR TRUST
GeoTrust certification
for online businesses is important to create a transparent model
for trust throughout the industry. It is a way to ensure that
customers gain confidence by doing business with companies that
are committed to providing the highest quality products and
services. Quality is not dependent upon the size or tenure of a
firm, but by commitment to excellence. By displaying the seal, GeoTrust
members demonstrate their commitment to customers and
the online business community at large. GeoTrust is proud to play
a role in the growth of online businesses worldwide.
STANDARDS AND VERIFICATION
GeoTrust
objectives are to define a
set of inclusive yet stringent business standards that benefit
companies as well as consumers. The underlying philosophy is to
create and sustain a competitive, innovative and quality-driven
approach to business. You may view the standards by
"clicking" on the Application or Standards links. Each
applicant is screened and verified by a GeoTrust representative
according to the application criteria. The purpose of the
Application is to verify business legitimacy. After a company is
verified by our staff and meets the GeoTrust standards,
instructions on how to apply the GeoTrust seal to the company's
web site are sent to the email address of the contact person
listed on the application. The GeoTrust URL identified on the
application is entered into the GeoTrust database. Visitors to a GeoTrust
member's web site will be able to "click" on
the seal and receive real-time authentication from http://www.geotrust.com/
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