Washington, D.C., DATE- Ensuring the highest levels of security for sensitive information within their office locations, offsite data facility, IT network, and software solutions, Votenet™ Solutions, Inc., the leading provider of secure online voting and nomination solutions for associations, corporations, law firms, non-profits, universities and organizations, today announced that its corporate and product websites have been certified to display the TRUSTe Privacy Seal and the TRUSTe European Union Privacy Seal, demonstrating its commitment to global online privacy and trust. TRUSTe, the world's leading independent Internet privacy certification program, awards its privacy seal only to companies that complete a rigorous certification process and agree to comply with ongoing oversight and TRUSTe's consumer dispute resolution process.
"From Votenet's inception, we have proactively sought market-leading independent verifications that our office locations, offsite data centers, software solutions, websites, and internal policies safeguard client, partner, and website visitor data, resulting in eight years with zero security intrusions. TRUSTe's online privacy seals join with our other third party security certifications to assure anyone that collaborates with Votenet that their information and privacy is protected at every level," stated Michael Tuteur, President and Chief Executive Officer, Votenet Solutions.
As an independent third party program, the TRUSTe privacy seals assure election administrators and voters that ballots and election results are safeguarded, and voter records are protected from disclosure or inappropriate access. Confidentiality is inherently important to election success, and keeping individual contact information and votes private is key to maintaining voter trust. Understanding these security imperatives, Votenet ensures:
- Voter lists are protected and safeguarded using highly secure servers and a secure, offsite hosting environment
- Membership or voter data is never sold to third parties
- Voter credentials or pass codes are never provided to individuals who contact Votenet Solutions unless authorized by the designated Election Administrator
- Military-grade email encryption is used when routing client voter lists to Votenet Solutions technicians for scrubbing and uploading into client's eBallot system
- Election results are never disclosed to anyone at anytime
Votenet's security and privacy protection measures include:
- SAS-70 (Statement on Auditing Standard 70) Type I certification of eBallot. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants audited eBallot to ensure compliance with the SAS-70 Information Security Controls standards. This certification also verifies that eBallot is a neutral third-party solution, eliminating any perception of election tampering.
- Physical Security Certification from Interfor, Inc., a leading international investigation and security consulting firm, verifying the security of Votenet's office and offsite hosting center locations.
- VeriSign 128-bit Secure Socket Layer encryption to protect information in transit on Votenet Solutions' network.
- Website and software hosting in the nation's leading secure offsite datacenter, using military-grade advanced technology to prevent interference or access from outside intruders.
- Unique user names and passwords that must be entered each time a voter or administrator logs in to eBallot to prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the appropriate use of information.
To learn how eBallot's best-in-class security can protect the integrity of your elections and nominations, please visit http://eballot30.votenet.com/dynamiccontent/subsection.cfm?navid=105&type=child
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About Votenet Solutions, Inc.
Votenet Solutions, Inc. is the leading provider of secure on-demand voting and nominations software and election consulting for private organizations including membership associations, trade associations, award shows, realtor organizations, universities, K-12 schools, law firms, homeowner associations, corporations, financial institutions, unions, pension boards, credit unions, and other types of organizations.
Since 2001, Votenet's software has delivered more than 10,000 online ballots and served over 7,000,000 voters worldwide. With its market-leading online voting solution, eBallot®, its suite of online governance solutions, and 650+ clients in the United States, Canada, Asia and Europe, Votenet Solutions Inc. is the emerging global leader in e-governance technology.
Votenet Solutions, Inc. is based in Washington, D.C. with offices throughout North America. For more information please visit www.votenet.com. To inquire about one of our solutions, please call 800-868-3638 or send an email to salesconsultant@votenet.com.
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.
TRUSTe ® was founded in 1997 by Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), Commerce.Net and Consortium to act as an independent, unbiased trust entity. The TRUSTe privacy program based on a branded online seal, the TRUSTe "trustmark" - bridges the gap between users' concerns over privacy and Web sites' needs for self-regulated information.
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