General Policy
It is the policy of the International Organization for Secure Commerce (IOSC) to respect and protect the privacy of its members and clients.  Details concerning membership, audits, consulting arrangements and other business transactions are held in confidence.  The IOSC will never voluntarily disclose information about members or clients to third parties without express consent of the affected parties.  Should information be unintentionally disclosed the affected parties will be notified as soon as is practical.

Financial Transactions
The IOSC does not disclose details of individual financial transactions to third parties.  Any information collected from members or clients for billing purposes is used only for the authorized transaction.  No record of credit card or other account numbers is maintained external to the authorized transaction.

The IOSC uses a third party merchant service for processing web-based credit card, e-check and back transfer transactions.  The merchant service follows industry standard security and fraud prevention practices.  Credit card and bank account details are not provided to the IOSC by the merchant services company.

Confirmation of Membership
Members will be listed in the public membership database only if they specifically agree to the listing.  Members may be removed from the membership listing by submitting a written or emailed request to the IOSC.

Confirmation of Certification
Members or organizations certified by the IOSC may choose to be listed in the public certification database.  Only those members and organizations which have specifically agreed to be listed will be included.  Certified members and organizations may be removed from the certification database by submitting a written or emailed request to the IOSC.

Certification confirmations for individuals, facilities or organizations will be released only after receipt of a completed Confirmation Release Form from the certified party specifically authorizing the release of certification details.

IOSC Business Operations
Information pertaining to the general business operations of the IOSC is available for inspection upon request.  This does not include any information protected from disclosure by law, pending litigation, contractual obligation or the balance of this privacy statement.  Please contact the Executive Director for more details on how to submit a request for information.