Watchdog Report for April 2006

 

Total Watchdog disputes received for the month: 

265

Total Watchdog disputes received concerning valid TRUSTe sites:

252

Total privacy related Watchdog disputes received concerning valid TRUSTe sites:

238

 

Total Watchdog complaints that were closed for the month: 

265

 

Privacy Related Issues Resolved in April:

 

Undefined

55

Unable to Unsubscribe

 31

Received email spam

  1

Email sent without permission

  1

Unwanted email

  2

Excessive email

  1

Felt PII was Shared Improperly

1

Unable to change personal information

6

Unable to close account

21

Unauthorized use of TRUSTe seal

1

Phishing

9

Spyware

2

Unable to contact licensee

2

Transactional/Monetary/Billing

33

Account Access/Account Creation/Password Issue

53

Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) related disputes

2

Public Abuse

18

Other

20

Emails sent by non-TRUSTe web site

6

 

 

Resolution of Watchdogs (Closed)

 

Action taken without TRUSTe involvement

1

Duplicate of open complaint

3

Invalid complainant email

4

Licensee deactivated

1

No consumer response 

11

No action required 

3

No changes required

1

Non-privacy issue

195

PII deleted and/or account closed 

18

Legal exemption/TOS violation

4

Unsubscribed

24