Shoeboxed has just been certified by TrustE, the leading expert on online privacy and security. A nonprofit organization, TrustE promotes solid security practices on the Internet. After investigating our privacy policies and our practices securing your personal data, TrustE has certified Shoeboxed as a site that protects your privacy.

A little bit more about what they do, from their website:

Consumer and Business Advocacy

TRUSTe helps consumers and businesses identify trustworthy online organizations through its Web Privacy Seal, Email Privacy Seal and Trusted Download Programs. TRUSTe resolves thousands of individual privacy disputes every year.

Thought Leadership
Through extensive consumer and Web site research and the support and guidance of many established companies and industry experts, TRUSTe has earned a reputation as the leader in promoting privacy policy disclosure, informed user consent, and consumer education.

Expertise

We were founded by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the CommerceNet 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 disclosure standards.

We have made a couple of small changes to our privacy in accordance with TrustE’s requirements. These strengthen our already rigorous security practices.

Shoeboxed takes your privacy seriously, and we are happy to supplement our SSL data encryption certification, Hackersafe certification against site vulnerabilities.

All of these certifications are just one part of our commitment to your privacy and security. We also undergo regular internal and external audits of our code and security and privacy policies and back up your account data every 24 hours for your protection.

We are dedicated to keeping you safe and secure. If you have questions, concerns, or suggestions about Shoeboxed’s privacy and security policies, please let us know at help@team.shoeboxed.com.

Here is a review of what we do to make sure your data is safe and secure. As long as you keep your password safe, Shoeboxed protects your data so it can only be viewed and accessed by you. Shoeboxed uses 256-bit secure socket layer (SSL) encryption, the same security that major bank websites use. Additionally, Shoeboxed does not store the personally identifiable information that would be required for someone to steal your identity. We do not store credit card numbers, bank account numbers, or social security numbers. Unlike other finance websites online, we never even see any of your financial information other than the receipts you put in your account.

Read our Privacy Policy here.

Your data is backed up every 24 hours by remote servers, so even if sometime terrible were to happen to Shoeboxed’s offices, you would still have your information available online. Indeed, a wiped hard drive is one of the major dangers of storing your receipt information on your personal computer.

There are some other things that you can do to make sure that your Shoeboxed account is safe as well. These are just some general tips about how to stay safe online.

1. Never share your Shoeboxed password with anyone
2. Keep your password in a safe place
3. Create a password that is complex, including letters, numbers, and special characters
4. Make sure you have virus protection software and a firewall on your computer when you log in to Shoeboxed
5. If you export your receipt data using one of our export tools, make sure to keep those files in safe and secure location.