No Risk to the Business Owner

Safe and Trusted Canada understands that every business owner worries about being in any business directory that may impact their business.

Businesses may apply for account status.  See all Subscription Types

Not all businesses qualify for an account. Features and Benefits.

We look for businesses with credentials. Business Credentials

Safe and Trusted Canada is a consumer site.  The Site allows every business to have an account where the owner can manage all aspects of its business at no charge through a basic account.  The only exception is when a business is rated an F-rating with the Better Business Bureau or has shown manufactured reviews on Google.

Safe and Trusted Canada provides information to consumers about businesses through an Information Only Profile.  Information Only profiles are based on what consumers would readily find about the business on the internet. It may include contact data for the company if available as well as links to social media, and review sites that contain the business profile.

Users have the responsibility to view all the links, rating, and reviews. The review sites can be positive or negative.   View the Better Business Links if they are available.  The links can change at any time.  The Site adds Information Only profiles as they are found on the internet and does not restrict profiles based on the quality of the links.  Information Only Profiles contain profiles both positive and negative.  The information may assist you in determining who you may wish to consider as well as  those that you may wish to avoid.

As a consumer remember that Safe and Trusted Canada does not accredit, validate, or endorse any business.  A business as an Information Only profile is exactly as it is highlighted " Information Only"

As a business, if your Information Only Profile needs updating, the business can contact Site Admin by email. The business may apply for a free Basic Subscription which allows the business owner to add content and update their profile at any time. As a matter of policy, removal of Information Only profiles occur if we receive information that the business is no longer in operation.

As a business remember that business directories are allowed to present information that is already available to the public.  They are a benefit to both businesses and consumers.  Safe and Trusted Canada does not evaluate businesses, assign ratings, or in any way tell the consumer who they should select.

All Information profiles are in alphabetical order for any category and trade area.

Archival of the business occurs if the company is no longer in operation.  We look for an email from the business owner or a permanently closed alert on Google or confirmation on the Better Business Bureau report.  Archival can also occur on the request of the business owner owner  when they indicate the business is no longer in operation.   Admin archives the business and in one year deletes all data on the business.

Depending on their subscription plan, account Holders can add unlimited content to their business profile.   Since the owner provides the content or authorizes our Admin to take current content from the business website, there can be no risk to the business owner. If the business no longer has account access, it moves to an information-only profile.  Archival of the business occurs if the business is no longer in operation.  The business is deleted after one year of archival status.

There are only three areas of concern which will not affect honest and legitimate business owners.  They are as follows:
a) the business owner places credentials into their profile they do not possess.  Placing credentials into a listing that is false is fraud.
b) the business approves reviews from those connected with the business. A business cannot approve reviews unless they opt in to receiving reviews from customers.
c) the business is no longer in operation.  Consumers have to know that your business is closed.
We place an alert on the business profile for one year in all three cases. 

The Site provides a free Basic Account to most businesses seeking customers and wanting to expand and grow their business.  We do not refund payments because we give a Basic Account at no charge, and we see this as a trial account option before embarking on a higher account status.  

If the subscription is cancelled, the site automatically reduces it to an Information Only profile. The company may also be archived.
See When We Archive a Business.

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE PLACE THE FOLLOWING CONTENT INTO EVERY PROFILE

• • • Information Only Profiles are advertised to the public on the internet.
    • As a matter of policy, the Site does not recommend, accredit, suggest, promote, or validate any business. Consumers do that through reviews.
    • The Site provides public links to review sites that permit us to publish those links.
    • The Site provides private links to all other trademarked review sites about the business directly only through their account access.
    • Subscription types give business owners different advertising options, but the Site does not suggest that credibility determines the subscription level.
    • Users can use the Credentials Search's advanced features to determine the degree of reliability for each business.
    • It is the responsibility of the user to check the credentials advertised by the business.
    • Notify Site Admin immediately where the business is advertising credentials they do not have or information is not current.
    • The company and the consumer entirely determine transactions with each other.
    • Safe and Trusted Canada does not mediate complaints, issues, or concerns.
    • Seek legal advice for complex transactions.
    • Protect your interests, as the removal of the business, may occur at any time.
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