Our Privacy Policy
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Stamps.com takes your privacy seriously. Please read the following to learn more about our privacy policy.

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What This Privacy Policy Covers

  • This policy covers how Stamps.com treats personal information that Stamps.com collects and receives, including information related to your past use of Stamps.com products or services, such as the Stamps.com PC Postage service and the PhotoStamps service, as well as non-personal information collected from our Web site. Personal information is information about you that is personally identifiable like your name, address, email address, or phone number.

Information Collection and Use

  • Stamps.com collects personal information from you only when you choose to share it with us, such as when you register with Stamps.com, or when you use Stamps.com products or services. Stamps.com may also combine information we have about you with information we receive from business partners or other companies. For instance, we may offer a special promotion or service in conjunction with a business partner if your permission is provided. Our goal is to provide you, the user, with great service and products, and a customer-friendly experience using our service and on our site. This includes online shopping, interactive communications, and many other types of services.
  • We collect personal information from you as follows: When you register or you order products we ask for information such as your name, email address, home address and contact information. Stamps.com also collects postage service payment information that includes your credit card number, expiration date and billing address. In addition with the Stamps.com PC Postage service, in order to generate valid indicia, Stamps.com collects and records the following information: date and time of transaction, unique transaction ID, amount of postage used in the transaction and recipient ZIP Code. To deliver enhanced security and personalized service, we also collect and record information about your printer and we create a unique code to identify your computer to our systems. To aid in the use of our PC Postage service, we collect your print history to our servers which may include a recipient's name and address. Stamps.com also collects information from the Stamps.com Customer Support and Affiliate Sign-Up forms and such information is used for the purpose for which it was collected, such as to communicate with you regarding your order.
  • If you choose to use our referral service to tell a friend about our site, we will ask you for your friend's name and email address. We will automatically send your friend a one-time email inviting him or her to visit the site. Stamps.com does not store this information and it is used for the sole purpose of sending this one-time email.
  • Cookies: Stamps.com automatically receives and records certain non-personal information about your visit through the use of cookies. Cookies are files that your Web browser places on your computer's hard drive. Information collected includes your IP address, your referral source, and the page(s) you request.
  • Generally, we use cookies to:
    • Fulfill your requests for products and services, and improve our services.
    • Remind us of who you are on return visits in order to deliver to you a better and more personalized service. This cookie is set when you first visit the Stamps.com Web site.
    • Estimate our audience size and measure traffic patterns regarding usage of Stamps.com's network of Web sites. Each browser accessing Stamps.com is given a unique cookie which is then used to determine the extent of repeat usage and usage by a registered user versus by an unregistered user.
    • Track the number of entries in our promotions.
    • Customize the advertising and content you see.
  • If you are uncomfortable having a cookie placed on your system, you may elect to turn off the cookie or delete existing cookies in your browser. If you turn off or delete the Stamps.com cookie, you may not be able to receive special offers or personalized content from Stamps.com.
  • We use a third party tracking utility service that uses cookies to track and analyze aggregate user movement. We also use clear gifs and JavaScript in our HTML-based emails to let us know which emails have been opened by the recipients. This allows us to gauge the effectiveness of certain communications and the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.

Information Sharing and Customer Choice

  • Stamps.com does not rent, sell, or share personal information about you with other people or nonaffiliated companies except to provide products or services you have requested, or under the following circumstances:
    • Stamps.com may share certain information with carefully selected third parties that will allow them to mail you promotional materials about quality goods and services (including special offers and promotions) that may be of interest to you. The information shared will not include your e-mail address; your phone number; any information related to your postage, mailing activity or postage meter license; or any information related to your customers or address lists. You may contact Stamps.com at any time to request that your information not be shared with such third parties when you register with Stamps.com, or by accessing the opt-out link in any email communication from Stamps.com or by clicking here.
    • Stamps.com uses credit card processors to provide services on our behalf. When you use our services, we will share your credit card and payment data as necessary for our credit card processors to provide that service. Stamps.com's credit card processors are prohibited from using your personally identifiable information for any other purpose.
    • We provide information to trusted partners who work on behalf of or with Stamps.com under confidentiality agreements. These companies may use your personal information to help Stamps.com communicate with you, for example, an e-mail service provider that helps Stamps.com administer e-mails. These companies are acting on behalf of Stamps.com, and may not use or share this information for their own purposes.
    • Stamps.com is regulated by the United States Postal Service (USPS). As part of the regulatory relationship, Stamps.com collects certain information about you on behalf of the USPS. The USPS also may send us tracking data from their scans of your mail and packages in the mailstream. Our uses for the data include informing you about the status of your mail and packages through options like Delivery Confirmation, fraud detection and aggregating the data to help the USPS and us provide you with better service. To learn more about the USPS's privacy policy, please visit the USPS Privacy Policy. To learn more about USPS postage technology, PC Postage® and Stamps.com's relationship with the USPS, please visit the USPS Postage Solutions page.
      Information collected on behalf of USPS is used for their regulatory oversight function and is not used for other purposes.
    • We respond to subpoenas, court orders, or legal process, or to establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims.
    • We share information we believe is needed in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding suspected illegal activities, actual fraud, potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of Stamps.com's Service Agreement, or as otherwise required by law.
    • We transfer information about you if Stamps.com or our service is acquired by or merged with another company. In this event, Stamps.com will notify you by either email or by prominent notice on our website if information about you is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
  • Stamps.com may, from time to time, communicate with you regarding our products and services, or those of our partners, that we feel may be of interest to you. Stamps.com may send special offers and updates, newsletters, service-related announcements and customer service emails.
    • Only Stamps.com (or agents working on behalf of Stamps.com and under confidentiality agreements) will send you these communications.
    • If you do not want to receive promotional information, simply notify us by opting-out of future correspondence. We will provide you clear instructions on how to opt-out in the welcome email we send you, and in any subsequent emails you may receive. In addition, you may opt-out during our registration process and from the "My Account" feature available after logging into Stamps.com.
    • Generally, you may not opt-out of service-related announcements and customer service emails, which are not promotional in nature. If you do not wish to receive them, you have the option to deactivate your account.

Confidentiality and Security

  • We limit access to personal information about you to employees or contractors who we believe reasonably need to come into contact with that information to provide products or services to you or in order to do their jobs.
  • We have physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with federal regulations to protect personal information about you.
  • Your Stamps.com Account Information is password-protected.
  • In certain areas Stamps.com uses industry-standard SSL encryption to protect data transmissions.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

  • Stamps.com may update this policy. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this privacy policy Web site, the Stamps.com Web site, and other places we deem appropriate so our customers are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it.
  • In the event Stamps.com materially changes the way it collects or uses personally identifiable information, we will notify users via email or by posting a notice on our Web site for 30 days.

Access

  • You may review the personal information the Stamps.com has collected from you by reviewing your account information in the Stamps.com software. Stamps.com will correct or delete any inaccurate information upon your request. In addition, you may access your account information through the email links provided in promotional emails sent to you by Stamps.com or in your welcome email.

Questions and Suggestions

  • If you have questions or suggestions, please contact us at:

    Stamps.com Inc.
    Customer Care – Privacy Policy Issues
    12959 Coral Tree Place
    Los Angeles, CA 90066-7020
    (310) 482-5800

TRUSTe Privacy Program

  • Stamps.com is a licensee of the TRUSTe Privacy Program. TRUSTe is an independent, non-profit organization whose mission is to enable individuals and organizations to establish trusting relationships based on respect for personal identity and information by promoting the use of fair information practices. This privacy statement covers the site www.stamps.com. Because this Web site wants to demonstrate its commitment to your privacy, it has agreed to disclose its information practices and have its privacy practices reviewed for compliance by TRUSTe.
  • The TRUSTe program covers only information that is collected through this Web site, and does not cover information that may be collected through software downloaded from the www.stamps.com site.
  • If you have questions or concerns regarding this statement, you should first contact Customer Care as set forth above. If you do not receive acknowledgment of your inquiry or your inquiry is not satisfactorily addressed, you should then contact TRUSTe through the TRUSTe Watchdog Dispute Resolution Process (http://www.truste.org/consumers/watchdog_complaint.php). TRUSTe will serve as a liaison with the Web site to resolve your concerns.