Privacy Policy

Last updated June 2026

This policy explains what we collect when you use our website or apply for verification, and how we handle it.

What we collect

• Details you submit through our forms — such as your name, work email, company name, Maine location, company size, origin, and website.
• Information you provide during verification, including your questionnaire responses and supporting documents.
• Basic, non-identifying analytics about how the site is used.

How we use it

• To review and verify your company against our certification standard.
• To send your certification packet, questionnaire, payment link, and membership communications.
• To maintain the public registry of verified members (we publish only details appropriate for a business listing).
• To operate, secure, and improve the program.

Sharing

We do not sell your personal information. We share it only with service providers who help us run the program — for example, payment processing and email delivery — and where required by law.

Retention

We keep application and membership records for as long as needed to run the program and meet legal obligations, then delete or anonymize them.

Your choices

You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information, and you can unsubscribe from non-essential email at any time. To make a request, reach us through the contact form on our website.

Security

We use reasonable safeguards to protect your information, though no method of transmission or storage is perfectly secure.

Children

The site is intended for businesses and is not directed to children under 13.

Changes & contact

We may update this policy; material changes will be posted here with a revised date. Questions about your data? Reach us through the contact form on our website.