It seems more of a CYA stance in light of section 5 of their Privacy Policy as well as the recent problems with guess.com http://www.securityfocus.com/news/5968 "Guess settles with FTC over cybersecurity snafu"
> -----Original Message----- > From: Burton M. Strauss III [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 4:56 PM > To: Security-Basics > Subject: Privacy Policy - we don't need no 'stinking privacy > "1. CONFIDENTIALITY > > Your confidential use of this site cannot be guaranteed by > us. We shall not > be responsible for any harm that you or any person may suffer > as a result of > a breach of confidentiality in respect to your use of this site." > "5. SECURITY The importance of security for all personally identifiable information that you provide us is of great concern to us. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, Holland America cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us; in other words, you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, we use our reasonable best efforts to ensure its security on our systems. Most information you provide to our site is transmitted using SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption. SSL is a coding system that lets your browser automatically encrypt, or scramble, data before you send it to us." --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.502 / Virus Database: 300 - Release Date: 7/18/2003 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
