{"id":4320,"date":"2024-04-13T08:00:01","date_gmt":"2024-04-13T14:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.safeandtrusted.com\/cms\/?p=4320"},"modified":"2026-04-13T08:36:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:36:37","slug":"when-do-we-place-an-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admin.safeandtrusted.com\/?p=4320","title":{"rendered":"What Causes an Alert About A Business?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Safe and Trusted Canada applies Alerts only to account holders who include information in their listing that they cannot reasonably support.\u00a0 \u00a0Information-only profiles do not display Alerts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What This Includes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Licensing where applicable.<br \/>\nInsurance, such as liability coverage or WCB<br \/>\nCertifications or professional designations.<br \/>\nIndustry affiliations or memberships.<br \/>\nClaimed years in business.<br \/>\nServices Offered<br \/>\nAny statements that suggest specialization or qualification.<br \/>\nAny supporting content, such as images, PDFs, or videos, that imply credentials or experience.<br \/>\nApproving customer reviews from staff connected with the business.<br \/>\nApproving reviews from others who are not actual customers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What Does Not Trigger an Alert<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Missing or incomplete information.<br \/>\nInformation Only profiles.<br \/>\nConsumer reviews or ratings.<br \/>\nCustomer complaints or disputes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Business Notification<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Each business controls the content of its listing and agrees to present accurate and supportable information.<br \/>\nBusinesses should include only information they can reasonably demonstrate if requested<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>The Account Holder has gone out of business.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0The Alert is placed on the business for <strong>one year<\/strong>.\u00a0 After one year, the company is archived and no longer visible.<\/p>\n<p>As a consumer, protect your interests at all times.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p><strong>Account Holders<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; To protect consumers, other businesses, and the integrity of the Site, Account Holders have higher standards and greater responsibilities as a business.<\/p>\n<p>The reason for this is that the company is now placing content on our Site and has control over reviews, the placement of now-hiring links, links to affiliations, and the placement of their credentials in their business profile.\u00a0The company sets an alert if they place credentials in their business profile that they do not possess, or if they post reviews on their profile from people who are directly or indirectly connected to the firm.\u00a0<em><strong>Archiving cannot happen\u00a0<\/strong>if the business has an alert.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/safeandtrusted.com\/content.php?id=4320\">See Alerts<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>We advise consumers to protect their interests at all times.\u00a0 See the videos and content. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>When Do We Archive a Business?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Safe and Trusted Canada applies Alerts only to account holders who include information in their listing that they cannot reasonably support.\u00a0 \u00a0Information-only profiles do not display Alerts. What This Includes Licensing where applicable. Insurance, such as liability coverage or WCB Certifications or professional designations. Industry affiliations or memberships. Claimed years in business. 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