Top 12 Retailers for Security and Privacy Practices

As it has done every year for the past four years, the Online Trust Alliance (OTA) has conducted an annual Online Trust Honor Roll audit to recognize online companies whose efforts to enhance the security and privacy of user’s data lead the industry. OTA audited members of the Internet Retailer 500 to create a composite score based on three key areas of competency: domain, brand and consumer protection; site, server and infrastructure security; and data protection, privacy and transparency. While the OTA keeps final rankings private, it says these 10 companies (actually 12 due to a couple of ties), presented in alphabetical order, are the top of the heap. (For more on the OTA scoring system, click here.)

A subsidiary of the men’s lifestyle brand Thrillist, Columbus, Ohio-based JackThreads is an online shopping site intended to curate top-tier street, skate, surf and contemporary fashion brands. It’s a membership-based site; users must request an invitation through the Website before using it.

Based in Madison, Wis., RockAuto is a dealer of automobile parts and supplies. It offers worldwide shipment of new auto parts directly to customers, including axles, brakes, engines, exhaust systems, radiators, sensors, steering components, suspensions, transmissions and more.