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Brief profile of Trusted Shops GmbH

Founded in 1999, the Cologne company is Europe’s market leader for the accreditation of online shops. Trusted Shops checks retailers against a catalogue of over 70 individual criteria such as creditworthiness, price transparency, customer service and data protection and then grants its coveted seal of approval. Furthermore, Trusted Shops offers the consumer a unique money-back guarantee for all purchases made online in the member shops.

Trusted Shops is the leading system for secure buying in Europe. Since the company was founded, over 10,000 retailers have been accredited. Its customers include Microsoft Store, Onlineprinters, Vacando, Pixum, Youtailor and many other well-known brands, plus a number of small and medium-sized companies.