About the Secured by ALCO badge

A transparent provider relationship

ALCO provides an active technical service for the site where the badge appears.

Depending on the current service scope or client agreement, that work may include website hosting, managed security, ongoing maintenance, or related operational support.

The exact scope is limited to the services ALCO actually provides for that organization. The badge does not imply that every listed service applies to every site.

Why it exists

Trust starts with knowing who supports the service.

The badge gives visitors a direct way to identify ALCO, understand the signal, and question a use that does not look right.

Visible responsibility

The organization is naming a technical provider instead of leaving visitors to guess who supports the site.

Scope that stays honest

The badge reflects an applicable service relationship. It does not expand ALCO’s role beyond the work currently agreed with that client.

A verification route

Every shared badge points to the same official ALCOHQ destination, where its meaning and limitations are stated publicly.

Important limitation

It is not a blanket guarantee or certification.

No responsible provider can promise that a website will never experience a vulnerability, outage, misuse, or other incident.

The badge does not:

certify the site or represent an independent audit, compliance attestation, or warranty;
endorse the publisher’s content, products, transactions, or privacy practices;
mean that ALCO owns the site or controls every service, vendor, or component it uses; or
reveal or confirm private information about a client’s systems or security configuration.

Verify the badge

Check the destination, not just the artwork.

1
Select the badge. It should open https://alcohq.com/secured-by-alco.
2
Confirm the browser shows HTTPS and the hostname is exactly alcohq.com.
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If the badge appears on an unexpected site, leads elsewhere, or makes broader claims, contact ALCO for verification.