Privacy policy

Updated: September 18, 2026

GuardCard.com and, where applicable, its parent company, United Security, LLC (“GuardCard.com,” “United Security,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information you provide when using our websites, online training platform, products, services, communications, and employment application processes.

This Privacy Policy explains the types of information we collect, how we use and disclose that information, and the choices available to you regarding your personal information.

By accessing or using GuardCard.com, creating an account, purchasing a product or service, submitting information through our website, applying for employment with United Security, LLC, or otherwise providing personal information to us, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us, including but not limited to:

• First and last name

• Email address

• Mobile or telephone number

• Mailing or residential address

• Date of birth

• Account login information

• Course enrollment and completion information

• Training records

• Certification information

• Electronic signatures

• Identification or licensing-related information

• Purchase and transaction information

• Customer service communications

• Marketing preferences

• Information submitted in connection with employment applications

• Any other information you voluntarily provide to GuardCard.com or United Security, LLC

We may also automatically collect certain information when you use our website or training platform, including:

• IP address

• Browser type and version

• Device type

• Operating system

• Pages viewed

• Referring websites

• Website activity and usage information

• Cookies and similar technologies

• Approximate geographic information derived from an IP address

• Technical and diagnostic information

2. EMPLOYMENT AND JOB APPLICANT INFORMATION

GuardCard.com may collect, receive, process, or maintain information submitted by individuals applying for employment with United Security, LLC, GuardCard.com’s parent company, or for employment or contractor opportunities with affiliated businesses.

Job applicant information may include, but is not limited to:

• Name

• Address

• Email address

• Telephone number

• Employment history

• Education and training history

• Professional licenses and certifications

• Security guard license or guard card information

• Driver’s license information

• Résumés and employment applications

• References

• Availability and scheduling information

• Qualifications and work experience

• Responses to employment-related questions

• Information voluntarily provided during the application or interview process

• Other information reasonably necessary to evaluate an applicant for employment or engagement

Applicant information may be shared between GuardCard.com and United Security, LLC as reasonably necessary for recruiting, hiring, onboarding, workforce administration, recordkeeping, and related business purposes.

Applicant information may be used to evaluate qualifications, communicate with applicants, schedule interviews, verify information provided in an application, determine eligibility for employment or engagement, maintain recruiting and employment records, comply with applicable laws and regulations, and protect the legitimate business interests of GuardCard.com and United Security, LLC.

Where permitted by law and applicable to a particular position, additional information may be collected during later stages of the hiring or onboarding process. Any background screening or other employment-related screening conducted through third-party providers will be handled in accordance with applicable law and any required notices or authorizations.

Information submitted for employment purposes will not automatically enroll an applicant in GuardCard.com marketing SMS or email communications. Consent to receive employment-related communications does not constitute consent to receive promotional or marketing messages.

GuardCard.com and United Security, LLC may use third-party recruiting, communications, background screening, human resources, payroll, scheduling, or other service providers to process applicant information when reasonably necessary for recruiting, hiring, onboarding, or employment administration.

3. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

GuardCard.com and United Security, LLC may use personal information for purposes including:

• Creating and maintaining customer accounts

• Enrolling customers in training courses

• Providing online training and related services

• Processing purchases, upgrades, refunds, and other transactions

• Tracking course progress and completion

• Maintaining training and certification records

• Providing licensing-related instructions and assistance

• Communicating with customers regarding their accounts, purchases, training, appointments, deadlines, expiration dates, licensing processes, and related services

• Providing customer support

• Sending service announcements and administrative communications

• Sending email or SMS marketing communications when the customer has provided the appropriate consent

• Providing information about GuardCard.com products, services, upgrades, discounts, and promotions

• Recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and workforce administration

• Evaluating employment applicants and communicating regarding employment opportunities

• Improving our websites, services, training programs, and customer experience

• Detecting and preventing fraud, misuse, unauthorized access, and security incidents

• Maintaining business, accounting, training, employment, and operational records

• Complying with applicable legal, regulatory, licensing, tax, employment, and recordkeeping requirements

• Enforcing our Terms and Conditions and other policies

4. SMS/TEXT MESSAGE COMMUNICATIONS

GuardCard.com may send SMS/text messages to customers who provide a mobile telephone number and, where required, provide consent to receive such communications.

SMS communications may include:

• Account notifications

• Training and enrollment information

• Course progress notifications

• Course completion information

• Licensing-related information

• Appointment reminders

• Customer service communications

• Service updates

• Product and service information

• Bundle or service upgrade opportunities

• Discounts

• Special offers

• Promotional and marketing messages

Message frequency may vary.

Message and data rates may apply.

You may opt out of receiving SMS/text messages at any time by replying STOP to a GuardCard.com text message.

You may reply HELP for assistance.

After submitting an opt-out request, you may receive a final confirmation message confirming that you have been unsubscribed.

Consent to receive marketing text messages is not a condition of purchasing any GuardCard.com product or service.

5. MOBILE INFORMATION AND SMS CONSENT

GuardCard.com does not sell, rent, or share mobile telephone numbers, SMS opt-in information, or SMS consent information with third parties or affiliates for their own marketing or promotional purposes.

SMS opt-in data and consent are not transferred, sold, rented, or provided to third parties or affiliates for their own marketing or promotional use.

Mobile information may be disclosed to service providers acting on behalf of GuardCard.com only when reasonably necessary to facilitate GuardCard.com communications or provide services requested by the customer, such as telecommunications providers, messaging platforms, and technology service providers.

This limitation applies specifically to mobile telephone numbers, SMS opt-in information, and messaging consent data.

6. EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS

GuardCard.com may send transactional and service-related emails concerning your account, purchases, training, course progress, licensing process, appointments, expiration dates, and related services.

Customers who have consented to marketing communications may also receive promotional emails regarding GuardCard.com products, services, upgrades, discounts, and special offers.

Marketing email recipients may unsubscribe using the unsubscribe link provided in applicable marketing emails.

Unsubscribing from promotional communications may not prevent GuardCard.com from sending transactional or service-related communications that are necessary to administer a customer account or provide a purchased product or service.

7. HOW WE COLLECT INFORMATION

We may collect information when you:

• Create a GuardCard.com account

• Enroll in or purchase a course

• Purchase an upgrade or service

• Complete a form

• Provide a telephone number or email address

• Opt in to marketing communications

• Communicate with customer support

• Submit documents or information

• Complete training activities

• Use the GuardCard.com website or learning platform

• Interact with emails or text messages

• Complete an electronic signature process

• Submit an employment application

• Provide a résumé, references, licensing information, availability, or other employment-related information

• Participate in an interview or hiring process

Where SMS marketing consent is required, customers must affirmatively provide such consent.

SMS marketing consent is not presumed merely because a customer provides a telephone number, purchases a product, or accepts general Terms and Conditions.

8. THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS

GuardCard.com and United Security, LLC may use third-party service providers to operate and support our businesses.

These providers may include companies that provide:

• Website hosting

• Learning management systems

• Payment processing

• Email delivery

• SMS/text messaging services

• Electronic signature services

• Scheduling services

• Identity verification

• Fingerprinting and photography services

• Analytics

• Advertising

• Customer support

• Data storage

• Recruiting and applicant tracking

• Background screening

• Human resources services

• Payroll services

• Workforce scheduling

• Security services

• Business administration services

We may provide these service providers with information reasonably necessary for them to perform services on our behalf.

Service providers are not authorized by GuardCard.com to use mobile telephone numbers or SMS consent information for their own marketing or promotional purposes.

9. PAYMENT INFORMATION

Payments may be processed by third-party payment processors.

Depending on the payment method and provider used, GuardCard.com may not directly receive or retain complete credit or debit card information.

Payment processors maintain and process payment information according to their own security and privacy practices.

10. COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES

GuardCard.com and its service providers may use cookies, pixels, analytics technologies, and similar tools to operate the website, remember preferences, understand website usage, improve services, measure advertising performance, and provide relevant content.

You may be able to control cookies through your browser settings.

Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of portions of the GuardCard.com website or training platform.

11. ANALYTICS AND ADVERTISING

GuardCard.com may use analytics and advertising services to better understand how visitors interact with our website and marketing.

These services may collect information such as:

• IP address

• Browser information

• Device information

• Website activity

• Pages visited

• Referral information

• Advertising interactions

We may use this information to measure website traffic, improve services, evaluate advertising campaigns, and market GuardCard.com products and services.

Mobile telephone numbers and SMS consent information are not shared with third parties or affiliates for their own advertising or promotional purposes.

12. DISCLOSURE REQUIRED BY LAW

GuardCard.com and United Security, LLC may disclose personal information when we reasonably believe disclosure is necessary to:

• Comply with applicable law

• Respond to a subpoena, court order, or governmental request

• Satisfy licensing or regulatory requirements

• Comply with employment-related legal obligations

• Prevent or investigate suspected fraud

• Protect the rights or property of GuardCard.com or United Security, LLC

• Enforce our Terms and Conditions or other agreements

• Protect the safety and security of customers, applicants, employees, service providers, or others

13. BUSINESS TRANSFERS

If GuardCard.com or United Security, LLC is involved in a merger, acquisition, restructuring, sale of assets, financing transaction, or similar business transaction, customer or applicant information may be transferred as part of that transaction where permitted by law.

However, SMS opt-in information and messaging consent will not be sold, rented, or transferred to third parties or affiliates for their own marketing or promotional purposes.

14. DATA SECURITY

GuardCard.com and United Security, LLC use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards intended to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, misuse, or destruction.

However, no website, electronic communication, computer system, or method of electronic storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Accordingly, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of information transmitted or stored electronically.

15. DATA RETENTION

GuardCard.com and United Security, LLC may retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to:

• Provide requested products and services

• Maintain customer accounts

• Maintain required training records

• Maintain applicant and employment records

• Maintain transaction and accounting records

• Comply with licensing and regulatory obligations

• Comply with employment, tax, and legal obligations

• Resolve disputes

• Prevent fraud and abuse

• Enforce agreements

• Protect legitimate business interests

Information may be retained for different periods depending on the nature of the information and applicable legal or regulatory requirements.

16. CUSTOMER AND APPLICANT CHOICES AND REQUESTS

Customers and applicants may contact GuardCard.com regarding personal information maintained by us, including requests to correct inaccurate information or inquire about information maintained by GuardCard.com or United Security, LLC.

Requests may be subject to identity verification and applicable legal, licensing, regulatory, employment, training-record, and recordkeeping requirements.

GuardCard.com and United Security, LLC may retain information where retention is required or permitted by law or reasonably necessary for legitimate business purposes.

17. MARKETING PREFERENCES

Customers may withdraw consent to marketing communications at any time.

For SMS/text messages, reply STOP.

For promotional emails, use the unsubscribe link contained in the applicable email.

Customers may continue to receive communications that are transactional, administrative, or necessary to provide requested services even after opting out of promotional marketing.

Employment applicants are not automatically enrolled in marketing communications solely because they submitted an employment application or provided contact information for recruiting purposes.

18. THIRD-PARTY LINKS

The GuardCard.com website may contain links to websites or services operated by third parties.

GuardCard.com does not control and is not responsible for the privacy, security, content, or practices of third-party websites or services.

Customers and applicants should review the privacy policies of third-party services before providing information directly to those providers.

19. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

GuardCard.com services are not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without appropriate authorization.

If GuardCard.com becomes aware that personal information from a child under 13 has been collected in circumstances requiring parental consent, we may take appropriate steps to delete or otherwise address the information as required by applicable law.

20. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

GuardCard.com may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our business practices, services, technologies, legal requirements, or the operations of United Security, LLC.

The revised Privacy Policy will be posted on GuardCard.com with an updated effective date.

Where required by applicable law, we may provide additional notice regarding material changes.

21. CONTACT US

Questions regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices may be directed to:

GuardCard.com

Email: [admin@guardcard.com](mailto:admin@guardcard.com)

Website: [www.guardcard.com](http://www.guardcard.com)