Hi everyone,
My name's Alan and I'm one of the managers at ID Discount. I came across this thread randomly by Googling, so I figured I'd address a few comments here
Originally Posted by
Hoopdriver
did it unleash a dump of unwanted emails (or worse).
No - I hate that! We'll typically send one "welcome" e-mail, then one more as a follow-up reminder that next time you use our service, you won't have to re-verify. This is important because we get a lot of "I've already been verified, how do I get the discount again" questions. So, the follow-up e-mail helps people understand they can now access any offers on our system, without having to go through the process again. We don't have a newsletter and if we do make one someday, it will be opt-in only.
Originally Posted by
trailangel
Suspicious address.
There are now hundreds of domain extensions other than .com, .net and .org. In the coming years, you'll see a lot more businesses with these domain extensions. Ours used to be GruntRoll.com, back when it was just Military and First Responders. When our clients wanted Teachers and Students, we created ID Discount since the name was a bit more fitting.
Originally Posted by
trailangel
Of all the sellers there I only recognized RoadID, and I think they offer a Military discount directly... but not sure.
This is not a rare scenario. But, you also probably didn't browse all 800+ businesses in our directory. Most of our clients are small to medium-sized, of whom you might recognize 10-15. But your colleague next to you might recognize a different 10-15. We do have customers everyone's heard of, such as Ring Doorbells, Enfamil, Clearasil etc.. RoadID is also a wonderful company with great customers, and we love having them on board.
Originally Posted by
TrojanHorse
I mean... if Home Depot and Lowe's take my military ID, why can't they?
It's illegal to photocopy a Military ID (Chapter 33, Section 701), which is why we don't ask for that. This law doesn't apply to a Veterans Affairs ID, which is one of several preferred, less-sensitive documents you can provide. We also accept something as simple as a postal letter from the Veterans Affairs - or if you're Active Duty, a promotion certificate or LES/DFAS document. On that note - all documents are immediately expunged from our system upon approval. The only thing we retain "data-wise" is the mark on your account that it's been verified, but nothing from the document itself. The less data we have, the less there is to steal. We don't make money on data, we make money from the merchants paying for the verification service.
Originally Posted by
Viich
I'd wager that the data they're gathering is going somewhere, either overtly or not.
That's a wager you'd lose; don't put any real money on it. Our founder is a former Marine and takes protecting Veterans extremely seriously.
Originally Posted by
Hoopdriver
It seems that they asked for the same stuff that Home Depot or Lowes wanted, but there was some other info that leads me to believe that they have access to DEERS. Anyhow, I chose not to register.
We do have a partnership with the DMDC, who controls DEERS. Sorry to hear you chose not to register, but you're welcome back anytime!