That bit stood out to me, too. GoDaddy isn't a third-party vendor, they're the owner, so the answer should be a plain "Yep, suck it!"
It stays within our system, but there may be some info exchanged. The extent of that share, I have not been filled in on, but I know it's not a complete data dump into Godaddy's databases.
That is exactly the kind of information that your customers want to know.
So the FAQ response is a blatant duck/deception?
I'm not sure it was meant to deceive you, but at least we got it cleared up.
> Will you be sharing my personal & financial information with GoDaddy?
> Your personal and financial information stays securely in our system. No third-party vendors will ever have access to it, which has always been our practice.
Doesn't quite answer the question, so I'll have to assume (as other commenters did there too) that you will be sharing information with Godaddy, otherwise it would have been expressly denied. "Our" means the shared companies in this case.
> We are well aware of their past, but we're also well aware of what they've been doing to improve their business.
I'd still avoid combining my premium brand with one that used "godaddy girls" to promote their products.
NSFW. Can't believe I just had to write that.
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