USPS

890.000

System Name:
Sales, Marketing, Events, and Publications.

System Location

USPS Headquarters Marketing and Public Policy; Integrated Business Solutions Services Centers; National Customer Service Center; Area and District USPS facilities; Post Offices; and contractor sites.

Categories of Individuals Covered by the System

Customers who interact with USPS sales personnel, respond to direct marketing messages, request publications, respond to contests and surveys, and attend USPS events.

Categories of Records in the System

  1. Customer information: Customer and key contacts’ names, mail and e-mail addresses, phone, fax and pager numbers; job descriptions, titles, and roles; other names and e-mails provided by customers.
  2. Identifying information: Customer ID(s), D-U-N-S Numbers, USPS account numbers, meter numbers, and signatures.
  3. Business specific information: Firm name, size, and years in business; number of employees; sales and revenue information; business sites and locations; URLs; company age; industrial classification numbers; use of USPS and competitors products and services; types of customers served; customer equipment and services; advertising agency and spending; names of USPS employees serving the firm; and calls made.
  4. Information specific to companies that act as suppliers to USPS: Contract start and end dates, contract award number, contract value, products and/or services sold under contract.
  5. Information provided by customers as part of a survey or contest.
  6. Payment information: Credit and/or debit card number, type, expiration date, and check information; and ACH information.
  7. Event information: Name of event; role at event; itinerary; and membership in a PCC.
  8. Customer preferences: Preferences for badge name and accommodations.

Authority for Maintenance of the System

39 U.S.C. 401, 403, 404.

Purpose(s)

  1. To understand the needs of customers and improve USPS sales and marketing efforts.
  2. To provide appropriate materials and publications to customers.
  3. To conduct registration for USPS and related events.

Routine Uses of Records in the System, Including Categories of Users and the Purposes of Such Uses

Standard routine uses 1. through 7., 10., and 11. apply.

Policies and Practices for Storing, Retrieving, Accessing, Retaining, and Disposing of Records in the System

Storage

Automated databases, computer storage media, and paper.

Retrievability

For sales, events, and publications, information is retrieved by customer name or customer ID(s), mail or e-mail address, and phone number.

For direct marketing, information is retrieved by Standard Industry Code (SIC) or North American Industry Classification System (NAISC) number, and company name.

Safeguards

Paper records, computers, and computer storage media are located in controlled-access areas under supervision of program personnel. Access to these areas is limited to authorized personnel, who must be identified with a badge.

Access to records is limited to individuals whose official duties require such access. Contractors and licensees are subject to contract controls and unannounced on-site audits and inspections.

Computers are protected by mechanical locks, card key systems, or other physical access control methods. The use of computer systems is regulated with installed security software, computer logon identifications, and operating system controls including access controls, terminal and transaction logging, and file management software. Online data transmission is protected by encryption.

Retention and Disposal
  1. Records relating to organizations and publication mailing lists are retained until the customer ceases to participate.
  2. ACH records are retained up to 2 years. Records relating to direct marketing, advertising, and promotions are retained 5 years.
  3. Other records are retained 3 years after the relationship ends.

Records existing on paper are destroyed by burning, pulping, or shredding. Records existing on computer storage media are destroyed according to the applicable USPS media sanitization practice.

System Manager(s) and Address

President and Chief Marketing/Sales Officer, United States Postal Service, 475 L’Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC 20260.

Vice President, Consumer and Industry Affairs, United States Postal Service, 475 L’Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC 20260.

Notification Procedure

For information pertaining to sales, inquiries should be addressed to: Office of Sales Performance Assessment, 475 L’Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC 20260.

Customers wanting to know if other information about them is maintained in this system of records must address inquiries in writing to the President and Chief Marketing/Sales Officer, and include their name and address.

Record Access Procedures

Requests for access must be made in accordance with the Notification Procedure above and USPS Privacy Act regulations regarding access to records and verification of identity under 39 CFR 266.6.

Contesting Record Procedures

See Notification Procedure and Record Access Procedures above.

Record Source Categories

Customers, USPS personnel, and list providers.