PCI Certified - For your Protection
All merchants should be aware of the need to be PCI compliant and to increase internet security on their sites. Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) require merchants to protect sensitive shopper data. Merchants who do not meet the PCI Compliance standards may be subject to large penalty fees.
As a Level 1 PCI Service Provider, UniteU maintains a secure infrastructure which allows our merchants to offer the highest level of protection available for secure shopping carts. Having met the guidelines set forth by VISA U.S.A. CISP (card holder information security practices), UniteU ecommerce solutions employ the following PCI compliant best practices:
- Data Retention Policy
- Employee Security Awareness Training
- Information Security Awareness Policy
- Annual Audits
- Secure Zones Network Configuration
- Password Protection and Encryption
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When merchants are selecting their ecommerce software and as they are comparing various business models for architecting an ecommerce solution, it’s important that they consider the full scope of PCI compliant requirements. Simply purchasing or licensing certified software is only one piece of the puzzle. The entire infrastructure, network and hosting environment must be maintained properly to retain ongoing compliance.
Because of our SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) delivery model, UniteU customers benefit from certification in these areas without the overhead expense required to retain compliance for a single operation environment. Merchants who choose to license ecommerce software and manage their own hosting environment must employ the practices outlined above and pay for the annual security audits. UniteU customers all receive this benefit, including ongoing PCI level 1 certification, at no additional charge.
Click here for more information about the PCI Data Security Standards and to view UniteU ecommerce solutions on the official list of CISP-Compliant Service Providers.