Online Privacy | Accertify

Accertify, Inc. (“Accertify”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy applies to activities directly related to your visit to the Accertify website and for Personal Data (as defined below) provided by prospective and existing business contacts whether in the form of an e-mail, registration, business card, verbally during a business meeting or otherwise. This statement does not describe Accertify’s treatment of consumer Personal Data provided by our merchant clients; that is described in the Client Privacy Statement. It does not apply to third parties’ websites linked through Accertify’s website. We strongly recommend that you read these third parties’ privacy policies prior to providing any information to them. Accertify has no responsibility or liability in connection with any third parties’ websites.

Accertify also has registered branch offices in Spain and Australia, as well as employees and commonly-owned affiliate entities that provide services to our clients from England, Mexico and India all of which also adhere to all aspects of this Privacy Statement, including the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“EU-U.S. DPF”), the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF, and the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“Swiss-U.S. DPF”).

Key Terms:	It would be helpful to start by explaining some key terms used in this Privacy Policy:
We, us, our	Accertify, Inc. and our group companies that control, are controlled by or under common control with Accertify, Inc.
Personal Data	Personal Data refers to information that (alone or when used in combination with other information) is capable of being associated with or could reasonably be associated with an individual. Personal Data, sometimes referred to as “personally identifiable information”, may also have specific meanings under different privacy laws. The Personal Data we collect varies depending on our relationship and interactions with you.

Personal We Collect About You.

We may collect and use the following Personal Data

Categories of Personal Information

Identifiers (e.g., a real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, driver’s license number, passport number, or other similar identifiers)

Specific Types of Personal Information Collected

First / Last NameJob Title Business Email AddressCountry of Residence Business Phone NumberBusiness AddressIP Address

Why We Use Your Personal Data

We collect Personal Data when you visit our website and to carry out our business and marketing activities. Under data protection laws, we can only use your Personal Information if we have a proper reason for doing so, which include:

To comply with our legal and regulatory obligations;
For the performance of our contract with your business or to take steps at your; business’s request before entering into a contract;
For our Legitimate Interests; or
Where you have given consent.

Collection, Use And Transfer Of Your Information

You can visit portions of this Accertify site without disclosing your Personal Data. However, you may choose to provide us with your Personal Data, for example when you contact us (e.g., in person, by telephone, email), register for seminars, activities and programs available on this website, or when you request information or services. You also may decide to provide us voluntarily with Personal Data of a third person, such as your colleague or coworker. In such case, we assume that you have the unrestricted permission of such person to provide his/her Personal Data to Accertify. Accertify may use third-party service providers to collect, process, store, use, analyze and/or transfer the data on its behalf as further described in the “Disclosures to Third Parties” section of this Privacy Policy. In such cases, it is Accertify’s practice to require that these service providers handle the Personal Data they process or transfer in a manner consistent with Accertify’s policies. By submitting the Personal Data to us, you acknowledge and agree with your data being processed and/or transferred on Accertify’s behalf by its Service Providers. Accertify will handle the information we learn from you from your visit to this website in the following manner:

If You Visit This Site To Read Or Download Information, Such As News, Product Information, Case Studies Or Articles

We may collect, process or transfer the following information about you: the name of the domain from which you access the Internet; the date and time you access this site; and the Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to this site. We use the information we collect to measure the number of visitors to the different sections of this site, and to help us make this site more useful to visitors. We may also use this information to send you marketing materials based on the product information obtained. We may transfer the information we collect to our corporate affiliates. Accertify does not sell your Personal Data as defined in the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). Accertify may transfer your Personal Data to third party business partners to help develop and market programs, products or services and present targeted content including, to conduct analysis and research about website and app users; or to place ads (including ads of our business partners) on various websites and apps, and to analyze the effectiveness of those ads. You may opt-out of any of the transfers described above by submitting a request on the following page Data Subject Access Request , or via the following toll-free number (833) 257-9405.

We may use “cookies” and/or technologies to collect non-personally identifiable information from your visits to this website and your browser sessions to enhance your overall site experience and for statistical purposes. You can set your browser to turn off “cookies” or to warn you when a website attempts to place a “cookie” on your computer. However, if you turn off the “cookies,” our and other websites may not work as intended. Our cookie policy is available here.

If You Submit Personal Data When Visiting An Accertify Website

We may collect, process or transfer the specific information you voluntarily provide to us in accessing the client portal or in the contact form you choose to fill in on this website, including the Personal Data you provide. By submitting any Personal Data on Accertify’s site, you authorize Accertify to use, market to, process and transfer (if necessary, across national borders) such data, even in and to countries where the level of data protection may not be commensurate with the high standard of protection adopted by certain countries, such as the standard suggested by the EU Data Protection Directive or the Swiss Federal Data Protection Act. In such countries, Accertify will still handle your Personal Data in the manner described in this Privacy Policy. Your Personal Data may be automatically transferred to any successor to substantially all of the assets and business of Accertify, or we may transfer the information to our corporate affiliates.

If You Are An Exiting Or Prospective Client, Or Are Part Of An Existing Or Prospective Client Organization, Or Are A Subcontractor

Personal Data you provide to Accertify, including Personal Data of a third party, such as your spouse, colleague and friend may be collected, stored, used, marketed to, and transferred as necessary for Accertify and our corporate affiliates to carry out business or seek potential business in the future with your company. If you provide us with Personal Data, whether in the form of an e-mail, business card, registration, verbally during a business meeting or otherwise, we assume that you have granted us a permission to collect, store, use and transfer such information with no limitations even in and to countries where the level of data protection may not be commensurate with the standard of protection adopted by certain countries, such as the standard suggested by the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR. We also assume that you have unrestricted permission from the third party for the transfer of his or her personal data.

Promotional Communications

As discussed above, we may use your Personal Data to send you updates about our products and/or services, including exclusive offers, promotions or new products and/or services.

We have a Legitimate Interest in processing your Personal Data for promotional purposes. This means we do not usually need your consent to send you promotional communications. However, where consent is needed, we will ask for this consent separately and clearly.

We will always treat your Personal Data with the utmost respect and never sell or share it with other organizations outside our Accertify group for marketing purposes.

You have the right to opt-out of receiving promotional communications at any time by using the “opt-out” link in emails.

Disclosures To Third Parties

Accertify may share your Personal Data with third parties in the following limited circumstances: (1) Personal Data may be transferred to third-parties and service providers to develop and market programs and to process data on behalf of Accertify (e.g., third party business and communication systems, customer relationship management systems, marketing automation tools, and customer survey and feedback tools); however, any such third parties or service providers are required by contract to implement privacy and security safeguards consistent with this policy, including the EU-U.S. DPF, the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF and Swiss-U.S. DPF, or you may request from Accertify or the third party that they delete your data; (2) We may be required to disclose your Personal Data in response to a lawful request by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements; and (3) your Personal Data may be provided to a third party to the extent Accertify enters into a transaction for the acquisition of all or substantially all of Accertify’s assets. Accertify faces potential liability when we onward transfer to third parties. Accertify’s accountability for Personal Data that we receive under the EU-U.S. DPF, The UK Extension To The EU-U.S. DPF, And The Swiss-U.S. DPF and subsequently transfer to a third party is described in the Data Privacy Framework program set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Accertify remains responsible and liable under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Principles (EU-U.S. DPF Principles) and the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Program Principles (Swiss-U.S. DPF Principles) if third-parties that we engage to process the Personal Data on our behalf do so in a manner inconsistent with the EU-U.S. DPF Principles and/or the Swiss-U.S. DPF Principles, unless Accertify proves that we are not responsible for the event giving rise to the damage.

Sensitive Personal Data

Accertify will not generally collect, process or transfer sensitive personal data through its site, unless you expressly consent with such collection, processing or transfer. “Sensitive personal data” for the purposes of this Accertify Privacy Policy shall mean data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade-union membership, and data concerning health or sex life. By providing us with unsolicited sensitive personal data, you explicitly consent to such data being collected, processed and transferred by Accertify.

EU-U.S. DPF, The UK Extension To The EU-U.S. DPF, And The Swiss-U.S. DPF

Accertify complies with the EU-U.S. DPF, the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF, and the Swiss-U.S. DPF as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Accertify has certified to the U.S. Department of Commerce that it adheres to the EU-U.S. Data DPF Principles with regard to the processing of personal data received from the European Union in reliance on the EU-U.S. DPF and from the United Kingdom (and Gibraltar) in reliance on the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF. Accertify has certified to the U.S. Department of Commerce that it adheres to the Swiss-U.S. DPF Principles with regard to the processing of personal data received from Switzerland in reliance on the Swiss-U.S. DPF. If there is any conflict between the terms in this privacy policy and the EU-U.S. DPF Principles and/or the Swiss-U.S. DPF Principles, the Principles shall govern. To learn more about the Data Privacy Framework (DPF) program, and to view our certification, please visit https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/.

DATA SUBJECT ACCESS REQUESTS

Accertify commits to address data subject access requests under applicable law and to resolve complaints about your privacy and our collection or use of your Personal Data. Individuals requesting to exercise data subject access rights to their Personal Data, or with other inquiries or complaints regarding this privacy policy should submit a request on the following page, Data Subject Access Request, or via the following toll-free number (833) 257-9405. If your request relates to Personal Data held by a third party, Accertify may instruct you to contact that third party directly.

In order to receive a response from Accertify, you must provide all required information in your request.

California Consumers: Your Rights Under the CCPA/CPRA. You have the right under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA), and certain other privacy and data protection laws, as applicable, to exercise the following rights:

Disclosure of Personal Data We Collect About You

You have the right to know, and request disclosure of:

The categories of Personal Data we have collected about you, including sensitive Personal Data (if applicable)
The categories of sources from which the Personal Data is collected
The categories of third parties to whom we disclose Personal Data, if any –and–
The specific pieces of Personal Data we have collected about you
Please note that we are not required to:

Retain any Personal Data about you that was collected for a single one-time transaction if, in the ordinary course of business, that information about you is not retained
Reidentify or otherwise link any data that, in the ordinary course of business, is not maintained in a manner that would be considered Personal Data –or–
Provide the Personal Data to you more than twice in a 12-month period

Disclosure of Personal Data Sold, Shared, or Disclosed for a Business Purpose

In connection with any Personal Data we may sell, share, or disclose to a third party for a business purpose, you have the right to know:

The categories of Personal Data about you that we sold or shared and the categories of third parties to whom the Personal Data was sold or shared –and–
The categories of Personal Data that we disclosed about you for a business purpose and the categories of persons to whom the Personal Data was disclosed for a business purpose

Note: Accertify does not Sell or Share your Personal Data for the purpose of targeted behavioral advertising.

Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Data

We will not generally collect, process or transfer sensitive personal data through its site, unless you expressly consent with such collection, processing or transfer.

Right to Deletion

Subject to certain exceptions set out below, on receipt of a verifiable request from you, we will:

Delete your Personal Data from our records –and–
Delete your Personal Data from our records –and–
Direct third parties to whom the business has sold or shared your Personal Data to delete your Personal Data unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort

Please note that we may not delete your Personal Data if it is reasonably necessary to:

Complete the transaction for which the Personal Data was collected, fulfill the terms of a written warranty or product recall conducted in accordance with federal law, provide a good or service requested by you, or reasonably anticipated within the context of our ongoing business relationship with you, or otherwise perform a contract between you and us
Help to ensure security and integrity to the extent the use of the consumer’s Personal Data is reasonably necessary and proportionate for those purposes
Debug to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality
Exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise their right of free speech, or exercise another right provided for by law
Comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act
Engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical research in the public interest that adheres to all other applicable ethics and privacy laws, when our deletion of the information is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of such research, provided we have obtained your informed consent
Enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with your expectations based on your relationship with us
Comply with an existing legal obligation –or–
Otherwise use your Personal Data, internally, in a lawful manner that is compatible with the context in which you provided the information

Right of Correction

If we maintain inaccurate Personal Data about you, you have the right to request us to correct that inaccurate Personal Data. Upon receipt of a verifiable request from you, we will use commercially reasonable efforts to correct the inaccurate Personal Data.

Protection Against Retaliation

You have the right to not be retaliated against by us because you exercised any of your rights under the CCPA/CPRA. This means we cannot, among other things:

Deny goods or services to you
Charge different prices or rates for goods or services, including through the use of discounts or other benefits or imposing penalties
Provide a different level or quality of goods or services to you –or–
Suggest that you will receive a different price or rate for goods or services or a different level or quality of goods or services

EEA Data Subjects: Your Rights Under the EU GDPR.

Right to Be Informed	The right to know or be notified about the collection and use of your Personal Data
Right to Access	The right to be provided with a copy of your Personal Data (the right of access)
Right to Rectification	The right to require us to correct any mistakes in your Personal Data
Right to be Forgotten	The right to require us to delete your Personal Data—in certain situations
Right to Restriction of Processing	The right to require us to restrict processing of your Personal Data—in certain circumstances, e.g., if you contest the accuracy of the data
Right to Data Portability	The right to receive the Personal Data you provided to us, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and/or transmit that data to a third party—in certain situations
Right to Object	The right to object: At any time to your personal Data being processed for direct marketing (including profiling) In certain other situations to our continued processing of your Personal Data (e.g., processing carried out for our legitimate interests)
Right Not to be Subject to Automated Individual Decision-Making	To the extent applicable, the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing (including profiling) that produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you

Complaints, BBB National Programs, And Last Chance Arbitration

In compliance with the principles outlined in the EU-U.S. DPF, The UK Extension To The EU-U.S. DPF, And The Swiss-U.S. DPF, Accertify commits to resolve complaints about your privacy and our collection or use of your Personal Data transferred to the United States pursuant to the DPF Principles. European Union, Swiss and United Kingdom individuals with DPF inquiries or complaints should first contact Accertify at the contact information set forth under the “Contact For Questions” section below.

Accertify has further committed to refer unresolved privacy complaints under the DPF Principles to an independent dispute resolution mechanism, Data Privacy Framework Services, operated by BBB National Programs. If you do not receive timely acknowledgment of your complaint, or if your complaint is not satisfactorily addressed, please visit https://bbbprograms.org/programs/all-programs/dpf-consumers/ProcessForConsumers for more information and to file a complaint. This service is provided free of charge to you.

If your DPF complaint cannot be resolved through the above channels, under certain conditions, you may invoke binding arbitration for some residual claims not resolved by other redress mechanisms. See https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/framework-article/ANNEX-I-introduction.

Enforcement

Accertify has implemented internal mechanisms to verify ongoing adherence to this policy. We periodically verify that this policy remains accurate, comprehensive for its intended purpose, and is accessible in accordance with applicable law. Accertify is subject to the investigatory and enforcement powers of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

Amendments

This privacy policy may be amended from time to time consistent with the requirements of the EU-U.S. Data DPF, the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF, and the Swiss-U.S. DPF. Accertify will post any revised policy on this website.

Contact For Questions

Any questions about this privacy policy, you may contact Accertify as set forth below. If your question is a Data Subject Access Request, you will be directed to the following page, Data Subject Access Request.

E-mail:
legal@accertify.cltv8.com

Mailing address:
Legal/Privacy Compliance
Accertify, Inc.
2 Pierce Place, Suite 900
Itasca, Illinois, 60143 USA

Telephone:
+1 (630) 735-4400 (ask for Legal)

Security Of Your Personal Data

Accertify uses various organizational and technical measures to protect your privacy and avoid unauthorized use or disclosure of your Personal Data. However, you should note that no transfer of data over the Internet is completely secure. While we use reasonable efforts to protect your data on our systems, when the data is transferred over the Internet, it may be accessed and used by unauthorized third parties. Accertify has no control over the performance, reliability, availability or security of the Internet and does not warrant that any information transfer via the Internet or any communication through the Internet is secure. Accertify shall not be liable for any disclosure, unauthorized use, loss, damage, expense, harm or inconvenience resulting from the loss, delay, interception, corruption, intervention, misuse or alteration of any Personal Data due to any action beyond Accertify’s reasonable control.

Children’s Personal Data

Accertify.com is a site not targeted to children and is not intended to collect personal data from children under the age of 13. If you have questions regarding privacy of your Personal Data you submit to us through this website, please send an e-mail to legal@accertify.cltv8.com.

Effective Date: March 23, 2020

Updated: July 10, 2025