Protecting customers' sensitive payment information is one of the biggest challenges for companies of all sizes. As all merchants are required to comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), more and more companies are looking for solutions that can help them with the often-daunting task of maintaining data security. The Authorize.Net Customer Information Manager (CIM) is a perfect solution for any merchant concerned about protecting sensitive data. CIM stores payment and shipping information on our secure servers, and generates a profile ID to be submitted in place of customer information in future transactions. By only submitting the profile IDs in your transaction requests, you limit the possibility of unauthorized access to secure information, simplify PCI DSS compliance and make it easier to process transactions for repeat customers. Merchants using CIM can access customer profiles and issue transactions from a website using the CIM API, or manually from within the Merchant Interface. CIM is an ideal tool if you: + Are concerned with PCI DSS compliance + Do not want the responsibility of storing sensitive information on your own servers + Want to provide repeat customers with the convenience of not re-entering personal data + Process recurring transactions where the date and/or amount is different each month (e.g. utility companies), or process charges only when the service is used (e.g. pay-as-you-go cell phones)   Earth Skater is certified by Authorize.net for CIM integration as well as AIM, ARB, and eCheck.

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