This article explains what kind of security Cratejoy provides and explains what PCI compliance is and how Cratejoy is PCI compliant.


Cratejoy uses industry-standard encryption techniques and stores all personally identifying information in a secure manner. In addition, Cratejoy stores all Credit card information with a third party PCI compliant credit card vault.

Does Cratejoy use Encryption?

Yes, all checkout and logged in customer actions (such as modifying their subscriptions) occur over an industry-standard SSL connection.

What is PCI-compliance?

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is an information security standard for organizations that handle credit card and debit card information. Defined by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council, the standard was created to increase controls around credit card data to reduce credit card fraud via its exposure. If you want to sell online and accept payments from Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover credit cards, your software and hosting needs to be PCI compliant.

There are six categories of PCI standards that must be met in order for a merchant to be deemed compliant:

  • Maintain a Secure Network
  • Protect Cardholder Data
  • Maintain a Vulnerability Management Program
  • Implement Strong Access Control Measures
  • Regularly Monitor and Test Networks
  • Maintain an Information Security Policy

Is Cratejoy PCI compliant?

Yes, Cratejoy uses a third party credit card vault which is a Level 1 Service Provider. This is the highest level of PCI DSS compliance. You can read more about this at: https://spreedly.com/pci

Can Cratejoy get hacked and leak credit card numbers?

Cratejoy does NOT store Credit Cards. Cratejoy uses a secure third party credit card vaulting service which is fully PCI-compliant. You can read more about this at: https://spreedly.com/pci