PCI Compliance
PCI (Payment Card Industry) compliance is crucial for businesses handling credit card transactions to ensure the protection of cardholder information. This compliance involves adhering to a set of security standards designed to safeguard sensitive data from breaches and fraud. For golf clubs, this means that manually collecting or storing credit card information (whether through physical forms, notes, or other non-secure methods) violates PCI standards and can lead to serious consequences.
Merchants who fail to comply with PCI requirements face penalties such as hefty fines imposed by card networks, legal costs associated with data breaches, and potential loss of the ability to process credit card transactions. Additionally, non-compliance can lead to increased scrutiny from regulatory bodies and significant damage to the club's reputation.
Therefore, golf clubs must ensure that all credit card processing is handled through secure, PCI-compliant systems to avoid these risks and protect their members and customers data.
Due to the high level of risk associated with handling sensitive financial information and to protect both you and us, eGolf Waiver does not provide functionality to allow you to collect credit card information from your members or customers for input into the platform.
Merchants who fail to comply with PCI requirements face penalties such as hefty fines imposed by card networks, legal costs associated with data breaches, and potential loss of the ability to process credit card transactions. Additionally, non-compliance can lead to increased scrutiny from regulatory bodies and significant damage to the club's reputation.
Therefore, golf clubs must ensure that all credit card processing is handled through secure, PCI-compliant systems to avoid these risks and protect their members and customers data.
Due to the high level of risk associated with handling sensitive financial information and to protect both you and us, eGolf Waiver does not provide functionality to allow you to collect credit card information from your members or customers for input into the platform.
