Certifications

 

PCI Security Standards Compliance

PCI Compliance SealThe Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a comprehensive security standard that acts as a set of guidelines for merchants to ensure the protection of their customer’s sensitive card data. PCI DSS is equally helpful to ensure that other sensitive data, such as votes, are protected. Simply Voting’s servers are subjected to intense daily PCI Compliance scans by Trust Guard, which checks for over 66,956 vulnerabilities or security holes that hackers might use to compromise the voting website.

 

Confidentiality

TRUSTe Privacy CertificationSimply Voting takes secrecy of the vote very seriously. It is impossible for election organizers to determine what a particular voter has voted as the results are anonymous. All voter information is removed from our servers if you choose to have the election deleted. We never make use of voter information for anything other than voting and never share such information with third parties. Our privacy policy and voting system have been independently certified by TRUSTe for compliance with their Privacy Certification and Trusted Cloud requirements.

 

Accessibility

AccessiBeSimply Voting is committed to supporting electors with disabilities and making sure the ballot works with assistive technologies. The interface of our voting websites is regularly audited against Section 508 and WCAG 2.1 accessibility requirements by AccessiBe, which provides a Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) and Accessibility Conformance Report. This ensures voting websites are compatible with screen-reading technology such as JAWS.

 

SOC 2 Compliance

SOC 2 SealSimply Voting is SOC 2 Type 1 compliant. The SOC 2 is a widely recognized auditing standard issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). An auditor’s report details a service provider’s ability to offer adequate controls and safeguards when they host or process data belonging to their customers. The audit focuses heavily in the areas of security, availability and confidentiality. It addresses important topics such as backup and recovery, computer operations, and human resources. The data centers where Simply Voting servers are located are similarly SOC 2 Type 2 compliant. This attestation is an independent validation of the quality, integrity and reliability of Simply Voting’s infrastructure and services.

 

Insurance

Berkley Insurance CompanySimply Voting is insured with the Berkley Insurance Company and AXIS Reinsurance Company. Simply Voting maintains a $5,000,000 General Business insurance policy as well as Cyber Liability insurance coverage equalling $2,000,000 for Errors & Omissions and $2,000,000 for Privacy Breach. This helps protect your organization and your voters.