External Sales

External Sales facilitates the review of, and gives approval for, all external sales related contracts and documents. University colleges and departments are encouraged to utilize academic expertise and institutional resources to generate additional sources of revenue from external customers in a commercial and competitive manner. A University policy, Selling to External Customers, provides guidance in this area. In some of these efforts, acquiring insurance may be an important component.

Payment Card Compliance

University of Minnesota departments that accept payment cards as payment for goods and services are contractually obligated to follow the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCIDSS). The purpose of these standards is to protect cardholder data wherever it resides - ensuring that merchants and service providers maintain the highest information security standard. A listing of these standards can be found at: PCIDSS Standards.

The process of establishing a payment card merchant account can be found at the University of Minnesota's Policy Library. This process includes incorporation of PCIDSS standards into your business processes as well as selection of the proper method of card acceptance based upon your business need.

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