GLOSSARY
CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act)
California law granting consumers rights over their personal information and imposing duties on businesses.
CCPA (and CPRA amendments) provides California residents rights to know, delete, and opt out of sale/sharing of personal information. It sets notice, contracts, and security requirements for covered businesses.
Similar to GDPR principles, but with its own thresholds and definitions. Businesses need clear privacy notices, DSAR handling, and vendor agreements reflecting CCPA obligations.
In the product
Where this term matters in operation.
The glossary is not meant to be academic. It explains the language teams use in Kotao while selling, planning, paying, reporting, and automating.
In sales
Terms like this appear inside POS, checkout, bookings, offers, and customer communication.
In back office
Finance, inventory, HR, and reporting need the same meaning so reports do not drift apart.
In integrations
APIs, imports, webhooks, and exports work better when teams use the same definitions.
Related terms.
Acquirer
Bank or payment institution that signs merchants and routes their card transactions into the card networks.
Apple Pay
Mobile wallet by Apple that tokenizes cards for contactless and in-app payments.
Card Fraud
Unauthorized card use or theft of credentials to initiate transactions.
Card Network
Payment network (e.g., Visa/Mastercard) that sets rules and routes card transactions between issuers and acquirers.