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Are you looking for work or interested in getting a better job and noticed that every application asks the same
information? Have you found that online accounts typically ask you the same information as well? Have you ever gotten
tired of constantly typing in the same information over and over only to make a common error? Do you wish you could
just type it in once and have all those forms automatically filled out for you? OnlyProfile is the answer.
Everyone wants your information today. If you're an individual creating an online account with a social networking
site, dating site, banking site, etc., they all want your information. If you're a business, you want the information
for your customers, vendors, and more, so you can contact and bill them as well as other normal business functions.
The previously mentioned cases are just a minute amount of the areas where your information is being requested and
processed. Wouldn't it be nice to store your information in a centralized database where you allow the specific
distribution of your information as well as have it auto populate and update upon a one time approval?
OnlyProfile.org was created to solve these issues in the most accurate, efficient manner possible - by keeping track
of only one profile and having its contents syncronized with websites and applications, when pertinent
information has been changed, regardless whether you are an individual or a business. This is all done for you
automatically and for free! Imagine the time savings, as well as the peace of mind knowing that your
information is always the most up-to-date.
As previously mentioned, this helps maintain your account information at all the various websites you visit regularly. What about the websites that you signed up for at one point in time and now have forgotten? Obviously you signed up for a reason and now you can see who has your information at any given time by looking at your approvals list. If you don't want to them have access any longer, you can either contact them to delete your account or prevent them from having access to your information easily. Another benefit is that this doesn't just apply to websites. All applications that have this functionality can just as easily syncronize your information (ie. accounting software, email accounts, email contacts, etc) for free. This is just a small list and as time goes by the integration with more and more websites and applications will leave you thinking "I'm glad I decided to make an OnlyProfile!"
Organizations can benefit from this in so many ways. In order for your website and/or applications to maintain accuracy, you must constantly call, email, or contact in some way, your customers, vendors, employees, students, and others to update their information. Imagine not having to worry about that or employees making typos. Now your organization runs more efficiently, saving you money and getting more done. The benefits don't stop there. By having an account for organizations, you, too, can reap the benefits of not having to enter your information time and time again by simply providing your OnlyProfile.org ID while conducting B2B, B2C, and B2G affairs. All of this is done automatically and for free! Having and distributing the most up-to-date information at all times is very good for business.
So that your information is not freely available to everyone, websites and applications can only request access. Upon making that request, you can either grant approval or denial. Once a website or application is granted access, you can further define what information they have access to, which leaves you in complete control over who and what information is being circulated. As another step to protect your privacy, all communication uses 128-bit SSL, which is the same encryption that online ordering, banks, and other financial institutions use.
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As stated on the home page, this technology can be utilized with websites and applications using either the POST method of the http 1.1 spec (typical for websites) or XML (typical for applications). So far, the only integration package for this service has been written for Perl, due to it being one of the oldest, most well known and used languages on the net. As more integration packages are developed, they will be distributed here and will contain documentation about the API, as well as an example. Anyone interested in migrating the Perl code into PHP, ASP, .net, mono, VB, Visual C++, Java, or any other languages, feel free to email our staff to have it placed below. Perl integration package
Q. Why do I have to approve websites and applications to access my information?
A. This is part of a security measure to make sure nobody will have unauthorized access to any of your information. And for those that you do deem able to access your information, you have the ability to fine tune what information to which they have access. (back to top)
Q. I am concerned about my information being online. Is it safe?
A. OnlyProfile.org doesn't store any information you don't provide. Further more, we don't ask for highly confidential information like Social Security Numbers, Driver's License Numbers, Credit Card or Bank information, etc. The information that is being kept and distributed (with your permission) is only the most common information you would already be providing to the sites you want to use. (back to top)
Q. Why can't I change my account picture?
A. We are currently working on another project that works in conjunction with this site that will allow you to have that ability. We anticipate a beta release for this new project by the end of Q2 2010. Patience is appreciated. (back to top)
Q. Do you provide accounts to businesses & organizations?
A. We do know that this will be a valuable aspect of this website and are currently working to add that functionality as well as a community and services section. Be patient and please don't create a user account for a business at this point. We currently don't have any plans to migrate one to the other, since they will contain different information. (back to top)
Q. Where are the forums or IRC channels for support?
A. These support items are not currently available, but are in the design stage. Roll out dates for these items have not been set at this time. (back to top)
Q. Do I need an account to integrate the service?
A. No your organization does not have to have an account in order to integrate with the service. Everything is based on requests made via HTTP or XML so you just have to make sure your website or application has this capability. Have your developers read through our "FAQs for developers" section as well as download one of the integration packages at the top of this form to see how to do so.
Q. How does this technology work?
A. Onlyprofile.org acts as a central server for all your information and the participating websites and applications as clients. When you use one of these participating mediums and want to create an account with them, one of the fields you will be asked to fill out will be your "OnlyProfile.org ID". Simply enter the value you supplied here in your account. At that point, the website or application (client) will contact us (server) and submit a request to your profile asking for permission to syncronize your information with their database. Afterward, you will need to log into your account here and grant them permission to which fields they can now access. Now, anytime you update the information here, the websites and applications you granted permission to will receive the updates as well, automatically! (back to top)
Q. Does this only work with certain database types?
A. When developing this technology, one of the most important aspects was to allow for easy integration into a new or existing website/application with minimal changes made. To incorporate syncronizing with our database, all that is required is the ability to overwrite your stored user data with the updated user data sent from our servers when it has been changed.
You still have to setup and maintain a database, but we don't need access to it and it doesn't matter what type it is (SQL, BDB, dbm, txt, etc) due to the fact that all data being sent uses HTTP or XML. By having your own database, traffic between us is reduced to syncronizing updates only and provides you the ability to have additional information about each user than what we keep on file. We are simply providing a service that updates the common information between us automatically so the users don't have to manually do it themselves. This also makes sure that the information in your database is the most up-to-date. Further documentation and examples are included in the downloads from the integration sections above. (back to top)
Q. How do I receive the updated information?
When we receive an update, we notify you that an update has been made and ask you if you are able to recieve it. In your response to that request, you specify what format you would like the data in (HTTP or XML). After we receive your response, we send it in the format you requested. Upon receiving the data, you need to store it in your database. (back to top)
Q. What if I use more fields than you offer?
Since you have to setup and maintain your own database, you can have whatever fields you need for your website or application. If you store fields not available on OnlyProfile.org, then you won't receive updates for those fields. This way we don't limit what people can store or how they process their information but instead just make sure whatever information we do syncronize with you is the most up-to-date. (back to top)
Do you want to invite a friend or family member? Perhaps a co-worker or business contact? You too can help us spread the word about this fantastic new service thats free to everyone! Simply provide the email address of the person you would like to be notified about us, and we'll take care of the rest!
Do you like the services we offer and wish others would participate? Let us know what websites and applications you would like to see us integrate with so we can add them to the list for others to request as well. Are one of the websites or applications you wanted to request already on the list? Great! To notify any of the companies below that you would like to see integrate with us, simply login and click their name. That will let them know that another one our users will want them to work with us.
Unlike the above list, the one below shows the websites and applications that already utilize the OnlyProfile.org service. Clicking their links will take you to their respective homepage for further information.
Congratulations on your decision to make your life much easier. All that is required to create an account are seven pieces of information (which will be verified via email). When creating your username, please note that this also doubles as your "username@onlyprofile.org" OpenID as well. For more information on OpenID, please visit OpenID.net. Also, please do not create an account for a business or organization. This feature is one of our top priorities and should be available soon.
The security questions help protect your account when attempting a password recovery as well as communicating with our staff to resolve any issues. You can select any of the predefined questions or create your own.
The staff at OnlyProfile.org looks forward to hearing from existing and potential members. Please send us feedback in the form of comments, questions, or concerns whether good or bad. Our staff can use this information to help with any improvements that should be addressed. We would also love to hear from you even if you have an idea for our site or a possible service.
For those of you that have an email application on the computer you are using, feel free to click any of the email links. Otherwise, a form has been included below, for your convenience, to send us your correspondence. To keep track of your submissions, a copy will be sent to the email address you provide in the "Your email" field.
We have included a single large image for download via a link below. The image is distributed in a 24-bit PNG format and can be resized and/or converted to any format at your discretion. Anyone that would care to create an SVG of this logo and donate their work to OnlyProfile.org as well as a re-creation of this logo using the 24-bit PNG format with transparency (without jagged edges) would greatly be appreciated.
The logo is similar to the OpenID logo due to the fact that the two technologies are somewhat related. Even though anyone can be an OpenID provider, it still consolidates all your usernames and passwords into a single account. While the OnlyProfile.org technology does not permit others to function the same way, we do centralize all of your frequently asked data into a single location. Both technologies are also a not-for-profit venture and offer great benefits to the end user. Lastly, OnlyProfile.org is an OpenID provider.
This page allows you to perform various tasks associated with your account such as retrieving a forgotten password to setting up security questions for your account. Any services not provided on this page will require you contacting our staff which can be done using the "Contact Us" link at the bottom of this page.
Regardless of what option you select below, an email with the current password will be sent to the address held on file. We provide you multiple options to give you flexibility in your recovery attempt.
If your account has become locked due to excessively using the wrong username and password to login, this section will allow you to unlock your account. After performing this step, we advise you to use the 'Forgot password' section above to receive your actual username and password.
These questions help protect your account when attempting a password recovery as well as communicating with our staff to resolve any issues. You can select any of the predefined questions or create your own. You must be logged in before you can make changes in this section.
