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Run PCI Compliance Checklist

Ask Sidekick to explain PCI DSS basics for Shopify merchants and list who currently has payment-settings access — not a certified compliance audit.

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Sidekick produces the content or code for this, but doesn't apply it to your store itself. You'll paste or publish the result yourself — the prompt tells Sidekick to explain exactly where it goes.

📋 Prompt
Run in Sidekick 
Help me understand my PCI DSS position as a Shopify merchant:

Store Context:

  Payment processor: [YOUR PROCESSOR, e.g., Shopify Payments, Stripe, PayPal]
  Do you store any card data outside Shopify: [YES/NO]
  Third-party payment apps installed: [LIST APPS]
  Annual transaction volume: [VOLUME, e.g., 10,000 transactions]


Sidekick can’t run a PCI audit, determine my SAQ type, or certify compliance — that requires a Qualified Security Assessor or my payment processor. What it can do:


  Explain in plain terms why Shopify Payments/Shopify-hosted checkout being PCI Level 1 compliant means I’m not handling raw card data directly, and what that does (and doesn’t) cover for me
  List the staff accounts that currently have access to Settings > Payments in my admin, so I can review who really needs it
  List the third-party apps I named above and flag, generically, which categories (payment apps vs. everything else) typically fall under stricter PCI scrutiny — for me to verify with each vendor
  Give a plain-language summary of what SAQ A vs. SAQ A-EP typically cover, as background before I talk to my processor or a QSA
  Draft a short internal note on “don’t paste card numbers into email/chat” for staff training, as a starting point


Treat the output as background research and a staff-access snapshot, not a completed compliance checklist — the actual SAQ determination and sign-off needs to come from my processor or a qualified assessor.

How to Use

  1. Copy the prompt above
  2. Open Shopify Sidekick in your Shopify admin
  3. Paste the prompt and replace the bracketed placeholders with your details
  4. Review Sidekick's response and apply the suggestions