Credly

Credly, owned by Pearson, is a digital credentialing platform where organizations can issue and manage verifiable badges recognizing individuals' skills and achievements. Millions of users have a Credly profile to showcase their earned credentials, which can be shared on social media and professional networks. The platform is utilized by corporations, academic institutions, and professional associations to translate learning outcomes and competencies into secure, data-rich digital credentials. While Credly does not collect sensitive personal information, the public nature of these profiles, which include a person's name, achievements, and skills, could be aggregated by others for purposes of recruitment, marketing, or potentially malicious activities like targeted phishing attacks. The platform gives users control over the privacy of their profiles and individual credentials. To protect their information, individuals should be mindful of what they share publicly online and can manage their privacy settings within their Credly account or request data deletion.