Ackaia for Press
Applications are open to eligible press professionals
Protect the work. Preserve the right to publish.
Verified members of the press receive permanent access to CipherDrive Plus and an exclusive data-allocation option in Switzerland.
Ackaia for Press program
Permanent access for verified journalistic work.
The program provides eligible press professionals with free, permanent access to qualifying Ackaia subscriptions. It is currently available for CipherDrive Plus and is intended to expand as other eligible subscriptions become available.
Read the complete program guideEligible subscription cost
CipherDrive Plus is currently provided at no charge.
Benefit term
Press eligibility is verified once and does not require periodic renewal.
Account-bound offer
The unique offer code is linked to the verified Ackaia account.
Exclusive infrastructure resource
A dedicated data-allocation region in Switzerland.
Verified press members can use an exclusive Swiss allocation option for eligible data. The region was selected for Switzerland’s strong federal data-protection framework and independent privacy supervision.
- A distinct allocation option reserved for verified members of the press.
- A jurisdiction with a modern federal data-protection framework governing private-sector processing.
- Independent oversight by the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner.
- Used alongside Ackaia’s encryption, minimization and access-control boundaries.
Data location adds a jurisdictional safeguard. It does not replace encryption, account security or valid legal process, and it does not make data immune from lawful requests.
Who can apply
For journalists and press professionals with current credentials.
Ackaia reviews evidence that reasonably establishes an active professional connection to journalism or press coverage. Your Ackaia ID billing profile must identify the same person shown in the credential.
Accepted evidence may include
- An employer-issued press ID or badge
- A press pass for an event you are covering
- An official badge or ID granting access to restricted press areas
The credential should show
- Your full name and photograph
- Professional title and employer or organization
- Issuing organization
- Issue and expiration dates when applicable
Complete your billing profile first
If the profile and credential identify different people, Ackaia may be unable to approve the verification until the discrepancy is resolved.
Open Ackaia ID billingSecure verification
Start through support. Submit credentials only inside Ackaia ID.
Support opens the request and sends the secure verification path. Press credentials must never be attached to an ordinary email or support reply.
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Prepare your account
Complete your Ackaia ID billing profile and confirm that its identity information matches your press credential.
Open billing profile - 02
Open a support case
Select Business, Press & Students and clearly request verification for the Ackaia for Press program.
Create support case - 03
Enter the secure environment
Use the verification link provided for the case to continue into the designated environment within Ackaia ID.
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Submit for review
Upload the requested credential, complete any additional step shown and submit the verification for review.
Email, chat, social media and ordinary support replies are not document-submission channels. Wait for the secure Ackaia ID verification link.
To start by email, state “press verification” clearly in both the subject and message body.
Email Ackaia SupportAn institutional commitment
Privacy protects the people who keep the public informed.
Ackaia advocates for freedom of the press, freedom of expression and the right to privacy. Journalists, sources and independent publishers need room to investigate, communicate and preserve material without routine profiling or unnecessary exposure.
That position is part of Ackaia’s broader belief that technology should protect people before profits. It shapes both the press program and the company’s public Manifesto.
Freedom of the press
Journalistic work should not be weakened by infrastructure designed around surveillance.
Freedom of expression
People need secure space to research, communicate and publish lawful expression.
Privacy
Confidentiality is a condition for independent work, not a premium feature.
Privacy is for people, not for profits.
Read the Ackaia Manifesto
Ackaia Press Desk
Request access to protected press resources.
Open a support case to begin. Keep your credential with you until Ackaia provides the secure verification environment.