Glossary

What is partner access?

Last updated: August 2026

Partner access is a permission model where one business grants another business access to specific assets through a platform's official system — rather than sharing a username and password. The granting business keeps ownership and control.

Why it matters for agencies

For marketing agencies, partner access (on Meta, Google, TikTok and others) is the compliant, lockout-free way to work in a client's accounts. HandItSafe requests exactly the partner access needed in a single link.

The short version

If you're an agency or a client trying to get set up quickly: partner access is a permission model where one business grants another business access to specific assets through a platform's official system — rather than sharing a username and password. The granting business keeps ownership and control. The practical takeaway is that you should never need to share a password to make this work — every major platform has an official way to grant access, and it can always be removed later.

Related to HandItSafe: HandItSafe uses exactly these official access methods, then adds a control panel so the client can see and remove access anytime — and a log of who had access and when.

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Skip the whole thing — send one link.

HandItSafe requests exactly this access in one link. No passwords. Your client keeps a panel to remove it anytime.