Patent ID: 8326725

Claim:
A computing system implemented process for obtaining data from a third party comprising the following of which a plurality are each executed via any set of one or more processors: receiving, from an external requester, a request asking for permission from a party to obtain party data associated with the party, the data being located at an external target site; receiving permission from the party to obtain from the external target site, party data associated with the party; transmitting the received permission to the external requester, the external requester being at a site other than the target site; receiving a distributed client from the external requester; implementing the distributed client; receiving a request from the external requester for party data associated with the party, the party data being at the target site; responsive to the received request, securely accessing, by the external requester through the distributed client, the party data at the target site; obtaining the requested party data from the target site through the distributed client; and providing the obtained party data to the requester.