Equifax Identity Protect
Equifax Identity Protect is a paid subscription intended to help protect personal information and identity.
What Equifax Identity Protect is
Equifax Identity Protect is a paid subscription intended to help protect personal information and identity. Identity Protection, powered by Norton, monitors the dark web and social media for information supplied by the customer. Listed details include a driver’s licence number, up to 4 passports, 10 bank accounts, 10 credit cards, 10 gamer tags, 5 email addresses, 5 phone numbers, 5 physical addresses, 5 insurance ID numbers, and a mother’s maiden name. The plan also provides expiry alerts for up to 2 passports and 2 licences, along with printable key and luggage tags intended to help secure belongings without showing personal details.
Identity Guard insurance provides up to $15,000 of cover, subject to terms, conditions, exclusions, and limitations. The subscription costs $9.95 a month and includes one Equifax Credit Report every 12 months; customers must be at least 18 to order a report. There is no lock-in contract, and cancellation can take effect at the end of the month. Sign-up is online, and subscribers can access an account dashboard.
Good
- Monitors supplied information on the dark web and social media.
- Includes alerts for passport and licence expiry.
- Provides up to $15,000 of Identity Guard cover.
- No lock-in contract; cancellation is available at any time.
Watch out
- The plan has no free option.
- Insurance cover is subject to terms and limitations.
- A credit report is limited to one every 12 months.
Who it suits
Identity Protect may suit people seeking monitoring for personal information, document expiry alerts, and identity-theft insurance. The included credit report can be ordered only by customers aged 18 or older.
Verdict
Identity Protect combines personal-information monitoring, document reminders, insurance, and an annual Equifax Credit Report for $9.95 a month. Review the insurance conditions and age requirement for ordering the report before subscribing.
Plans and prices
From Equifax Identity Protect's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Identity Protect | $9.95 a month | 1 Equifax credit report per year · dark web and social media monitoring · document expiry alerts for 2 passports and 2 licences · up to $15,000 Identity Guard insurance · $9.95 monthly |
The facts
Each one read from Equifax Identity Protect's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Bank account monitoring
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Cancellation
- Equifax says there is no lock-in contract and cancellation takes effect at the end of the month in which the customer cancels.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Compliance
- Equifax says it has regained PCI, ISO, SOC 1 and 2, and FISMA certifications.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Credit report
- The plan includes one Equifax Credit Report every 12 months, and customers must be at least 18 to order a report.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Dark-web monitoring
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Document alerts
- Document expiry alerts are available for 2 passports and 2 licences.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Document reminders
- The plan provides expiry alerts for up to 2 passports and 2 licences.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Eligibility
- Customers must be 18 or older to order a copy of their credit report.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Identity Guard cover
- The plan includes up to $15,000 insurance with Identity Guard, subject to terms, conditions, exclusions, and limitations.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Identity-theft insurance
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Insurance
- Identity Guard insurance offers up to $15,000 of cover, subject to terms, conditions, exclusions, and limitations.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Insurance coverage examples
- Equifax lists legal expenses, lost wages, outstanding fraudulent debts, document application costs, key or lock replacement, and travel-related expenses as areas of Identity Guard cover.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Insurance terms
- The insurance booklet says cover is available to eligible members and is provided under a master policy issued to Equifax Pty Ltd by AIG Australia Limited.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Monitored information
- The listed monitoring covers a driver’s licence number, up to 4 passports, 10 bank accounts, 10 credit cards, 10 gamer tags, 5 email addresses, 5 phone numbers, 5 physical addresses, 5 insurance ID numbers, and mother’s maiden name.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Monitoring
- Identity Protection powered by Norton provides dark web and social media monitoring of personal information supplied by the customer.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Online access
- Equifax describes sign-up as online and directs subscribers to access their account dashboard.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Printable tags
- The plan includes printable key and luggage tags intended to secure personal items without exposing personal details.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Equifax describes Identity Protect as a plan designed to help protect personal information and identity.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Security
- Equifax says its security controls include penetration testing, least-privilege access, and multi-factor authentication for remote network access.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- Equifax says customers can cancel by calling 13 8332 and selecting option 2, or using its online contact form.checked 9 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- Equifax describes itself as a global data, analytics, and technology company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Company history
- Equifax Australia’s history timeline says the Credit Reference Association began as a mutual organisation in 1967 and Veda was rebranded to Equifax in 2017.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Atlanta, Georgia, United Stateschecked 4 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 21 Sep 2026
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