Abstract: A system and method that provides trusted commerce functionality on an untrusted website is disclosed. Content rights owners upload the content to the system. The system generates a piece of HTML code to be copied and pasted into a website. The code generates a commerce widget. The widget allows a buyer to review the content, its description and its price, and to safely execute the purchase. The widget maintains an authenticated session with the buyer or visitor in a way that requires no registration prior to purchase. Upon purchase, the buyer can access the content from the widget itself, and means of logging in if they have already purchased the content. The owners can offer items for sale on their own web properties without having to operate as merchants and without redirecting their visitors to other websites. The buyers can make changes to their identity without losing their purchases.