Platform as a service (PAAS) for data privacy and security featuring computer software platforms for the secure management and distribution of keys, tokens, and secrets used in data and API communication security, computer software for secure token creation, management and validation, and computer software for large scale encryption key management for use in user privacy through encryption and secure, verifiable data deletion; Software as a service (SAAS) for data privacy and security featuring software for the secure management of keys, tokens, and secrets used in data and API communication security, software for secure token creation, management and validation, and software for large scale encryption key management for use in user privacy through encryption and secure, verifiable data deletion