# Manage Organizations

Learn how to Activate your Organization.

Creating an account from the VGS Sign Up page will automatically create an initial organization. All VGS features are available in the sandbox environment. Additional users can be added to your organization via the Organization settings page in the VGS Dashboard ([see more](/enterprise-platform/access-management/manage-users.md)).

## Activating an Organization

Initially, organizations only have access to the VGS Sandbox environment. This environment is not meant to be used for production traffic. In order to get access to the VGS Live environments, click the **Activate Organization** button on the top menu bar in the dashboard and fill in information on your profile and company. VGS also enforces that live organizations implement OTP to ensure security.

Once you have sent the request to Activate your Organization, you will see **Pending Activation** status on the dashboard.

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VGS collects and maintains this information on all VGS users. The information you provide is reviewed internally to ensure it complies with our terms and conditions.

## Accessing the VGS Live Environment

Once your organization has been activated, you can create your first vault in the live environment that is intended for use in production. Sensitive data should only be deployed in a Live Vault environment and not in a Sandbox environment.

To create Live Vault, navigate to the dropdown list on the top menu bar and choose **+ New**.

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## Updating your Personal and Organization information

The information provided by you when activating organization can be edited later on in **My Account** and **Organization Settings** in the right drop-down on the top menu bar. Make sure your personal information can be clearly associated with you.


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