Security Information
We believe that buying online should be as safe, secure and
worry free as possible, so we use a series of Internet security
technologies to assure that your transactions are safe and your
payment card and anonymity are protected.
This Web site is secured by a VeriSign SSL certificate. VeriSign
is a recognised standard in establishing a secure environment
between your web browser and our web site. Any site that holds a
VeriSign certificate insures that you are using a secure system
for your transactions.
Security is also built into your browser, which is configured to
manage a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) connection. This is assuming
that you are running a relatively current version of Netscape
Navigator / Communicator (v. 2.0 or newer), Microsoft Internet
Explorer (v. 2.0 or newer), America Online (v. 3.0 or newer) or
other name-brand browser software. Information sent from
addresses that begin with https is encrypted before
transmission.
We have stringent checks in place to make sure that the
transactions we process are not fraudulent. In addition to
checks that look for patterns in credit/debit card use which may
be erroneous, we also implement the following additional
security procedures on all transactions.
AVS (or Address Verification System) adds an extra level of
security to a transaction. The billing address that you enter
is checked against the address that the bank holds for that
card. The bank will indicate whether there is a match between
the entered address and the card address. If the address you
enter does not match the address at which the card is
registered the transaction may be deemed invalid.
All credit and debit cards carry a security code number (CV2
or Card Verification Value). This number is known to the bank
and printed on the card, but is not stored or printed anywhere
else. Therefore, it can be used as a check that when you make
your purchase you are in physical possession of the card, or
have at least seen the card at some time. On most cards, the
security code number is the last three digits of the number
printed on the back, at the top right of the signature strip.
On American Express Cards the CV2 number is the four digit
number situated on the front of the card above right of the
card number. You will be required to enter this additional
security number before your transaction can be complete
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