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.
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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.
CV2
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 completed.
