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 completed.
