Security
Our
new system uses SSL (secure socket layers) which has become the
industry standard way of encrypting sensitive information and
provides for the well know
to be displayed in the status bar at the bottom of your browser
when it is in use and for the address bar to start with 'https'
rather then the usual 'http'.
How Will
This Affect Your Shopping Experience?
The essence
of your shopping experience will not change in anyway. All of
your actual shopping will be carried out as before, the only difference
being the way we take your cardit card information.
After
you have entered the Checkout process, we will ask you for your
name, address and shipping details as normal. Only from when you
come to the screen that asks you how you wish to pay for your
order can things be different.
If you
select 'Send Credit Card Details Seperately'
your order will complete without asking for card details and we
will either await information or contact you to obtain this information.
If you
select 'Credit Card' then this is where the shopping
process alters. Previously you would have transfered to our payment
screen where the JAVA applet would take your Credit Card information
and Encrypt it before transmission with your order to our system.
Now though the following will happen, ensuring that all shoppers
benefit from the security of the SSL
,
and that no problems will arise with XP/JAVA:
We are
using the services of a company who are certificated by Thawte
(the company that issues SSL ceritificates).
1. You
will be transferred to 'secure-online-payment' where your credit
card information can be collected by us in a secure environment.
2. When
you are on the screen that will take your Credit Information you
will see the
in the status bar and 'https' in the address bar at all times.
3. Once
you have submitted your Credit Card details you will be transferred
back to our site where your receipt will be displayed to confirm
that your order has been completed.