Credit Card Usage & SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)

We engage SSL Security for our web site credit card transactions.   SSL (Secure Socket Layer) protocol. SSL provides 3 important things -  Privacy, Authentication, and Message Integrity. SSL uses public key encryption, one of the strongest encryption methods available  to protect data as it travels over the Internet. Customer information sent is not discernible to anyone - except the recipient.

Generally, a secure or safe area on a web site uses a "https:" type server to capture information from any users. Your credit card details are encrypted. Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator have "Security Alert" windows that will pop up on your screen to inform you that you are about to view information over a secure server. Once you have entered a secure area on the Internet, you will see a "padlock" for Microsoft Internet Explorer browsers or "Key" for Netscape browsers, appearing on your web browser's bottom status bar. The browser URL (or address) will also change to start with "https:" as opposed to the regular "http:". Your payment is placed onto a secure server and is retrieved by us using a similar method.