We know of no documented cases of credit card
fraud using our shopping system over the Internet. All credit card
numbers are encrypted in the software when the order is placed
using 128 bit encryption. They are only decrypted after they reach
our computer. They are not held in clear text on any web site.
Right from the moment where you go to the
checkout and start to provide your name and address details, you
are on a secure site. This is also the case when you go through to
the payment stage.
When you use Secure Trading to pay by credit
card online, we only learn that you have paid: we, as the "online
merchant", do not even receive your card details.
If you opt to phone or mail your card details
(we do not recommend that you email them!), this information is
shredded after we have processed the card transaction.
