When you place an order through our website, all of the data that you provide will be encrypted by our secure server. Encryption means that the information that you send is scrambled in such a way that only OUR server can read. Thus, even if your data gets intercepted as it's routed along the internet, it will appear as indecipherable gibberish.

We use SSL (Secure Socket Layer) which is the industry standard for processing a secure transaction over the internet.

In order to operate an SSL secure server, a business has to obtain a certificate from a "trusted third party" known as a CA (certifying authority). To get this certificate, a business must prove they are legitimate in several ways.

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It's easy to tell when a document on your browser is coming from a secure server.

One way is to note the status of the security icon provided by your browser. Most browsers have some type of icon (usually a padlock symbol) in the margin that will show if you are viewing a page coming from a secure server. A closed padlock, for example, would indicate a secure server and an open one would indicate otherwise. You will notice this icon change to reflect the secured environment when you enter our secure pages.

Another method is to note that in the location (URL) field of your browser, the address will begin with https:// instead of the usual http:// (the added 's' indicating a secure server)