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Store Security
How do I know I can trust you?
Is my transaction
secure?
What if someone steals my credit card number over the
Internet?
How do I know I can
trust you?
Our store is hosted by Yahoo! Shopping. This gives you two
reasons you can trust us.:
- Yahoo Shopping regularly
asks shoppers to rate the stores hosted by Yahoo
Shopping. If a store is receiving complaints, it will
be shut down.
- Yahoo Shopping has a
Buyer Protection guarantee. If you buy from Yahoo
Shopping and do not receive what you have been charged
for, they will help you work it out with the store. If
the store does not deliver, Yahoo's Buyer Protection
program will refund your money. Yahoo
Buyer Protection Program
- We have been
with Yahoo!
Shopping since 2000 and have gotten top marks from our
customers. We are also listed with
BizRate.com and have
gotten excellent reviews there as well.
Is my transaction secure?
All transactions through this site are secure. The
transactions are encrypted before being sent across the
Internet. We use industry standard SSL encryption to
scramble credit card information when you enter a credit
card number in the web browser and it is sent to us. You
should see a little padlock at the bottom or your browser.
That lock will be
open
until you begin to check
out. Then, that lock will be closed. When that lock
is closed, your information is being scrambled before being
sent. Your information is sent in a code so that even if
anyone could see it, they could not read it. The likelihood
of your card number being stolen while traveling over the
Internet is far less than when you use your credit card in a
department store or in a restaurant where paper copies of
your credit card number are readily available to thieves.
But, what if someone does steal my credit card number?
Again, this is very unlikely. But, let's assume the worst.
Someone takes your credit card number. As soon as you
find out (whether it's over the Internet or someone steals
your wallet), report it. At this point, you are not liable
for any charges. That's the law. From the
Federal Trade Commission
"If you lose your credit or
charge cards or if you realize they've been lost or
stolen, immediately call the issuer(s). Many companies
have toll free numbers and 24 hour service to deal with
such emergencies. By law, once you report the loss or
theft, you have no further responsibility for
unauthorized charges. In any event, your maximum
liability under federal law is $50 per card."
Most credit card companies will
not even hold you to the $50 as long as you promptly report
your card stolen, once you know. Just a tip from us to you,
do not pay for credit card "loss protection." That's the
real rip off, according
to the FTC.
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