This security is called Secure Socket Layer (SSL) (Secure Socket Layer) encryption which is used when transmitting important sensitive information, such as credit card information and payment information. An icon resembling a padlock is usually displayed on the bottom of most browser windows during SSL transactions that involve credit cards and other forms of payment. Newer browsers may display security levels on another area of your screen, or may only alert you if you are not in a secure area when entering sensitive information. Any time you are asked to enter credit card numbers for payment on our site, it will always be SSL encrypted. The information is then encrypted whenever it is sent from your computer to ours so no one can see your complete numerical credit card number.

Once received by our secure system, your credit card information is kept on the secure server for a limited number of days while we process and ship your order, and then it is completely erased from the system.