Your security and safety are my primary concerns:

I understand that many people are concerned about the security and safety of transferring their personal, confidential information on the Internet. So, I work hard to ensure that your personal, confidential information is safe and secure at all times.

The main purpose of this Security policy is to demonstrate my commitment to protecting your personal, confidential information... including credit card, name, address, email and other billing information, and taking every precaution to ensure your safe and secure shopping.

Safe and Secure Shopping:

To ensure safe, secure and convenient shopping, I use PayPal to process all payments on this Web site. Paypal utilizes 128-bit SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption, which is the industry standard in use today for secure e-commerce transactions.

The use of 128-bit SSL encryption means that your personal, confidential information cannot be read as it travels over the Internet. Using 128-bit SSL encryption is like building an impenetrable fortress around your personal and credit card information.

When you initiate an order or purchase, all pages containing your personal, confidential information, including credit card numbers, electronic check information, name, address, phone number, email, etc. are 128-bit SSL encrypted from beginning to end.

128-bit SSL encryption makes internet shopping the safest way to use your credit card and enter your personal information while shopping in any situation. It is much safer than making a purchase in a store or charging your dinner in a restaurant.

Please feel free to shop on this Web site, knowing that your confidential information is safe and secure.

To learn how to tell if a transaction is being protected by 128-bit encryption when an order is placed, please read on:

You can always tell when PayPal's 128-bit SSL encryption is actually at work when you initiate an e-commerce transaction on this Web site. Look for these three elements of proof:

First, as soon as you enter a PayPal payment page, the URL in your browser's address field will change to  https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr. Notice that the URL contains an extra "s" ("https://" rather than "http://").

The extra "s" tells you that you have been taken directly into a highly secure server. You should never enter your credit card information if the URL does not contain the extra "s".

Second, your browser's status bar, which can be at the bottom right, and/or on top by the address field, and the PayPal payment page, will both display a "padlock" icon similar to this:

If you mouse-over the padlock icon on the status bar, it will indicate either "SSL Secured (128-bit)," or "Signed by Verisign Trust Network," depending on your browser. And of course, Verisign is the most trusted name in online e-commerce security on the planet.

On the PayPal payment page, you may click on the "Secure Transaction" link next to the padlock icon to learn more about PayPal's security features. You should never enter your credit card information if the padlock icon is missing from either location.

Third, if the server on which you begin to submit your personal, confidential information has a current and valid SSL Certificate, your browser's built-in security mechanism recognizes the authenticity of the certificate and allows the transaction to continue uninterrupted.

But, if you attempt to submit personal information on an unsecured server (i.e., one that is not protected by a valid SSL Certificate), your browser's built-in security mechanism will trigger a warning, telling you that the site is not secure and that sensitive data might be intercepted by third parties. You should never enter your credit card information when you are faced with such a warning.

To understand the true magnitude of security that 128-bit encryption provides, please read on:

Not to get too technical, but I think it's important that you understand at a basic level what it means to use 128-bit SSL encryption.

Encryption strength is measured in key length, which is the number if bits in the key. To decipher an SSL communication, you would have to generate the correct decoding key.

Mathematically speaking, for any n-bit key, the possible values that exist may be stated as "2ⁿ." Thus, 40-bit encryption involves 2⁴⁰ possible values. And a 128-bit key involves a staggering 2¹²⁸ possible combinations.

This renders the encrypted data de facto impervious to intrusion. Even with a brute-force attack (the process of systematically trying all possible combinations until the right one is found), cracking a 128-bit encryption is computationally unfeasible.

Additional Security:

All security measures I employ, and all security measures PayPal employs, such as encryption, advanced technology, secure server processing, address verification, physical access security and other appropriate technologies... are intended to protect your confidential, personal information against: (i) unauthorized access, (ii) disclosure, (iii) alteration or (iv) destruction.

I continually review and enhance my security systems as necessary. Should you have any questions or concerns about this Security policy, please send me an email by going to my Contact page.

You may also view my Privacy policy.