 Our system processes credit cards in real-time using the DPS payment gateway. Credit card numbers are never seen by us, nor are these complete details stored within our system -- we store only the last 4 digits of your credit card and the expiry date. For further infomation, please read the DPS Privacy Policy click here...
Our server employs 128 bit SSL (secure sockets layer - also known as https//) which is a technology used to secure form / data transmissions on the web. SSL works by a server exchanging a "key" with the customer before any data is transmitted. The data is then encrypted before it is sent and decrypted by the server at the other end. Any individual intercepting this data would see what looks like garbage - jumbled data.
Pages on our Website where you enter sensitive information are encrypted for your protection.
SSL -- More detail
On the surface it is fairly simple with a request being sent to a web server for a secure transaction. The server sends out its public key, which is generated on the spot. The client (your Web Browser) receives this key and encrypts all messages with it. The server and only the server can decrypt the messages and it will then respond with a message encrypted with the server's private key. The client then uses the public key to decode the server's transmission.
In addition the SSL process checks to make sure the server the client is transmitting to is who it's supposed to be.
Contrary to popular opinion, websites that employ SSL, like ours, offer you more protection than most offline merchants that accept credit cards.
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