Policy on Security and the Protection of Information and the Availability of Service.

Security is an important concern on the Internet. Because there is no face-to-face transaction, it can be hard to know who is actually involved with a transaction over the Internet.

We understand that trust is earned, and once lost is difficult to regain. Therefore we want to assure you that we take the security of your transaction with this website very seriously.

E-commerce transactions are encrypted using the most modern and secure techniques allowed by law. When performing an e-commerce transaction, look for a small lock in the bottom corner of your web browser. If you see this lock, you can be assured that your information is being protected. In order to prevent unauthorized access, we use 128 bit security certificates from Thawte, an internationally recognized secuirty provider.

Transmiting sensitive financial information by email is NEVER done in such a way that can be intercepted and used. If this ever needs to be done, be assurred that your information is encrypted 16 times more securely than current Internet standards.

Protecting the availability of service is an often overlooked security concern. We take numerous actions to avoid these kinds of security violations, often called Denail Of Service (DOS) attacks. We implement all recomended security patches when they become available. This is one of the most effective preventive measures. Additionally, wherever possible, we maintain duplicate service offerings; for example we have 5 redundant connections to the Internet. If one or even two of these connections are disabled, there will barely be an impact on service availability.

If you have concern over our policy on security, please use our form in the contact area of our web site.

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