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Depending on your level of understanding of how the Internet
works, you may not understand what we mean when we say that
we are using a "secure server." Without getting too
technical, if you are using Netscape or Microsoft Explorer
versions 2.0 or later, your browser supports SSL (Secure Sockets
Layer) encryption. This means that, when on pages that are
designated as secure, data passed from you to the server (such
as credit card information) is encrypted, or encoded.
Your credit card is exposed to an equal, if not greater risk
when you use it at a restaurant, over the phone, or any other
place where someone has access to your credit card information,
than it is when use online. And, in the rare event that someone
did get your credit card number, all major credit card companies
now offer risk-free Internet shopping protection:
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