As our name implies, SafeCart is concerned with your online shopping safety . Our shopping cart and checkout was developed on, and continues to incorporate industry-leading security and encryption standards to ensure that your privacy and personal information is protected.
An important factor in keeping yourself safe online is understanding what security measures are available to you and how to verify the reliability of online merchants. To help you out, we’ve put together a list of resources providing more information on ecommerce and online shopping safety.
Over 80,000 web sites use HACKER SAFE technology to safeguard users and for third-party security certification to the highest government and industry standards.
Learn more on the HACKER SAFE web site
As the leading provider of the most powerful SSL encryption commercially available today, VeriSign provides SSL Certificates for over 93% of the Fortune 500 and the world’s 40 major banks.
TRUSTe ® is an independent, nonprofit organization focused on providing a means for Internet users to identify companies that have agreed to abide with certain principles regarding user privacy.
Learn more about the specific requirements for the TRUSTe ® Web Privacy Seal
The following sites offer definitions of the most common ecommerce and online security terms:
Using tips from the US Federal Government and the technology industry, this site offer a comprehensive library of tips on protecting your personal information, guarding against Internet fraud and securing your computer.
VeriSign details four methods to determine whether or not you’re safe online.
http://www.verisignsecured.com/education.aspx
The RCMP created this guide to educate and generate awareness about the need to protect personal information and to protect personal identity and financial information.
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/scams/canadian_practical_guide_e.htm
The American Bar Association created this informational web site that includes a list of tips for safe online shopping.
http://www.safeshopping.org/tips.shtml
Visit the site of the American Association of Retired Persons to view their detailed Online Shopping Safety Checklist.
http://www.aarp.org/money/wise_consumer/smartshopping/a2002-10-03-WiseConsumerCybershopping.html