giftsandprizes.co.uk

Safe shopping is important to everyone and GiftsandPrizes.co.uk go to great lengths to make sure your details remain safe. When you start the order process you can be sure that every step of the way is 100% secure. This page is designed to answer any questions you may have about the security of this website.

What are 'cookies'?

Cookies are tiny text files stored on your computer when you visit certain web pages. GiftsandPrizes.co.uk uses cookies to keep track of what you have in your basket and to remember you when you return to our site. To shop at GiftsandPrizes.co.uk you need to have all cookies enabled. Most computers are sold with cookies enabled but below we show you how to turn on `cookies` should you need to. Cookies cannot harm your computer and do not contain any personal or private information.

What is a SSL Certificate?

A SSL Web Server Certificate enables our customers to view the following information:

• The domain for which the certificate was issued. This allows our customer to check that the SSL Web Server Certificate was issued for the domain (URL) www.giftsandprizes.co.uk
• The owner of the certificate. This acts as further reassurance, because our customers are able to see whom they are doing business with.
• The physical location of the owner. Once again this reassures our customers that they are dealing with an actual entity.
• The validity dates of the certificate. This is extremely important, because it shows users that our SSL Web Server Certificate is current.

How does Encryption work?

All credit card details are encrypted using Thawte 40bit SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) Software. When you establish a secure connection, the downloaded website sends a digital certificate to your web browser. When the certificate arrives, it contains a public key, which functions as a one-way encryption device. The browser then uses this key to scramble your personal data (Credit Card Information) before sending it over the Internet. Information encrypted with the public key cannot be decrypted without the corresponding private key, which only the merchant has. Without this exclusive, private key, your personal information cannot be read.

Here's other way of explaining it; Encryption is a process of "scrambling" a message into meaningless characters and numbers, and decrypting is the process of "unscrambling" these messages. Only people with the "Key" to the encryption are allowed to decrypt the information. Only GiftsandPrizes.co.uk has this key. Customers on a global scale can shop privately, confidently and securely.

Do I have any Legal Protection?

As a consumer you are protected by the normal laws of England, in particular The Sale and Supply of Goods Act 1994 (c.35) and the Consumer Protection Act 1987 (c.43)