When you buy from us, our secure server encrypts all of your personal information, including name, address and credit card information. We use WorldPay who are an industry leader in secure internet transactions. WorldPay are used by thousands of other UK businesses for transaction security.
All transaction information passed between our website and the WorldPay Payment System is encrypted using 128-bit SSL certificates. No cardholder information is ever passed unencrypted and all messages from WorldPay are signed using MD5 hashing to prevent tampering. You can be completely secure in the knowledge that nothing passed to WorldPay can be examined, used or modified by any third parties attempting to gain access to sensitive information.
Once on the WorldPay system, all sensitive data is secured using the same internationally recognised 256-bit encryption standards used by, among others, the US Government. The encryption keys are held on state-of-the-art, tamper proof systems in the same family as those used to secure VeriSign's Global Root certificate, making them all but impossible to extract. The data they hold is extremely secure and they are regularly audited by the banks and banking authorities to ensure it remains so.
WorldPay has multiple private links into the banking network that are completely separate from the Internet and which do not cross any publicly accessible networks. Any cardholder information sent to the banks and any authorisation message coming back is secure and cannot be tampered with.
No individuals within our company or WorldPay are able to decrypt transaction information or cardholder data. Their systems only allow access to our most senior staff and only in extenuating circumstances (such as investigations of Card Fraud by the Police). Your card information is secure even from their own employees because the systems never display the full card numbers, even on administration screens.
All transactions go through rigorous anti fraud checks (SCA or strong customer authentication) which include the new more rigid and even more secure checks which went live on October 14th 2022. SCA is a new set of rules from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to help protect customers from fraud when they are shopping online.
For further information about these schemes please click on the links below:
Mastercard Securecode
Verified by Visa
American Express SafeKey
PayPal deliver one of the most secure payment platforms in the world. After more than a decade as the leader in online payments, Paypal know a thing or two about keeping your information safe. Please see the Paypal safety advice page for more information.