SECURE ONLINE SHOPPING


YOUR ONLINE SECURITY

We take security very seriously and have partnered with Salesforce to provide our website.  has been certified to Tier 1 of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI) which is the highest level of PCI compliance certification and ensures that customers' data is secure when they purchase products online.

As a way of ensuring all credit and debit card transactions are protected by the highest levels of security we have also implemented Verified by Visa (bVb) and MasterCard SecureCode (SecureCode) which together are known as 3D Secure. This is a security programme which allows you to create your own personal password, known only to you, for use as an extra security measure each time you use your Visa or MasterCard) to make purchases online.

PCI TIER 1 COMPLIANCE

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a security standard which at Tier 1 Certification and compliance ensures unbeatable security and protection of sensitive customer information including credit cards.

The requirements for Tier 1 Certification include:

Security management policies;
Security policies;
Security procedures;
Network architecture;
Software Design;
Critical Protective Measures.

Websites go through a rigorous INDEPENDENT audit and significant investment to attain Tier 1 PCI DSS certification. The purpose is to ensure that their customers' data is as safe as possible when they purchase products online.

3D SECURE

Verified by Visa, also known as 3-D Secure, is an extra level of security developed by Visa and MasterCard to improve the security of payments and transactions offered to customers over the Internet. When you initiate a transaction using one of these card issuers you will be redirected to the website of your card-issuing bank to authorise the transaction. You will have to enter your password, or create one if you don’t already have one, which will then redirect you back to our site to complete your order. If you are creating a password, you can then use this password on any other site that uses 3-D Secure technology. Please note: this password is separate from the one you use to log in to our site.