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Privacy Statement
Secure Server
Is shopping on the Internet
safe?
What is SSL (Secure Sockets
Layer)?
How do I know SSL
is operating on my Browser?
How can I check
a websites SSL Server Certificate?
Is there more
than one level of SSL Encryption?
How do I check the level of encryption in Netscape Navigator 4.0 and 4.5?
How do I check the level of encryption in Microsoft Explorer 4.0 to 5.5?
We do not sell, lease, or rent your personal details. We
gather personal details only when you offer it to us when placing an order
or submitting a question, and we use these details only when necessary,
responding to your question, dispatching product, or to contact you about
your current order. We will not send you unsolicited email.
Magnet EZe uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology to
transmit any sensitive data such as credit card information. The Secure
Sockets Layer is the industry standard encryption method for transferring
important data over the internet. All of the information you enter on our
Order Form page, including credit card information, is encrypted while traveling
the Internet so it cannot be intercepted for fraudulent purposes.
So how can you be assured that you are really connected
to a secure server? If you are using Netscape Navigator a "complete key"
icon appears in the lower left hand corner of your screen, or if you are
using Internet Explorer a "lock" icon appears in the lower right hand corner
of your screen. And with any browser, the prefix "https:" replaces "http:"
in the URL in your browser's address window.
When shopping on the Internet your concerns are the same as in the real
world, you often give your credit card to cashiers and waiters, or you give
out your credit card account number to dealers when placing an order over
the phone. Using your credit card number on the Internet is no more dangerous
than these practices. In fact it is more secure to supply your account number
over the Internet, provided these sites work with your browser software
to securely encode your transaction.
Magnet EZe counters security threats with a technology called SSL (Secure
Sockets Layer). SSL is a system of data encryption to guard against eavesdropping
protecting your data integrity. This insures that your communications aren't
tampered with during transmission and authenticates the party actually receiving
your communication. If an unauthorized party then intercepts your encoded
information, all that party will see is gibberish.
To check Magnet EZe’s security status, look at the site's URL in your
browser window. An "s" added to the "http" (to make "https") indicates that
SSL is in effect. Magnet EZe only provides the security option while transmitting
information through their Shopping Cart.
In Netscape Navigator 3.0 and earlier, the broken key symbol in the lower-left
corner of your browser window becomes solid when you are in secure mode.
In Netscape Communicator 4.0 and 4.5, the padlock symbol in the corner,
usually open, is closed in secure mode. In Internet Explorer 4.0, a closed
padlock appears when you are in secure mode.
If you're about to send information to a site that's not using SSL, your
browser will warn you first. SSL protects your communications during transmission.
However, you must also protect yourself by dealing only with Internet companies
you are certain you can trust, just as you deal only with merchants who
won't share your credit card numbers with others.
Always use the latest version of your browser. Up-to-date browsers contain
the latest security technology. Magnet EZe explains what information is
gathered, how it is used, and how it is protected. Magnet EZe provides privacy
information in their policies statement and can answer all your questions
about security procedures.
You can check Magnet EZe’s server certificate (an online document that
certifies the site's identity) by performing the following on a secure page:
- In Netscape Communicator 4.0 and 4.5, click the Security button
and look at the information under Encryption. Click the View Certificate
button.
- In IE 4.0, open the File menu and click Properties; then click Certificates.
There are two levels of encryption: 40-bit and 128-bit. With 40-bit encryption,
there are billions of possible keys to decipher the coded information, and
only one of them works. Someone intercepting the information would have
to find the right key - a nearly impossible task. With 128-bit encryption,
there are 300 billion trillion times as many keys as with 40-bit encryption.
It is virtually impossible for an unauthorized party to find the right key,
even if they are equipped with the most powerful computers.
- First open a secure page.
- In the Location bar, the URL has https: at the beginning, instead
of http:
- The padlock in the lower left corner of the Navigator window will
be closed instead of open.
- Click the Security button in the Navigator toolbar.
- In the left frame of the Security window, click the Navigator item.
- Click the Configure SSL v2 button.
If the dialog box that appears contains "Encryption with a 128-bit key"
in the list of ciphers, you are using the 128-bit version of Netscape's
software. Otherwise, you're using the 40-bit version.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 tells you when encryption is in use by
displaying a padlock icon in the bar at the bottom of the IE window.
- With IE 4.0, you can find out a website's encryption level:
- Go to the website you want to check.
- Right-click on the website's page and select Properties.
- Click the Certificates button.
- In the Fields box, select "Encryption type." The Details box shows
you the level of encryption (40-bit or 128-bit).
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