Our shopping cart is secured by SSL encryption and managed by Authorize.Net for payment processing. We never see your credit card information. We also employ fraud protection to protect you and us.
We are fully committed to protecting your privacy. We use the information we collect to enhance your shopping experience at our web site. We do not distribute your personal information to outside parties. If you no longer wish to receive any emails or special offers from us, reply to any message we send to you with REMOVE in the subject.
Why do we collect information about you?
In order to process an order, we need to know your name, e-mail address, billing address, shipping address, credit card number, and expiration date. This information allows us to process and ship your order, while keeping you up to date on your order status via email.
We may also use the information we collect to notify you about important changes to our website, new services, and special offers we think you'll be interested in. If you would rather not receive this information, just reply to any email you receive from us with the word REMOVE in the subject.
How do we protect your personal information?
When you place orders or access your account information, we use our secure server. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encrypts all information you enter before it travels over the Internet to us.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small bits of information that are stored on your computer's hard drive by your browser. No personal information is stored in our cookies. We use them because they allow us to offer you more features and functionality. For example, they enable us to store products in your shopping cart from one visit to another.
Most Web browsers, by default, accept cookies, but you can usually change a setting in your browser to prevent their use. Even if your browser is set to prevent the use of cookies, you can still shop at our web site, place items in your shopping cart, and purchase them.
Will we distribute your personal information to outside parties?
You can shop at www.hometownadvertiser.com online with confidence. We have partnered with Authorize.Net, a leading payment gateway since 1996, to offer safe and secure credit card and electronic check transactions for our customers.
The Authorize.Net Payment Gateway manages the complex routing of sensitive customer information through the credit card and electronic check processing networks (see an online payments diagram ). The company adheres to strict industry standards for payment processing, including:
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128-bit Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology for secure Internet Protocol (IP) transactions.
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Industry leading encryption hardware and software methods and security protocols to protect customer information.
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Compliance with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard.
For additional information regarding the privacy of your sensitive cardholder data, please read the Authorize.Net Privacy Policy .