ONLINE DONATION/ORDER SECURITY

The Click & Pledge Website takes every precaution to protect its users' information. When donation, membership, and order forms ask you to enter sensitive information (such as credit card number), that information is encrypted and is protected with the best encryption software in the industry — SSL (Secure Sockets Layer).

SSL uses a cryptographic system that uses two keys to encrypt data — a public key known to everyone and a private or secret key known only to the recipient of the message. Both Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer support SSL, and many Websites use the protocol to obtain confidential user information such as credit card numbers. By convention, URLs requiring an SSL connection start with https: instead of http:.

In addition, while on a secure page such as an order form, the lock icon on the bottom of Web browsers becomes locked (as opposed to unlocked or open when you are just 'surfing').

If you have any questions about the security of donating or ordering via this Website, you can email Click & Pledge or me.

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