Privacy
and Security
Is shopping on maplin.co.uk
safe?
Are my details secure?
Will my browser protect my details?
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and why do Maplin use them?
I do not want to enable cookies on my computer,
but want to buy from some goods from Maplin. What can I do?
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Is
shopping on maplin.co.uk safe?
At Maplin Electronics, we take security very
seriously and make shopping online as safe as possible.
Your browser will go into secure mode as soon as you go to the
checkout or login page
or any other pages containing sensitive information.
You can check that you are shopping in a secure
environment by looking for either a locked padlock or a key
icon in the grey bar at the bottom of your screen (see picture
below).
The Maplin Electronics web site
is also scanned daily by Scan Alert. Scan Alert tests and certifies
the Maplin Web daily to see if it passes the FBI/SANS Internet
Security Test. The "live" HACKER SAFE mark (show below) appears
only when a the maplin.co.uk site's current security status
meets the highest security scanning standards of the U.S. government,
Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover and JCB. The Scan
Alert HACKER SAFE sites help protect you from Identity Theft
and Credit Card Fraud (maplin.co.uk is not responsible for the
content of external web sites.).
You can view our certificate
from Scan Alert by clicking on the logo within the Maplin Electronics
site. This can be found on most pages within the site down the
left hand side of the page.
PLEASE NOTE: MAPLIN NEVER ASK YOU FOR PERSONAL OR CREDIT CARD
DETAILS VIA POP UPS.
If you have any further
concerns about security, please Email the Webmaster or contact
us.
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Are
my details secure?
Yes, when you proceed to
secure pages, Maplin protected your details by encrypting your
information (mixing them with code to help keep them secure).
This is so your card details cannot be viewed by anyone else
using the Internet. If you are using one of the more recent
browser versions, our site supports 128 bit encryption and therefore
keeps your details as safe as possible at all times.
We only accept orders that are placed using Secure Socket Layer
(SSL). This technology prevents you from inadvertently revealing
personal information using an insecure connection. To view the
Maplin Electronics certificate please click here
(this will open in a new window). You can also view this certificate
within the maplin.co.uk site by clicking on either one of these
links within the site. (maplin.co.uk
is not responsible for the content of external web sites).
Your credit card or debit card
details are not stored on our site once your order has been
processed. Unless you have selected to register your self for
Auto Buy . All of your details,
including your password for Auto Buy are also encrypt, so they
cannot be viewed by anyone.
PLEASE NOTE: MAPLIN NEVER ASK YOU FOR PERSONAL OR CREDIT CARD
DETAILS VIA POP UPS.
If you have any further
concerns about security, please Email the Webmaster or contact
us.
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