When you make a purchase on our website, your payment is processed securely through Stripe, a leading global payment gateway. This means that we, as the merchant, never see or store your full credit card details.
Here’s how our secure payment process works:
- Direct and Encrypted Transmission: When you enter your credit card information on our checkout page, it is not sent to our website’s servers. Instead, the data is transmitted directly and securely to Stripe’s payment processing environment. This connection is protected by state-of-the-art encryption, ensuring that your sensitive information is safe from the moment you enter it.
- No Credit Card Storage: We use what is known as “tokenization.” Once Stripe receives your credit card information, they replace it with a unique, non-sensitive “token.” This token is a secure identifier that allows us to process your payment without ever handling or storing your actual card number, CVC, or expiration date. This significantly reduces our security risk and protects your financial information.
- Industry-Leading Security: Stripe is a certified PCI Service Provider Level 1, the most stringent level of certification available in the payments industry. This means they meet the highest standards for security, including:
- Data Encryption: All card numbers are encrypted at rest with AES-256, and decryption keys are stored on separate machines.
- Proactive Security Monitoring: Stripe’s security teams regularly test their infrastructure, monitor for vulnerabilities, and run penetration tests to ensure their systems are protected against modern threats.
- Fraud Prevention: Stripe uses advanced machine learning to detect and prevent fraudulent transactions.
By using Stripe as our payment gateway, we can ensure that your payment information is handled with the utmost security and in compliance with global standards, giving you peace of mind with every purchase.