Payment Security

Say no to card fraud - your card details are not taken by us when you order online, we use state of the art secure payment gateways.

Our main objective is to provide you with a safe and secure online store, this is above all else, which is why we use online secure transaction providers.

Important Note: When you go to the payment screen you will see that we are branded under Vikatechost, this is the group owner of this website.


Stronger Website Encryption & Security

All our websites use industry-standard (online banking level) Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology to provide encryption of personal information such as your name, address and credit card details.  In this way, information passed between your computer and our website cannot be read in the unlikely event of someone intercepting it.  Credit and debit card transactions are secure using a 2nd Encryption Layer provided by the payment services.

So you get Double Encryption on every sale - know you are in safe hands.

Website security is stronger now than most other areas of commerce, you are more safe using our website than giving your details over the phone.  You should feel comfortable using your details on our website, if you are unsure please call us - see that we are real and here to help.


Safe and secure shopping online

Our payment providers handle all our online secure card transactions, via their Secure transaction gateways, which provide a safe and effective shopping system with these core elements:
State of the art security
Acceptance of a wide range of cards
Payments are handled by your choice or provider
MastrerCard SecureCode and Verified By Visa
We are never passed card numbers from them, ever - Safe & Secure

We use different card payment services, you can use either decide.

The payment service will under take the card transaction on our behalf.  Your personal card details are securely held by the payment service and at no stage will your card details ever be divulged to us.

Don't be put off that the style of the Website changes completely - this is deliberate, as the site that you are accessing is run by the payment service.

Other than when the payment service process your original payment or we process a refund for you, your credit card details are displayed in a truncated form with only the first 4 digits and the last 4 digits visible.  For example your receipt and or invoice may print a partial credit card number in this way.  This means that you will be able to check which card you used against the numbers, but in the unlikely event of your receipt and or invoice and on other media being stolen, your full credit card number would not be revealed.

Additional Encryption - we go further to protect you.

We also provide additional encryption techniques in the shopping basket and account areas to shield sensitive data from malicious hackers, key-log viruses or prying eyes.


Credit Card Fraud Warning

We take credit card fraud very seriously.  We will prosecute to the fullest extent of the law.  All orders have strict security clearance protocols in place with orders from overseas requiring maximum security authentication.  We will confirm the name and address of the cardholder along with all the other regular security procedures.  All details of credit card fraud automatically get passed to the relevant authorities and ensure that issuing banks are made aware when their clients credit cards have been compromised.


Be safe, stay hidden

We feel we are doing the most we can to protect you,

WE DO NOT STORE YOUR CARD DETAILS,

Be safe - use a trusted card payment service.