Security
The security of your online experience at Bellitas.co.uk is of paramount importance to us. All transactions take place on a secure server using the latest available security technology.
Security Policy
We utilise a secure server encryption method to securely transfer all credit or debit card details. This is provided by SagePay.
Secure server
We use a secure server which encrypts your credit card information during transmission from the webpages to the database. A secure server webpage is different to a normal webpage. You will know you are on a secure webpage because the padlock (on explorer at the bottom and on navigator on the top toolbar) will be highlighted and closed. The web address will also change to indicate a secure server, so that it now starts with https://. When this happens you will know that any information you type into that page will be encrypted when it is sent out.
Transaction security
All transaction information passed between the Bellitas and the SagePay is encrypted using 128-bit SSL certificates. No cardholder information is ever passed unencrypted and any messages sent to your servers from SagePay are signed using MD5 hashing to prevent tampering. You can be completely secure in the knowledge that nothing you pass to the SagePay servers can be examined, used or modified by any third parties attempting to gain access to sensitive information.
Encryption and Data Storage
Once on the systems, all sensitive data is secured using the same internationally recognised 256-bit encryption standards used by, among others, the US Government. The encryption keys are held on state-of-the-art, tamper proof systems in the same family as those used to secure VeriSign's Global Root certificate, making them all but impossible to extract. The data held is extremely secure and SagePay is regularly audited by the banks and banking authorities to ensure it remains secure.
What about Server and Firewall security?
The database servers, where your personal details are stored, are not accessible from the internet. They are continually updated to have the latest versions of software ("patches") providing the highest levels of security and reliability available for those systems.
Cookies
Cookies are pieces of information generated by a Web server and stored in the user's computer, ready for future access. Cookies are embedded in the HTML information flowing back and forth between the user's computer and the servers. Cookies were implemented to allow user-side customisation of Web information. For example, cookies are used to personalise your shopping experience.
Bellitas uses cookies to store the information in your shopping basket so when you go from page to page the information is stored until you go to the checkout.
