How do we safeguard your personal information?
E Host Solution automatically encrypts your personal information in transit
from your computer to our server using the Secure Sockets Layer protocol (SSL)
with an encryption key length of 128-bits. Before you register or log in to
our website, our server checks that you're using an approved browser, that uses
SSL 3.0 or higher.
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SSL is the gold standard in Internet encryption technology,
which is a fancy way of saying that it's a highly sophisticated method
of scrambling data as it travels from your computer to our website's
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Once your information reaches us, it resides on a server that is heavily
protected. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards on
your information.
Only authorized employees are permitted to access customer information. Authorized
employees have been trained on how to handle information properly and are
subject to strict limitations and guidelines in the handling of that information.
Only a very small subset of authorized employees is ever permitted to access
customer credit card or bank account numbers.
How do I know my credit card information is secure?
To make sure you are accessing our secure server before you submit
personal financial information, look at the lower right-hand corner of your
browser. If you see an unbroken key or a closed lock (depending upon your
browser), then SSL is active. To double-check for security, look at the URL
or Location line of your browser. If you have accessed a secure server, the
first characters of the address in that line should change from "http"
to "https."
Some browser versions and some firewalls don't permit communication through
secure servers like the ones we use to process orders at E Host Solution. If for any reason you cannot access our secure server, please place your
order by calling our Customer Service Department
at 770-636-2004.
Address Verification System (AVS)
We use the Address Verification System (AVS) and Card Verification Number (CVV)
to ensure that your credit card information is not being used fraudulently.
Address Verification Service (AVS) checks to match the street number and zip
code of the cardholder's address.
What is a CVV code?
CVV stands for Customer Verification Value, sometimes also referred to as CVC (Card
Verification Code), or CID (Confidential Identifier Number). The CVV code is an additional 3- or 4-digit
security number that is printed (not embossed) on a credit card.
How is security improved by using the CVV code?
The CVV code can only be found on the card itself and nowhere else,
not even on associated credit card statements. This means that the person
requesting the transaction must have (or have had) the card in their hands.
Requiring that a card transaction is validated with the CVV code provides
good protection against fraudulent use of a card number that has been obtained
without permission or that has simply been guessed. It protects you against
other people trying to use your card number fraudulently. The CVV code is
passed electronically (using encryption) and without visual inspection directly
to the online processing gateway. Transaction failures caused by CVV validation
errors are always investigated and, if appropriate, escalated to the credit
card company.
Where is the CVV code to be found?
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If you are using a Visa, MasterCard or Discover,
please provide the 3-digit CVV (Customer Verification Value). This is
the non-embossed number printed on the signature panel on the
back of the card immediately following the Visa or MC card account number.
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If your credit card is an American Express card
please provide the 4-digit CID (Confidential Identifier Number). This is the
4 digit, non-embossed number printed above your account number
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Contact
Please contact our Customer Service Department
with any questions, and we will be pleased to assist you.
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