We at Art Emporium consider security on our site to be very important. We want our customers to feel safe, knowing their sensitive details are protected. Here are some finer details on our security model for the Art Emporium site.

Internet Security

This web site is secured using a Thawte Digital Certificate. This ensures
that all information you send to us via the World Wide Web will be
encrypted. If an other Internet user intercepts the communication they
will only be able to see it in an encrypted form. Certificate technology
allows Art Emporium to decrypt the information, and view it in plain text form.

When you connect to a secure web server, such as the order section of this web site, you ask that server to authenticate itself. This authentication is a complex process involving public keys, private keys and a digital certificate. This certificate tells you that an independent third party has agreed that the server belongs to the company it claims to belong to. A valid certificate means that you can have confidence that you are sending your information to the right place. 

SSL protects all communications, allowing us to take credit card orders,
protect sensitive personal information, and ensure that foreign hackers do
not detect your details. SSL security makes eavesdropping on secure web traffic almost impossible.

Thawte SSL certificates are compatible with all recent browsers, including Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x and Netscape Communicator 4.x. More than 90% of the web browsers in use today will accept a Thawte certificate as proof of a web site's identity. Older browsers (in particular Navigator 3.x) may need a quick adjustment before they connect cleanly.

Updating your SSL Settings for Version 3.x Browsers

People running 3.x generation browsers can upgrade their security to the
same level as that supported by 4.0 generation browsers.


Netscape Navigator 3.x

  1. Choose Options, Security Preferences.

  2. Select the "Site Certificates" tab.

  3. Find the entry marked "Thawte Server CA". Delete that certificate.

  4. Close that dialog box.

  5. Click here and accept the new root certificate. You will be asked for a
nickname, use "Thawte Server CA".

Internet Explorer 3.x

  1. Click here and choose "Open File" if you are asked, then "Accept and
Enable", "OK".

  2. Now restart IE