Secure Payments

PAY BY CREDIT/DEBIT CARDIf you choose to pay by credit or debit card you enter your details at checkout. Your payment is then taken by SAGE PAY. We do not even see your credit card details, let alone store them.

SAGE PAY is the union of Protx, the fastest growing payment service provider (PSP) and Sage, one of the UK’s most trusted business brands. Trusted by thousands of businesses, SAGE PAY provides a a secure payment service for the millions of transactions that they undertake on their behalf each year. 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 is extremely secure and SAGE PAY is regularly audited by the banks and banking authorities to ensure it remains so.

PAY BY PAY PAL: If you choose to pay by PayPal you are directed out of the Sh! site and into the PayPal site. Customers who hold a PayPal account can from their PayPal balance or linked bank account. All PayPal transactions are covered with 100% protection against unauthorized payments sent from your account. PayPal uses SSL technology to keep your information safe. It is important to return to the Sh! site to confirm your order.

During checkout, you will notice the all-important locked padlock icon on the Sh! URL address bar of your browser. This indicates that the page is secure and you can enter your personal & payment details securely. Our secure server scrambles your personal information, including credit or debit card number, name and address, before it is sent over the Internet. Your details are scrambled using 1024-bit Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption.

We never even see your financial information, let alone store it. As for your personal details, like address & email, we are registered with Data Protection and comply within its strict rules about the safe storage of personal data. The Sh! site is tested and certified daily to pass the "McAfee Secure”Security Scan. To help address concerns about possible hacker access to your confidential data, and the safety of visiting the Sh! website, the "live" McAfee Secure mark appears only when we pass the daily McAfee Secure tests.