Larkspur Publications has adopted physical and technological processes and procedures to keep your personal information safe and secure. The personal information you provide when you establish an online account or place an online order is secured through InternetSecure Inc., a Canadian corporation founded in 1995 to develop a secure, online, real-time credit card processing system for Internet merchants. The InternetSecure system is approved by Canadian and United States banks for use by merchants throughout the world. InternetSecure services merchants in more than 84 countries around the world, selling goods and services to consumers and businesses in more than 175 countries. Secure Web Server InternetSecure employs redundant servers using SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption for the secure exchange of data between Larkspur Publications' customers and the InternetSecure Payment Engine. The system supports both 40bit and 128bit SSL encryption on virtually all browsers. Firewall The InternetSecure transaction system resides behind a dedicated Firewall running on redundant servers utilizing co-location facilities. This protects the InternetSecure transaction system and the data passing through.   Risk Management System InternetSecure's risk management includes protection against fraudulent credit card number generators, 'web page hacking' to alter prices, redundant accidental transactions, and much more. No Transmitted Credit Card Numbers The nature of the InternetSecure system means Larkspur Publications never needs to ask its clients for their credit card information. Only InternetSecure receives this information. This removes customer concerns regarding the security of credit card numbers after the transaction. Private Processing Network Once InternetSecure receives all required customer information from Larkspur Publications, the transaction is processed with the banks over private digital lines, not back out over the Internet. This method combines the best of traditional electronic transaction security, the most sophisticated TCP/IP network and Internet web security, and a customized, extended security and risk management suite, exclusive to InternetSecure. No other real-time Internet processing system offers this level of consumer and merchant comfort.