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Data Encryption
Recognizing the importance of your security, Mind Body & Spirit, Creating Balance in Your Life utilizes industry-standard Secure Sockets Layer ('SSL') technology to allow for the encryption of potentially sensitive information such as your name and address and critically sensitive information like your credit card number
Operating in a secure mode means that your submitted information is encrypted before passing over the Internet. The Mind Body & Spirit, Creating Balance in Your Life Thawte certification ensures that you are visiting the authentic Mind Body & Spirit, Creating Balance in Your Life web site.
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Web Site Identification
The Mind Body & Spirit, Creating Balance in Your Life Web site is registered with Thawte (a Verisign company) to enable your browser to confirm the Mind Body & Spirit, Creating Balance in Your Life Web site's identity before any transmission is sent.
With this technology the identity of our site is automatically confirmed behind the scenes prior to the transmission of any customer information requested to complete an online order, and your data reaches your intended target or your browser notifies you (prior to your sending any personal information) that the potential receiving site looks suspicious and should be avoided.
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Browser Security Settings
Your browser security preference settings are your first line of defense in stopping the theft of or the unwanted viewing of confidential or personal information. The most popular browsers* offer you the ability to receive an alert or notification if any of the following happen or are about to occur:
Changing between secure and insecure transmission modes,
Receiving an invalid site identification for the site to which you are about to transmit information,
Sending a transmission over an "open" or unsecured connection
Check the settings of your browser security features to see all the checks that are possible and those that are currently in place. Typical security-enabled browsers include Microsoft Internet Explorer version 2.1 or greater, or Netscape Navigator version 2.0 or greater.
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Browser Security Indicators
Your Web browser identifies the presence of security measures for the entry of data on a Web page by: the URL (Web site address) identifying the page will begin with "https://" instead of the normal "http://". A "security symbol" will indicate that your browser is operating in a mode that supports secure transmissions (these include) a "closed lock" icon is visible in the bottom right-hand corner of your Microsoft Internet Explorer browser or an "unbroken key" icon is visible in the lower left-hand corner of the Netscape Navigator browser.
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"Cookie" Defined
A cookie is a tiny piece of text sent by the Mind Body & Spirit, Creating Balance in Your Life Web site that asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. If you agree, then your browser adds the text in a small file. (see browser definition below) Cookies are generally considered "non-invasive" and do not harm or damage a computer. A cookie is sent from the Mind Body & Spirit, Creating Balance in Your Life Web site to your computer in order to generate a session ID (see explanation below). You can configure your computer to not accept cookies. If your Web browser does not accept cookies, you will not be able to configure or place an order using the Mind Body & Spirit, Creating Balance in Your Life online store.
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"Browser" Defined
Browser is a general term used to describe the software that a computer uses to retrieve, search, and view Web pages. The two most commonly used browsers are Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape. References to a browser "session" or a browser "window" are often made interchangeably and mean a single instance of browser software running on a computer. Most browser software will allow multiple sessions (windows) to run simultaneously on a computer. This allows a computer user to visit several Web sites, images, or pages at the same time.
Note: Any links from Mind Body & Spirit, Creating Balance in Your Life to an external Web site are designed to open a new browser session.
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"Session ID?" Defined
The Mind Body & Spirit, Creating Balance in Your Life online store uses a "session ID" to manage each shoppers order. The session ID is a "non-persistent" cookie meaning that it is never saved to your computers hard drive but is only cached in the browser's memory until the browser is closed. The session ID consists only of a short number. If you receive an error while shopping in the Mind Body & Spirit, Creating Balance in Your Life online store, you will need to set your browser to accept the session ID.
For Microsoft Internet Explorer
Go to View | Internet Options and select the Advanced tab. Set the option to allow cookies or to ask each time a cookie is set. If you select the option to ask each time a cookie is used then you will need to select "Yes" when requesting a page that shows a cookie being used.
For Netscape
Select Edit | Preferences and then open the Advanced link and select either of the select options or to warn before accepting. If you set the browser to warn before accepting then be sure to click "yes" when alerted that a page is using a cookie.
Accepting cookies will enable the Mind Body & Spirit, Creating Balance in Your Life web site to accurately track and record your order.
Why Do I Need to Know This?
We want you to know why we ask you to accept a cookie. We want to be sure you understand that accepting a cookie in no way gives Mind Body & Spirit, Creating Balance in Your Life access to your computer or any personal information about you. We know that a lot of people have concerns about cookies, but we feel that the benefit we both gain from their proper use is worthwhile. We value the relationships we have with our customers and future customers, so we respect these concerns.
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