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- How is my artwork protected?
[top]
- All artwork submitted for display on this site is registered
and the designs are embedded with digital markers preventing
electronic transmission and/or copying. Whenever an attempt
is made to copy and render the image it becomes blurred.
In addition, digital markers (i.e. registration numbers)
appear throughout the command code language (within the
image itself) indicating that the artwork has been registered
with a digital embedding registration service (such as Digimarc).
- Are my financial transactions
protected? [top]
- All financial transactions (i.e. involving the transfer
of financial information between customers, clients, artists,
employees, and members of Artisan Design Group LLC - d.b.a.
artisandesigngroup.ws) are protected via the utilization of "Secure
Socket Layer" (SSL) technology. Just as technology
advances, we at Artisan Design Group LLC shall make every
endeavor to protect your confidentiality and the integrity
of each financial transaction by updating our security protocals.
- How is my member account
information protected? [top]
- We require the use of a secure browser to access member
account information. Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet
Explorer are all secure browsers. Secure browsers employ
"Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)" technology to communicate
with servers.
To access member account information, you must provide
a User ID and a Password to enter the secure area of the
site.
- What is SSL [40-bit/56-bit/128-bit
encryption]? [top]
- SSL is a protocol designed by Netscape Communications
Corporation to provide secure communications on the Internet.
SSL technology is designed to do the following:
- SSL authenticates that the server you've connected
to is the one it purports to be.
- SSL creates a secure communication channel by encrypting
all communication between the user and the server.
- SSL conducts a cryptographic word count to ensure
data integrity between the server and the user. The
word count or checksum provides a count of the number
of bytes in a document and ensures the exact number
of bytes is transmitted and received. With SSL, even
this checksum is encrypted so it cannot be modified.
If a message is not received in its entirety, it is
rejected and another copy of the message is sent automatically.
- How do I obtain a browser with
128-bit encryption capability? [top]
- If you are using a 40-bit or 56-bit browser and would
like to upgrade to a 128-bit browser, use one of the following
links to download an upgraded browser.
Microsoft Internet Explorer |
Netscape Navigator or Communicator |
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- How can I protect
myself? [top]
- Keep your member account information and password private.
Keep from writing it down where others can find it or use
it to gain access to your personal information. When directed
, change your member password and be sure that you avoid
using common words that can be found in a dictionary, or
numbers in a series. Review your credit card statements
regularly and always print out e-mail confirmation copies
for your records. Report any unauthorized purchases to your
crredit card immediately. For specific information regarding
the reporting of credit card fraud or other criminal activity
view our "Agencies"
section of this site.
- How can I tell when
a web site is secure? [top]
- There are two ways an individual can tell if they are
in a secure area within a site. First, by the web address.
If you are in a secure,area the address will appear as https://www. Notice the
"s" in the
address. This means that you have accessed a secure server.
Second, if you are using Netscape 4.0, Microsoft 3.0 or
higher, the picture of a lock will appear in the lower right
hand corner of your browser's application window. If the
lock is closed you are in a secure area. For Netscape 3.0,
look for a solid key in the same area.
- Is it safe for me
to enter my credit card number over the Internet?
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- Unlike restaurants (where credit card information can
easily be transmitted between one or more parties - i.e.
waiters, bus people, loose receipts, or recorded information
via. scanning devices) and conducting financial transactions
via telephone (where information is routinely transmitted
without identification), the internet provides a highly
secure method for conducting business. This point was further
illustrated by a 1997 Washington Post Article wherein David
Medine (the Federal Trade Commission)(http://www.ftc.gov/), said "It is much
safer to transmit your credit card number over the Internet
than to give it to a waiter at a restaurant or read it aloud
over a cordless phone - two activities that are often taken
for granted.
"As reported in a recent Knight-Ridder News Service
article (which appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer),
"In 1997, there were no reports of credit-card information
stolen on the World Wide Web during a transfer of information
over a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) line, the kind of line
used by Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Explorer. There
were no slip-ups. None." In the same article, Russell
Bodoff, general manager of the Better Business Bureau
Online (http://www.bbbonline.com/), stated
that consumers need to understand "that the Internet
is a safe, reliable place to conduct business."
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