WoodTel and Secure Credit Card Use on the Internet.

We at WoodTel want to make credit card use on the internet as safe as possible, but would like to put some of your fears to rest about ordering online. To following should do this.

There has been concern about giving out Credit Card numbers over the Internet. However, the consumer's liability for a stolen credit card is only $50 according to United States law. Furthermore, if a merchant does not get the card holder's signature and your number is stolen (for example, by using an 800 number OR by sending your number over the internet), the consumer's liability is exactly $0.00.

That's right. It won't cost you a penny if your number is stolen. So why is it such a big deal and why is everyone talking about encryption? Well, if you're not liable that means the credit card companies are.

However, if you explore the issue further, there is only one case of credit card numbers being stolen over the internet. In that case, a hacker broke into a company's computer and stole files to obtain the numbers. So, while the thief did use the internet to steal the numbers, those numbers were supposedly safe in the company's computerized accounting system. There is no known case of a number being stolen during a transaction.

If, however, you feel uncomfortable using the internet to purchase merchandise, you're more than welcome to either give us a call or send a check in the old fashioned way with snail mail.

The above information came from an article in the March 1996 issue of Internet Underground called Myths, Truths and the 'Net by Simson Garfinkel.

We want you to use the method that makes you most comfortable, of course, so there are the other options listed on the Products Page.

last update: 11.11.2008
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