Security

Spanish-American War soldier, Michigan State Capitol. Note the cartridge belt! Photo by Frank Purrington

You are connected to a secure server whenever you submit private information to Strait City Trading Company. The information passed over this information is encrypted. The certificate authority, whose seal appears below, assures you that you are actually connected to the server controlled by Strait City Trading Company.

This is standard e-commerce security and you will see it at any reputable site. Be aware that your security lies not in the image but in the link: it should take you to our certificate authority (seal.godaddy.com) and that page should vouch for Strait City Trading Company.

The second seal, the BBBOnline seal, provides you with a second layer of security. The seal assures you that Strait City Trading is a member of the Better Business Bureau and that a representative of the BBB has visited our business location. The BBB also makes a history of complaints against our company available for you to see.

When you pay by credit card, your payment information is transmitted via an encrypted connection to the banking infrastructure. Our gateway to this infrastructure is Authorize.net which is compliant with all payment card industry security standards. The third seal below is a link that verifies Authorize.net as the gateway for Strait City Trading Company.

Forewarned is forearmed: You, the consumer, have strong financial protection against credit card fraud. But you don't have anyone to protect you from the time, embarrassment and frustration of clearing your name. If you suspect you may be the victim of fraud, don't hesitate, go to the feds. Here's a link to the Federal Trade Commission with help.

Credit Card Processing

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