Buying Art from Terrell Art Studio is ~ safe ~

Why Buying Art Online from Terrell Art Studio is Very Safe

The shopping cart is PayPal (an eBay company). It is very safe. All information is encrypted and transmitted over an SSL (Single Socket Layer - internet communication on the channel between your computer and the bank, or credit card company only).

If you have a PayPal account (free) you only have to enter you credit card information once, which gives an added level of protection. This website (Terrell Art Studio) uses PayPal. Even if you don't have a PayPal account, you can skip the account sign up form and directly enter credit card information, for your convenience.

So, if you are someone who is nervous about making online purchases, don't worry, you already have been for a long while, every time you make a bank transaction. The bank uses online services quite similar to these website shopping carts. And so does Sears, Walmart, your grocery store, etc.

To be sure a website uses a safe shopping cart system, look at the web address bar of the shopping cart. It should be HTTPS. The "S" stands for secure. And at the bottom of your screen (if you have the Status toolbar enabled) you will see a gold lock icon on one side or the other. You can click on it to go to a pop-up screen to see the security certificate of the website.

By following these guidelines, you too, can be a safe internet shopper!