parents and children who dare to be trendsetters

The Internet offers some significant advantages to shoppers, and is becoming increasingly popular with both adults and young people. It can give you access to products and services which are not available in your local stores. It can save time, and help you avoid crowds.

Safety and security during online ordering and payment are vital to consumers, and a lack of confidence about security among many people has held back the growth of online shopping. The news media sometimes has stories of commercial websites being infiltrated by computer hackers, or credit card numbers being stolen online. However it is likely that fraudsters are less likely to get hold of your credit card details over the Internet than they are over the phone, through the post or in a restaurant.

IKONKIDS has complied to all the latest security and legal demands made by PBS in order to have the Dankort payment facility.

Here are a few tips that make it safer to shop online from a customer point of view:

If you take some simple precautions you can enjoy shopping online with a high degree of security.

• Make sure you are on a "secure" site before you give your name, address or credit card details. Look for a padlock or a key symbol, which are usually in the bottom corner of your screen. On a secure site, your information is scrambled into code, (encrypted) before being sent over the Internet, and stored on a secure database. If the company want to pass on your details to other companies, it should give you the right to say no. Look for a tick box on the site, and make a choice about disclosing your details.
• Do not send your credit card details in an email, this is not a secure means of transmitting information and can be copied easily to others.
• Check your credit card statements for suspicious entries. If you spot anything shady, query the transaction and consider cancelling that card.
• Keep records of all your transactions. Print details from the webpage you used, write down records of order numbers and billing address. Keep copies of any emails you exchange with the supplier.