Is my credit card information safe during on-line registration?
The Short Answer:
Yes.
Thanks.
Bye.
Glen
The Full Story:
Some of our customers have asked if credit card transactions processed through our site use encryption technology to keep their credit card information safe. (“Encryption technology”? If your eyes are already glazing over, please feel free to re-read The Short Answer, above, which is what I would do... Read on for a complete explanation).
Anywhere you go on the web it’s easy to tell the difference between a site that use encryption technology to keep your personal information safe and a regular site that does not use encryption:
Regular web addresses start with this:
http:
Encrypted site addresses start with this:
https:
(Note that extra “s” at the end.)
You will also often see a picture of a little padlock at the far end of the address on an encrypted site.
That special encrypted address is usually saved for the web pages where you actually pay money. For example, if you shop at Amazon.com, you will see regular http web pages until you click on the Checkout button, and then the rest of the pages will be the special encrypted https type with that picture of the little padlock.
SO... when you click on the Register Now button on the web page for any of our rides it takes you to Active.com -- the company that handles our on-line registration. The first Active.com page usually has the standard web address that starts like this:
http
When you get to the part of on-line registration where it actually asks you for personal information and credit card numbers (the second or third screen in), you’ll see that secure encrypted https designation and the little picture of a padlock at the top of your screen.
Clear as mud? You bet.
Please feel free to get in touch with any questions or concerns -- always glad to hear from you.
Glen
