Tutorial Store Ltd (the new name for Simon Smith Explanations) takes the security of your personal and credit card details very seriously. Even before you enter the payment page, we take the additional step of encrypting your personal details such as your name and address as you are taken to a secure page the moment you enter our checkout. You will notice that a small golden padlock appears in the bottom of your browser window and the address in your browser's address bar changes from http to https. This indicates that you have changed to a secure, encrypted server and that a secure socket layer (SSL) is in place.
When you place an order at our/this website, for payment you are transferred to Sage Pay, a SECURE Payment Service Provider. Sage Pay is the new name for Protx. All transaction information passed between this site and Sage Pay's systems is encrypted using 128-bit SSL certificates. No cardholder information is ever passed unencrypted and any messages sent to our site/server from Sage Pay are signed using MD5 hashing to prevent tampering. You can be completely assured that nothing you pass to Sage Pay's servers can be examined, used or modified by any third parties to gain access to sensitive information.
Sage Pay is a fully PCI DSS Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards) compliant payment services provider.
For added online payment security, we partake in Visa's 'Verified by Visa' and MasterCard's 'SecureCode' 3D secure services. These services are provided by Visa and Mastercard for qualifying or registered cards in those schemes.
If you choose to pay by PayPal on the Sage Pay Payment page, you are transferred to the Pay Pal Secure payment page. PayPal is a fully PCI DSS Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards) compliant payment services provider. Online transaction information with PayPal is encrypted using 128-bit SSL certificates.
When you pay online with Sage Pay or PayPal, we do not, at any stage, see or have access to your card details.
If you chose to make your payment over the telephone, again you can be reassured, as Tutorial Store Ltd (the new name for Simon Smith Explanations) is a PCI DSS compliant merchant. We will not store your card details on our systems and will ensure that your data is handled and processed securely, in keeping with PCI DSS compliance, the law and our own internal security policy.
