For those who like to shop online, the New Year's Eve parties start in November!
During the Day of the Webshop on 4, 5 and 6 November, you will benefit from the best deals at more than 200 online stores. Also on November 25th, you make bargains because almost all webshops celebrate Black Friday with super discounts. Keep checking on our site Shoppingum.com for best black Friday deals.
These shops and your bank do everything to protect your data as well as possible. In this way, they build the latest technologies to secure online payments. However, you can also protect your bank details (such as your credit card number, secret code, ...) against cyber criminals or ensure that you do not make a purchase on an unreliable website.
Look up the merchant's contact details Check whether the contact details such as the e-mail address, telephone number and address of the registered office are reliable.
Check the company's reputation Check whether the webshop provides a good service. Read the comments and scores of other customers on the store's website, online forums or other websites.
Read the general sales conditions The customer service and the general sales conditions (and especially the conditions for payments, deliveries, returns and refunds) can be different than in a normal store. Check before your purchase or:
- you have to pay extra for your order to be sent and possibly return it
- the webshop gets the amount before or after the delivery of your account
- you can follow your order online until the time of delivery
- you get a guarantee for your purchase
- you may return your purchase if it does not work or does not meet your expectations
- Check how the webshop protects your privacy
- Check whether the company clearly says what it does with your data
Check whether the payment is done safely Check whether the payment method you choose is secure. The most common security method is SSL or Secure Sockets Layer. This system establishes a secure connection between your PC, laptop or mobile device and the webshop. The method splits your data and makes them completely unreadable for others.
Your web browser indicates that you are on a secure page:
- you will receive a notification if you have set it up
- the address in the address bar starts with https (the letter "s" stands for secure)
- there is a padlock for the address
- Check whether your online purchases are insured
Pay attention to e-mails that request your bank details It may involve phishing (fraud via e-mail). The sender asks for confidential data such as your password, secret code and the number of your bank or identity card to be forwarded. With this information, he or she can use your account to make payments.
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