Online Payment Tips
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- Review your monthly bank and credit card statements for any billing errors or unauthorized purchases. If there is an error contact your credit card provider or bank as soon as possible. Usually, you will only have 30 days to complain before you are deemed to have accepted your statements.
- Notify your credit card provider or bank immediately if you suspect someone has intercepted or learned your credit card number or your password. This will limit your liability and stop any one form using your information to make unauthorized purchases or withdrawals in your name.
- Always read the privacy policies or FAQs of web sites on which you will be transacting online business to determine how your personal information will be collected and used.
- Never disclose any credit card or other personal information unless such information is absolutely necessary to make the purchase. If more personal information is required than is necessary to make a purchase, go to another site to transact business. For example, when purchasing online with a credit card, there is no need to disclose your address, telephone number, social security number, or e-mail address. Even if the privacy policy indicates that personal information will not be used except in relation to your purchase, fraudulent websites will not adhere to their own policies for obvious reasons.
- Only do business with trustworthy companies you know .
- Read our article on Protecting Your Privacy Over the Internet for more information.
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