Cookies

Cookies are small text files that store information on your computer. The information is set by the website you are accessing and can only be accessed by the website that sets it. Cookies are used by our online order system to store basic login information (no personal information besides your customer number).

This is used to auto-login when you access our website. Access to past baskets and orders are protected by a password request page. The cookies allow access to your private information if you use a shared computer - i.e. a kiosk, workgroup or laboratory computer.

If you are concerned about your privacy, please disable cookies (see the help associated with your browser) or delete the cookie file after using the website (see the help associated with your browser).

Disabling or deleting the cookie will mean that your bookmarks, order history & other features will be disabled until you login. You will also need to login each time to place an order.

Secure Process

As part of the engine used by the Online Store there are secure processes built in. Specifically the engine ensures;

• Every order has a unique number
• Every order is logged in a robust database
• No credit card details are store on our databases
• All your payment details are retrieved by us in a 256 bit SSL encrypted session
• Confirmation emails are sent to you the customer.

Credit Card Security

Once you have confirmed your order, you will enter your credit card details via a 256bit SSL secured web page. This will enable us to process your order with the minimum delay.

Visual Confirmation

There are visual clues on screen that tell you when you have entered a secure environment.

On your browser window lower status bar,

the key or padlock icon,

which is normally open or absent, appears as a solid icon.

Security

Store security is one of our highest priorities. The Makers Mark website uses technology called SSL - Secure Sockets Layer. This means at the checkout, our servers and your PC encrypt (scramble) everything that you enter into your computer, such as credit card details, billing and delivery address. Because it is encrypted, other computers are unable to make sense of it, therefore keeping this information private.

This is an AES-256 256 bit encryption.