Safe Shopping With Select Shopping

We have all heard how great Internet shopping can be. You can compare prices from 1000's of shops to get great discounts, its convenient and quick, there are no queues and the shops are open 24 hours 7 days a week!

Shopping with Select Shopping is just as safe as shopping in a store or by mail-order. Keep the following tips in mind to help ensure that your online shopping experience is a safe one:

• A company might have a great website but that doesn't mean it's law-abiding.
• Make sure you know the companies full address – especially if the company is based outside the UK.
• Do not assume an internet company is based in the UK just because its web address has 'uk' in it – check out the physical address and phone number.
• Look for websites that have a secure way of paying. Worldpay, Secpay or Paypal are all common secure payment gateways that protect against fraudulent transactions. Other websites may be equipped with a SSL certificate, this will show a padlock image at the bottom of the screen when you are filling in the payment details.
• Check whether the company has a privacy statement that tells you what it will do with your personal information.

Look for firms that are part of an independent approval scheme such as TrustUK. These are companies that have signed up to particular standards. These include measures to:

• Protect your privacy
• Ensure your payments are secure
• Let you know what you've agreed to
• Tell you how to cancel orders
• Deliver goods or services within agreed timescales
• Protect children
• Sort out complaints - regardless of where you are located

Safe Shopping,

The Select Shopping Team