astute music Ltd is committed to the highest level of security available to us.

To keep sensitive information safe:

• We use the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) on areas of the site where you are entering personal or payment information. This means that this information is encrypted between your computer and our secure server, and no one else can normally decipher it. You can tell that you are in a secure area of astute music Ltd because the URL in your browser's Address Bar starts with https://, rather than http://, and there is a small padlock displayed at the bottom of your browser window.

• An independent, trusted third party - in this case Thawte - has issued our secure server with a certificate which proves the security of astute music Ltd's secure server. When you are in the secure area you can click on the logo (pictured below for example) to verify this.
  

• When you enter your credit card details in the secure area, these are encrypted and sent to us via email with your order details. This information is sent as pgp encryption and has a special key that only we have, and can only be decrypted by us. Once your order has been processed your credit card details are not kept. It is our priority to ensure security for both you and for us!

• When you set up your account with astute music Ltd, we do not ask for your credit card details. Instead we ask that you enter your card details for every purchase. This means that if someone discovers your account information, or your password, they do not have access to your credit card details.

We believe that shopping online with astute music Ltd - with the carefully thought-out procedures mentioned above - is as safe or safer than using a credit card over the telephone or in a restaurant.

If you have any questions about astute music Ltd's Security please email them to info@astute-music.com