OrangeBee uses a secure web server to help protect your personal data when using our site. Please keep in mind that there is no such thing as total security on the web, but we make every effort to protect your data by using the latest available industry standard security procedures. We do not recommend you attempt to use any online service without assurance that the provider is making proper efforts to keep you personal information secure (if in doubt - simply don't use them!). Please read the information below to become better informed about the internet security issues.

What Does Security do with the Data Being Transmitted

Secure Socket Layers (SSL) provide a means for submitting encrypted data via the web. SSL works based upon a public key / certificate system. As data is transmitted it is encrypted into secure packets and the web server then decrypts the data once it is transmitted. In the rare occasion that the data was stolen during the transmission process, it would do the interceptor no good as it would be completely encrypted in a code of randomly mixed numbers and letters that only our server could decrypt. We use the world's leading security provider to help insure your personal information is kept from unauthorized hands.

Overview: Security on the Internet

The Internet works by sending information from computer to computer until the information reaches its destination. When data is sent from point A to point B, every computer in between has an opportunity to look at what's being sent. This can pose a security problem.

For example, you are viewing a clothing catalog on the World Wide Web and you decide to buy a shirt. This requires that you type information into an order form, including your credit-card number. You know the clothing company in question is reputable, so you type your credit-card number and other information, and then send the completed form. Your information passes from computer to computer on its way to the clothing company. Unfortunately, one of the computers in between has been infiltrated by criminals who watch the data passing through that computer until they see something interesting, such as your credit-card number.

How often does something like this happen?

It's hard to say, but the important thing is that it's technically possible. And, as the Internet grows, it could happen more and more.

Microsoft Internet Explorer: Helps protect you and your data?

Many Internet sites are equipped to prevent unauthorized people from seeing the data sent to or from those sites. These are called "secure" sites. Because Internet Explorer supports the security protocols used by secure sites, you can send information to a secure site with safety and confidence. (When you are viewing a page from a secure site, Internet Explorer displays a "lock" icon on the status bar.)

Internet Explorer can also notify you when you are about to do something that might pose a security risk. For example, if you are about to send your credit-card number to a non-secure site, Internet Explorer can warn you that the site is not secure. If the site claims to be secure but its security credentials are suspect, Internet Explorer can warn you that the site might have been tampered with or might be misrepresenting itself. To specify when Internet Explorer should warn you, click the View menu, click Options, and then click the Security tab.

Other Internet Browsers:

There are other browsers used for navigating the Internet. Read the users manuals that come with your software or click on the "Help" icon on most browsers for instant information.

Alternative Submission: For sending sensitive information

You may call OrangeBee and we can FAX or Snail Mail (USPS) your forms to you if your wish. The security of your private information is paramount to OrangeBee; and, above all, we want you to feel comfortable with our systems.