Security Statement

SPRUCE HILL STUDIOS WEBSITE SECURITY STATEMENT:

Although you may encounter a warning screen advising that the in-force security certificate is owned by ValueWeb (the web-hosting service for this website), please be assured that all sprucehillstudios.com pages containing on-line order forms are fully protected by SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) support, such that the transmission of your credit-card number (and other sensitive information) from your browser to our server is encrypted, and therefore cannot be intercepted or read by anyone but Spruce Hill Studios. If you need further information, please call our toll-free hotline at 800-984-4944. (And you may, of course, place orders on our 800#, or via regular mail.)

More about SSL:

Encryption is a mathematical process that transforms a message to conceal its meaning. It is used to protect messages from eavesdropping, tampering, or forgery over the Internet. How is encryption used by this site? It is the policy of Spruce Hill Studios to encrypt the transmission of all sensitive information (such as credit-card numbers) between your browser and our server. The security standard SSL, Secure Sockets Layer, is used to implement this. SSL is the leading standard for securing World Wide Web transmissions. It is also supported by the leading browsers, Netscape Navigator* 1.1 and above and Microsoft Internet Explorer* 2.0 and above.

How can I tell that SSL is in effect? The URL of a secure document begins with HTTPS://. The additional "S" on the end of the familiar HTTP indicates a secure channel to the server. Also, in Netscape Navigator* 3.x, the security icon in the lower left corner of the browser will change from a broken door key on a gray background to an intact door key on a blue background once a secure channel is established. In Netscape Navigator* 4.x and Microsoft Internet Explorer* 3.x and 4.x, the security icon is a padlock. The hasp of the padlock will be closed once a secure channel is established.

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