Table of Contents
- Online Purchase
- Shared Computers
- SSL Encryption
- Personal Information, Passwords, and More
I. Online Purchase
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To provide you with the highest level of ordering security,
Lab-Physics uses the PayPal system for online purchases.
With PayPal, you?re protected against unauthorized payments
sent from your account:
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PayPal sends an email confirmation of every account
transaction.
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If you receive confirmation of a transaction you
don?t recognize, PayPal?s 24/7 customer support team will
help you sort out the situation.
For more information on how PayPal protects you, follow this link.
II. Shared Computers
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How you use your LAB-Physics account can affect the security of your personal data.
BE SURE TO LOG OUT whenever you use your LAB-Physics account on a computer that others share. Failure to do so can allow others to access your course materials.
To ensure secure use of your LAB-Admin account on a public computer, empty the browser cache when you log out of LAB-Admin. Depending on the configuration of the machine, failure to do so might compromise your students? data.
LAB-Physics cannot assume responsibility for information compromised by improper use of the software.
III. SSL Encryption
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The LAB-Physics site uses SSL data encryption for secure transactions - currently only
implemented with the LAB-Physics Purchase process, with plans to move LAB-Admin and
other key portions of the site and software to use SSL.
From http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/S/SSL.html:
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer), "is a protocol developed by
Netscape for transmitting private documents via the Internet.
SSL uses a cryptographic system that uses 2 'keys' to encrypt data,
one of which is a 'public' key (known to everyone) and the other is
a 'private' or secure key known only to the recipient of the message."
Most current browsers support SSL. Because SSL creates a secure
connection between the client and the server, many web sites use the
protocol when obtaining confidential user information
(such as credit card numbers or personal data).
You will know the web pages that are encrypted because the URL will begin
with https:// instead of http://.
IV. Personal Information, Passwords, and More
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For detailed information on how LAB-Physics protects your privacy, see
the LAB-Physics Privacy Statement.
Questions and Comments
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If you have any questions or comments regarding our privacy statements,
please contact us.
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