Norton™ Safe Web

It's obvious that some Web sites are not safe to visit. But what about shopping online? How do you know that you can trust an online merchant with your credit card? Let us help.

Norton Safe Web now includes information about ecommerce safety. Now you can know before you shop whether an online business sells suspect goods, or if their policy for handling your personal information is suitable.

What does all that ecommerce safety information mean? Find out here.

Norton Secured Seal

The highest security safety rating provided by Norton. Web sites that display the Norton Secured Seal have the best security practices in place, giving you the confidence in your transactions and interactions with these sites. With Norton Secured additional information has been verified:

1. Validated as a legal business entity
2. Uses best-of-breed encryption technology to protect transactions (VerSign SSL)
3. Daily web site malware scanning

Major Internet Retailer

This indicates that the merchant is a well-established online retailer.

Official Site for a Company

This designates that the site is an official Web site for the associated business.

Affiliate

This designates that the Web site is an affiliate of the brand owner that reported the Web site.

Member of a Consumer Advocacy Group

The business is a member of a group dedicated to fostering trust between businesses and consumers.

Certified SSL is used to Encrypt Transactions

The use of Certified SSL to encrypt transactions means that the possibility of a third party eavesdropping on your communications with a Web site is minimized.

Certified by a third-party Network Scanning Service

The Web site associated with the business has been scanned by a thrid party scanning service for possible vulnerabilities which might render it open to attack.

This Web Site has a Privacy Policy

This statement means that the site has a description of how the business claims to handle information it collects.

Counterfeit Goods

This indicates that the Web site may be selling or distributing one or more products that are counterfeit or imitations of genuine products.

Sale of Recalled Goods

This indicates that the Web site may be selling one or more products that have been recalled by the manufacturer. Recalled goods may incorporate materials that are potentially harmful.

Distribution of Pirated Content

This indicates that the Web site facilitates the distribution of unauthorized copies of digital content.

Cybersquatting

This indicates a Web site that includes the brand name in the Web site name, but is not affiliated with the brand owner.

Pay per Click site

This indicates a Web site that includes the brand name in the Web site name, but is not affiliated with the brand owner and contains mostly advertisements or links to pages containing advertisements.