Ute's Gift Shop

Supported by the secure
SSL Apache Stronghold server

Ute's Gift Shop is hosted on an industrial strength Apache Stronghold Web Server that supports the SSL (Secure Socket Layer) protocol. Your encrypted credit card information is fully protected when you submit a credit card number to us.  You should check the implementation of the SSL security protocol on your browser.  If you are are using Netscape you should see the unbroken key at the bottom left corner of the browser.  Microsoft Explorer users will have a "lock"displayed in the lower right hand corner of their browser.  SSL secured pages are linked by a destination having the "https://" prefix (note the "s" for secure)  rather than the usual "http://" prefix for unsecured pages.  If you browser does not indicate the secure SSL protocol you are advised to notify us at support@utesgifts.com.

Ute's Gift Shop ordering system is secured by the SSL Certificate of https://secure-website.net which is registered with VeriSign.   Ute's Gift Shop is in in full compliance with the SSL certificate making our web site a secure place where  you can shop with confidence.

Ute's Gift Shop guarantees the integrity of their customers and will never sell or provide their information to any other person or company at any time.  Your credit card information is only handled by authorized Ute's Gift Store personnel and is held in the strictest confidence.

Please note that pages utilizing the SSL secured order forms always load more slowly than non-secure pages.

If you prefer to order by fax or mail please send the generated invoice to us along with your payment.

Ute's Gift Shop
456C Wythe Creek Road
Poquoson, VA 23662
(757) 868-0736

WHAT IS A "SECURE SOCKET LAYER" (SSL) SERVER:

A secure Web Server is a web server that encrypts the data as it is being transmitted over the network. SSL stands for Secure Socket Layer and is a security protocol created by Netscape Communications Corporation.   Data is encrypted before being transferred over the network to make it very difficult to eavesdrop on the communications between the client and the server.  With a Secure Socket Layer Server, each transaction is automatically encrypted, so there is no risk to the Merchants or the Customers.  Therefore, one can feel safe and secure using their credit card to make purchases over the Internet.

An SSL enhanced browser uses encryption to scramble the data you send to a Web site into an unintelligible string of seemingly random characters. When these characters are received, the Web site's SSL software converts them back into useful information. The same thing happens with data you receive from the Web site. With SSL, your Web interactions are private.

In addition to providing privacy, SSL was designed to answer a related pair of thorny questions.  First, how do you know you are really communicating with the Web site you intended?  Secondly, how does the site operator know you are someone who is authorized to access the site?

SSL is structured to use "certificates" of identity to authenticate Web sites and Web surfers. These certificates are "digitally signed" and issued by a trusted third party such as VeriSign.  Such trusted third parties are known as "Certification Authorities" or CA. Once a Web site has registered with a CA, its identity is automatically verified when it is interacting with a Web surfer.