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Security & Privacy Statement

Irish Red Cross Privacy Statement

We understand that you may be concerned about privacy issues that surround the use of the Internet.

The Irish Red Cross values and respects all individuals and organisations seeking to donate time, money, or resources towards our work.

We believe that you should have control over who receives your personal information, whether it concerns where you live, what your interests are, or how you choose to conduct transactions.

Therefore, we do not use or disclose information about your individual visits to our web site or other information that you may give us, such as your name, address, e-mail address or telephone number, to any outside companies except for the use of completing a donation transaction that you initiate.

If you have any concerns about this please contact us.

Security Information

The Irish Red Cross uses WorldPay a leader in online Credit Card processing to process our online donations. Security is probably one of the most significant concerns for you the Donor during an online transaction. In reality an online transaction is probably more secure than a card transaction in a shop or conducted over the telephone or by fax, as the information transmitted online is highly encrypted using complicated logarithm combinations.

The WorldPay payment system uses a combination of both established and innovative techniques to ensure the security and integrity of all sensitive data. Furthermore, WorldPays' public web servers are certified by Thawte, a public Certificate Authority, ensuring that you can have confidence that nobody can impersonate WorldPay to obtain confidential information.

Transaction Encryption

The transfer of the donation details from the Red Cross Web Site to Worldpay are encapsulated using WorldPays' own encrypted and digitally-signed protocol. This uses a combination of standard methods such as PGP, RSA and MD5 to ensure that the information passed is secure and tamper-proof.

Security for the Donor

Any communication between you the donor and WorldPay is also encrypted to the maximum strength supported by the donor's browser using TLS or 128 Bit SSL. Donors are also protected from fraudulent use of their card in a "card not present" environment, by their card issuers. The card issuers provides the right for donor to dispute a transaction if the card was used fraudulently.

Data Storage

Data storage on WorldPay systems, and the communication between WorldPay and the worldwide banking networks, is regularly audited by the banking authorities to ensure a secure transaction environment. WorldPay also ensure that they stay up-to-date with the latest versions of any third-party code they use, and continually review their own proprietary code.