We want your online shopping to be worry-free, so we use SSL (Secure Socket Layers), the most advanced online ordering security system available. All of your personal information, including your credit card number, is encrypted by SSL. SSL encrypts your order information to avoid the decoding of that information by anyone other than FireIslandGems.com. To check the security of your connection, look at the lower left-hand corner (or lower right corner in Firefox) of your browser window after logging into your account. If you see an unbroken key or a closed lock (depending on your browser), then SSL is active. You can also double-check by looking at the URL line of your browser. When accessing a secure server, the first characters of the site address will change from "http" to "https". Your security is our first priority.