Your credit card and personal information is safe with FDCsportsfan.com - we guarantee it. FDCsportsfan.com respects and protects your privacy.

What people do not realize when using credit cards and are afraid to do so on the internet.

If you've ever used your credit card at Wal-mart, Target, Best Buy, Home Depot, or anywhere else you slide your card through a scanner, guess how that information gets transmitted and where it is stored? Can't guess? It would be the Internet. The only difference between you typing your credit card on a secure server's order form and sliding it through a scanner at Wal-mart is you're typing in the numbers yourself. The scanner reads the number and the 3 digit security code from the magnetic strip on your card. Other than that, there's absolutely no difference. It's transmitted over the Internet. Your credit card is stored by MasterCard, Visa, etc. on the Internet, Lowe's, Best Buy, Staples, Red Lobster, Wal-mart, Target, K-mart, and almost all other modern businesses that accept credit cards, all use the Internet and Intranets to transmit data, credit card  information, your personal information and other information about your transaction.

So when you say you don't want to put your credit card number on the Internet, if you've used your card much at all, you might been surprised to learn that you already have. In fact. you might be safer to put your credit card "on the Internet" than using it at your local retail establishment. Why? Because Internet businesses and credit card companies are keenly aware that some people still believe that putting their credit card "on the Internet" is a dangerous and risky thing to do. So almost all credit card companies will reimburse you 100% for any fraudulent charges stemming from online purchases.

Most identity theft does not come from people putting their credit cards on the Internet. It comes from people carelessly handling their highly sensitive information - for instance throwing their credit card statements in the trash without mutilating or shredding them first or otherwise being careless with their credit cards when they make purchases where they have to actually hand their card to someone else (in restaurants for example). And, it's ironic that you would give your credit card information on the phone, but not on the Internet. Ironic because the most common way criminals get credit card numbers is over the telephone. There are literally dozens of scams being used right now that involve calling folks on the phone and getting their credit card information or other personal data.

One final thing we want to mention. The way you can get into trouble with credit cards on the Internet isn't by going to our site or J. C. Penny online and ordering something because your data is safe. But phishing emails are another matter. With phishing emails you aren't voluntarily going to a site you know and making a purchase, you are tricked into giving your credit card information to a criminal, via an email.  This is not the same as going to Wal-mart online and buying a computer with your credit card. This is something we've cautioned our readers about for months and months. Phishing is another story.

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Your browser and the FDCsportsfan.com secure server encrypt confidential information during transmission, ensuring that transactions stay private and protected. FDCsportsfan.com guarantees the safety of your credit card information in the following manner: if any unauthorized use of your credit card occurs as a result of your credit card purchase from FDCsportsfan.com, simply notify your credit card provider in accordance with its reporting rules and procedures. If, through no fault of your own, your credit card company finds credit card fraud but does not waive your entire liability for unauthorized charges, FDCsportsfan.com will reimburse you for the remaining liability, up to a maximum of fifty dollars U.S. ($50.00) per card. This guarantee applies to purchases made using any relevant FDCsportsfan.com secure server (https: protocol) via PayPal.com or another applicable gateway.

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Your browser and various FDCsportsfan.com secure servers encrypt confidential information during transmission, ensuring that all transactions stay private and protected. On a secure server, your credit card information is encrypted during its transmission, ensuring that your data remains confidential. We recommend all transactions be placed via a secure server, as we are not responsible for any information placed over an unsecured server.
Card Security

FDCsportsfan.com reserves the right to monitor order activity to ensure a fair process. FDCsportsfan.com also reserves the right to reject any order deemed to be made in bad faith, or that may be in violation of local laws, taxes or restrictions. We strongly advise not to test the web site with false orders, as it will result in substantial, personal legal risk. It is a violation of the law to place orders under a false name or with an invalid credit card. FDCsportsfan.com has a sophisticated Fraud Control system that screens for orders, which are subject to investigation and possible cancellation. For your protection, credit card orders may be delayed while screening takes place. Persons who commit fraudulent activity will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Web browsers transmit a unique address that can be used by law enforcement officials to identify fraudulent activity. Both the FBI and the US Secret Service are responsible for investigating Internet fraud cases. Fraudulent information will be provided to the issuing bank, shipping carriers, and networked with our business partners.

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Use of Your Personal Information

FDCwatches does not sell or rent our customer information to any outside party under any circumstances. We do not reveal your e-mail address or other personal information, except to complete transactions with our third-party vendors. In such cases, we provide only the information required to complete the transaction. By contract, the third party is not permitted to sell, rent or share this information. During the FDCsportsfan.com registration process, we ask you to provide us with contact information, such as name, billing address, shipping address, e-mail address, telephone number and a valid credit card number. We use this information to verify your account when you place an order. If you provide FDCsportsfan.com with your e-mail address, register as a customer, or make a purchase from us, we will occasionally send you e-mail or standard mail with recommendations or notices of new products and prices. Separately, FDCsportsfan.com will send e-mails to keep you informed of your order status. Your visitor and user information is collected for the purpose of reporting to advertisers. However, in these situations, we do not disclose to these entities any information that could be used to personally identify you, such as your name, customer number, password, e-mail address, credit card number, or transaction history.

Sharing

FDCsportsfan.com gives you access to third party partners to provide you with certain services. FDCsportsfan.com will provide the third party with your transaction information and then that third party will collect additional information if needed to provide you with the requested service. These third parties are not allowed to use personally identifiable information except for the purpose of providing these services.

We use an outside shipping company to ship orders, ship your products, and a credit card processing company to bill users for goods and services. These companies do not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes.

Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA)

Our site does not contain information or imagies that would be in violiation of the CIPA. It is prohibited for anyone that does not own "said credit card" to be used on our site. Only legal credit card holders are aloud to use said credit card.

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You may occasionally see contests, surveys, and other features of our web site that ask you to provide us with information. When you choose to respond to these requests, the information you offer may be used for several reasons, including the uses set out in the sections above. We will also provide information to third parties as necessary to meet prize fulfillment or other aspects of any contest or similar offering. If we intend to use your personal information for any other purpose, we will notify you and give you a chance to opt out before responding to our survey, contest form, or other request. Additionally, you may choose not to respond or participate in any survey, contest, or other request.

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