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To implement SSL security on our site, 1 800 GIFT CERTIFICATE uses technology from VeriSign, Inc., the leading company in e-commerce web site security. Based on the same technology used to protect nuclear missile codes, VeriSign provide the strongest security available today. VeriSign has certified that the 1 800 GIFT CERTIFICATE web site provides secure encrypted transactions on the Internet.

We believe strongly in the safety of SSL. Encryption technology continues to evolve, however, so 1 800 GIFT CERTIFICATE will continuously review ways to improve security, including new, even more bulletproof encryption methods.