Davidson Shoes understands your concerns over Internet security. Because we share your concerns, we've have a highly secure online ordering process - one that lets you shop and order with confidence.The result is a Web site that offers you the high level of service, convenience and trustworthiness our customers have come to expect.
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The Secure Order Process
Our site provides advanced security for your online purchases. The following
section describes how the secure order process works, from start to finish.
1. Starting Your Order
Every purchase at ShoesToBoot.com is secure, and clicking a Checkout button
on the Shopping Cart page is all it takes to get started. The security features
are automatic; you don't need to do anything special to invoke them.
2. Making a Positive ID
Once you've clicked the Checkout button, your browser looks for a digital
certificate to confirm that it is communicating with ShoesToBoot.com. Once
a positive ID is made, your order continues.
3. Entering Secure Mode
Next, your computer and our server begin communicating in secure mode, sending
data back and forth in an encrypted format.
| At this point you may see a window similar to the one at right, which some browsers display when you are about to receive a secure document. It's fine to click "OK" (or "Continue") to proceed - it simply means that you will begin receiving pages in a highly secure encrypted format. |  |
After your browser has entered secure mode, we'll ask you to enter, or if you're a registered shopper, to confirm, your personal information. The encryption features of browser software are exceptionally powerful and ensure the security of this data as it is transmitted to our server. Our site makes use of the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol and 128-bit strong encryption to provide the highest level of security available.
4. My Order Is Complete. What Happens Next?
Security measures continue even after you've placed your order, as we process
your order in a highly secure computing environment.
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Security: Watching It Work
Web browsers use clear visual symbols to let you know whether or not they are
in secure mode. You can refer to the following
chart to see which symbols are used with your browser.
| Browser | Secure Symbol | Location |
| Firefox |  |
Browser address bar |
| Internet Explorer (version 5/6) |  |
Browser status bar |
| Internet Explorer (version 7 and above) | |
Browser address bar |
| Netscape |  |
Browser status bar |
| Opera |  |
Browser address bar |
| Safari |  |
Browser top-right corner |
Another indication that a browser is in secure
mode can be found in the Web site address that your browser displays. The
address will begin "http://" in standard, non-secure mode and "https://"
in secure mode. The "s" stands for "secure."
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Tip: Continuing to Browse
Once your order is complete, it's perfectly safe for you to continue to
browse our site in standard mode. In fact, once you exit the ordering process,
your browser will automatically revert to this slightly faster mode of communication.
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What If I Make a Purchase with a Browser
That Doesn't Support Security?
You can't. Because we don't want you ever to have to worry about ordering from
our site without a secure connection, we've designed our system so that it will
process orders only with browsers that support secure mode.
Browsers which meet these requirements include:
AOL Browser 3.0 or newer
Firefox
Internet Explorer 3.02 or newer
Netscape Navigator 3.x or newer
Netscape Communicator 4.x or newer
Opera
Safari
Visit any of these company's Web sites for the latest version.
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