Sites bearing the Hacker Secure emblem can be trusted to provide privacy and security on the Internet. They have been tested and determined to have the following characteristics:

A clearly-stated privacy policy that does not allow the sale of any email addresses or mailing lists.
Any financial information is encrypted with 128-bit SSL encryption to ensure secure transmission of transmitted data. The site does not store such information on the server.
The site collects only the information necessary to transact business, and any exceptions are clearly stated.