It is perfectly understandable to be wary of giving out your credit or debit card details over the internet. However, it should be pointed out that sending information over the internet is more secure than, for example, giving your card details over the telephone because there is no physical record of the transaction.

Security at Guardian Weekly

Every bit of information on the Guardian Weekly subscriptions page is encrypted using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL technology). This means that every letter or number displayed on the screen, every letter or number that you type, and every letter or number that you send to us, is encoded using a technology accepted the world over as being safe.

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When you are accessing an online order form you can find more information on the Guardian Weekly subscription site's secure server certificate by:

Netscape Navigator
Click on the gold key in the lower left corner of this window and then the Show Document Info button on the Security Information page. Under Certificate, view the site's certificate details.

Netscape Communicator or later
Click on the gold padlock in the lower left corner and the View Certificate button on the Security Information page.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 3
From the File menu, select Properties, then click the Security tab to bring up the details of this site's certificate.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 or later
Click on the gold padlock to bring up the details of this site's Digital ID.