- Read and understand website disclosures specifically on refund, shipping, account debit/credit policies and other bank terms and conditions.
- Before providing any personal financial information to a website, determine how the information will be used or shared with others.
- Check the site’s statements about the security provided for the information divulged.
- Some websites’ disclosures are easier to find than others — look at the bottom of the home page, on order forms or in the “About” or “FAQs” section of a site. If the customer is not comfortable with the policy, consider doing business elsewhere.
