Security
Protecting Your Personal Information
Security
Tuscany Pools is committed to making sure that
our website is safe
and secure. With our own security infrastructure in place, you can
be confident that any personal information is
private and secure. You play a role in security. While Tuscany Pools
works to protect your privacy, you also play a role in protecting
your personal information. There are a number of steps you can take
to ensure that your banking experience on the Internet is safe and
secure.
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How to Protect Yourself
First, do not reveal your online Passwords to anyone else. Your
online Passwords are designed to protect the privacy of your
information, but it will only work if you keep it to yourself. If
you think your online Password has been compromised, change it
immediately. Do not walk away from your computer if you are
in the middle of a session. Once you have finished on the Internet,
always sign off before visiting other Internet sites. If anyone else
is likely to use your computer, clear your cache or turn off and
reinitiate your browser in order to eliminate copies of Web pages
that have been stored in your hard drive. How you clear your cache
will depend on the browser and version you have. This function is
generally found in your preferences menu. Tuscany Pools strongly
recommends that you use a browser with 128-bit encryption to conduct
secure any financial transactions over the Internet.
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Spyware
Institutions also incur risks when customers connect to
Internet sites using computers infected with spyware. Customers can
prevent and detect spyware by:
Installing and periodically updating anti-spyware, virus protection
and firewall software. Carefully reading all End User Licensing
Agreements and avoiding downloading software when licensing
agreements are difficult to understand. Not opening e-mail from
untrustworthy sources.
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Encryption
Encryption helps protect your private information so that it cannot
be intercepted and read by a third party. Encryption is the
scrambling of information for transmission back and forth between
two points. A key is required to decode the information. When you
request information from us, your request is sent
encrypted to Tuscany Pools. We then decode your request for
information and send it back to you in an encrypted format. When you
receive it, your information is decoded so that you can read it.
Until recently, no encryption requiring a key greater than 40-bit
was permitted to be exported outside of the United States and
Canada. This 40-bit encryption is known as international level, or
export-grade encryption. The significantly stronger 128-bit
encryption is referred to as U.S.- and Canada-only level, or
domestic-grade encryption. If you are currently using a browser with
40-bit encryption, we would like you to upgrade now. With the
release of 128-bit encryption capability and digital identity
verification, you can download a Netscape or Microsoft browser that
provides the highest level of encryption commercially available.
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Keeping the Internet Safe
Tuscany Pools reviews and approves the use of different browsers to
ensure that they meet our strict security standards. In addition to
browser requirements, passwords and other safety features,
Tuscany Pools uses other methods to help ensure that your experience
on the Internet is safe and secure. We have a precise authentication
process to ensure that when you request any information,
only you receive the information.
Tuscany Pools' systems are protected by what's called a "firewall,"
allowing entry only to those who are authorized. For digital
identity verification, we have a Tuscany Pools' digital server
certificate by VeriSign that your browser uses each time you sign on
to verify that indeed you are connected to Tuscany Pools.
Tuscany Pools does not request confidential information from customers
via email or pop-up windows.
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