Services · E-Commerce
Shopping Cart Security
If you take payments online, encrypting the transfer of customer data is not optional — it's a legal and ethical requirement. A single security incident can cost you far more than your entire e-commerce investment.
OYM implements a layered security approach on every store we build: SSL/TLS encryption, PCI-compliant payment handling, secure transaction protocols, and clear privacy and security policies your customers can trust.
The Four Layers of Online Store Security
SSL/TLS Certificate (HTTPS)
The padlock in the browser bar. Every OYM-built store uses a managed SSL/TLS certificate that encrypts all data in transit — from the moment a visitor lands on your site through checkout. Without HTTPS, browsers display a 'Not Secure' warning that kills conversions and trust.
PCI DSS Compliance
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) governs how cardholder data must be handled. OYM stores use hosted payment fields or gateway redirects (Stripe, PayPal, Square) so sensitive card data never touches your server — dramatically reducing your compliance scope and liability.
Secure Transactional Email
Order confirmations, receipts, and customer notifications are sent through authenticated email systems (SPF, DKIM, DMARC records set correctly). This prevents spoofing, improves deliverability, and ensures your transactional emails reach customers as intended.
Privacy & Security Policy
Your Privacy Policy tells customers what data you collect and how you use it. Your Security Policy tells them how you protect it. Both are required — legally in most jurisdictions and practically for customer trust. OYM ensures these policies are linked from every checkout and secure page on your store.
What Each Layer Does
SSL/TLS — How It Protects Your Customers
When a customer's browser connects to your store over HTTPS, it negotiates an encrypted session with your server. All data exchanged — names, addresses, card numbers — is encrypted in both directions. Even if intercepted in transit, it is unreadable. OYM manages SSL renewals automatically for all hosted clients — you never have to think about it.
PCI Compliance — Why We Don't Store Card Data
The safest card data is card data you never touch. By using tokenized payment gateways (Stripe, PayPal, Square), card details are processed entirely within the gateway's PCI-certified environment. Your store receives a token — a reference to the transaction — not the actual card number. This approach means a breach of your site exposes no card data.
Privacy Policy — What You're Required to Say
Your policy must disclose: what data you collect, how you use it, who you share it with (if anyone), how customers can request deletion, and how you protect it. Under GDPR, CCPA, and general best practice, this is non-negotiable.
OYM's policy: We do not, and will not, work with companies that sell or re-sell private information collected via the web — including email addresses.
Security Is Built In — Not Bolted On.
Every OYM e-commerce build includes SSL management, PCI-compliant payment handling, and properly configured transactional email. Talk to us about your store.