Privacy

Your privacy is of the utmost importance to us. Any information supplied to Areema Design, either verbally or in writing, will be treated in confidence and only used in the development of your website or database.

We can offer you the facility of a secure section to your website, accessible only by a password. This can be used to store secure documents to be read only by key members of your staff, by means of an individual password. This means that your staff can access important documents no matter where they are working as soon as they are posted onto your website. It helps the environment reducing the need for paper.
 

 

 

Identity Theft - Don't Be Caught

Your personal and professional identity is very important to you - and, unfortunately, very attractive to others. There are steps which you can take to protect your identity, and to ensure financial security against anyone who would attempt to use your financial and personal details.

 

 Protect Your Identity
Never send your 16 digit credit or debit card number in an email
Never give your National Insurance number or personal information of any kind over the telephone or online unless you initiate the contact.
Check your credit reports - Look for telltale markers of identity theft, say, an address change you didn't make or new account you didn't open. Cancel accounts you don't use or only rarely use open credit is a prime target.
Monitor your bank account statements frequently for suspicious activity. And don't have blank cheques posted to your home; pick them up at your bank instead.
Be careful at ATMs and when entering your PIN in shops, "Shoulder surfers" can get your account and PIN numbers. Always cover the key pad with your hand.
If you use a computer at home, protect yourself by installing firewall software.
Don't write down PIN numbers, passwords and the like commit them to memory.
Shred or tear up unwanted documents that contain personal information before discarding them in the bin. If you are leaving junk mail for recycling, remove your name, address and account numbers from bank documentation and mail order order forms.
Every year, order and thoroughly review copies of your credit report from a credit reporting agency
Never leave your wallet, purse, cheque book, or credit cards unattended .. Especially in your car!
Try not to use your debit cards or personal cheques when shopping online. Credit cards have additional protection rights that debit cards lack.
When creating your passwords, try not to use the obvious identifiers; such as birth dates, family or pet names.
When creating passwords use random numbers and letters together.
Keep a list of all your credit and debit cards, card numbers, and issuer phone numbers in a secure place.
Death in the family ... you should immediately contact the credit card companies, banks, stock brokers and mortgage companies (a death certificate will be required)
Computers ... the only absolute assured way of protecting your personal data from your old and unwanted computer is to destroy the hard drive. Simply reformatting the hard drive does not destroy all of the information stored on it.