How To Make Online Shopping Safest

Nov 10, 2015
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    Online shoppers are expected to reach to 40 million mark by 2016, says a joint new study by Assocham and Grant Thorton. Additionally, in the next 3 years, 200 million more Indians are going to have access to the internet and this will happen mostly through hand-held devices such as smart phones, indicates the study.

  • With online shoppers rapidly growing in number each day, there are obvious issues shoppers are likely to face. Though, the advent of e-commerce has made it easier for us, enabling us to do be it booking bus tickets, buying tour and travel packages or things of daily use. No matter what purpose you are buying, the following tips will make your online shopping experience safest and most delightful.

  • Never shop with the sites you are not comfortable with

    If you think you are not feeling comfortable with a site, do not go ahead and make any purchase from the site. If you see on a site, things such as too much personal information, misspelling, and low resolution logo and photos, this means there is something wrong with the site. And purchasing from there may be risky. So when you shop online next time, keep in mind these warning signs in mind.

  • Do not click on links from spam emails to shop

    Clicking on links in spam emails from those you do not know is always a bad idea. And shopping through such links may prove to be a quite dangerous thing for you. Instead, use search engine to find a site that is reliable and has been in the market for a long time. This will help you avoid disclosing your crucial personal information to someone that you don’t know.

  • Validate the sight by checking the website address

    Sometimes we get to the site that though appears authentic, but it is not. In fact, it is spoofed version and buying from such site may result in disclosing sensible information to someone dangerous, not reliable. So next time when you go and buy online, be sure you are doing it from the authentic site.

  • Check out the privacy policy

    Though you are shopping from an authentic site, it is quite advisable to check out privacy policy. This will help you decide whether you should shop on the site or not. In this way, you can understand the terms and conditions applicable to the users shopping from the site. Thus, you can be able to make the right decision. So do this critical task without missing each time you make a purchase online.

    Use online payment option
      

    The most significant benefit of using this service is that when the site turns out to be fraudulent, you will be reimbursed by the company you are using services of. Thus this protects you from getting cheated by a fraudulent site. With online payment services, you will not be required to provide your bank or credit card details. Thus, there is no risk of your crucial bank information to be revealed. Avoid using public computer for shopping There is a great chance of data theft with public computer being used for online shopping. For, the data provided by you might remain there in the computer and might be misused. So whenever you purchase online, use your personal computer, never a public one. Not even by mistake. Use stronger password Shopping through a website? It is very crucial to use stronger password from security point of view. So create a password difficult to be guessed to protect crucial information from hackers. Secure internet connection If you are purchasing online, always use secure connection. Wireless network connection involves the risk of data like crucial bank details or personal information to be hacked. This may result in a huge damage to you.To sum up, as though precaution is very crucial in every walk of life, this is inevitably most important thing to ponder over while shopping online. So follow the above tips that will make your online shopping experience not only safest, but smoother and hassle-free.
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