Secure Shopping

You can shop at The Great State of Beer online with confidence. We have partnered with Authorize.Net, a leading payment gateway since 1996, to offer safe and secure credit card and debit card transactions for our customers. We realize that many people are concerned about the security of information communicated in an online environment. We have worked hard to make sure that the information you have access to cannot be accessed by anyone else.

Nothing has been more important in the development of this web site than the security of the site and access to the data available on this site. Below is a list of the extensive security measures that have been taken to safeguard access to this web site. Authorize Net adheres to the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard. The Great State of Beer has been issued a Certificate of Compliance by Trustwave for meeting the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS). This means your information is safe and secure.

SSL (Secured Socket Layer)
This is the standard encryption method for securing data accessed through the Internet. It ensures that your information can not be viewed by a third party when being transferred. 1024-bit Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology for secure Internet Protocol (IP) transactions.

Data Encryption
All data that is transferred from our system to this server is highly encrypted. In fact, the data remains encrypted while being stored on this server. The data is only decrypted when it reaches your screen. Industry leading encryption hardware and software methods and security protocols to protect customer information.

Locks and Limits
Our system has built in safeguards to detect brute-force attacks on our system. This means that if a user sitting at a computer exceeds our maximum number of attempts for access to the system, that user will be denied access to this system.

The Authorize.Net Payment Gateway manages the complex routing of sensitive customer information through the credit card and electronic check processing networks (see an online payments diagram). The company adheres to strict industry standards for payment processing.

For additional information regarding the privacy of your sensitive cardholder data, please read the Authorize.Net Privacy Policy. If you prefer we can process your transaction by phone. Call us at 760-724-5616 during our business hours 9 am to 5 pm pst. Email us at CustomerService@TheGreatStateofBeer.com with any questions. www.TheGreatStateofBeer.com is registered with the Authorize.Net Verified Merchant Seal program.