Data Security Policy

Our payments are managed through payment gateways provided by eWay.

The following extract has been taken from eWay's PCI DDS complience guide.

PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) - a set of standards created by card issuers such as Visa and MasterCard to ensure the security of credit card details online.

Visa has distinguished eWAY as a Registered PCI DSS compliant service provider. This registry serves as a benchmark of providers that are secure and trusted by Visa. For the complete listing and more information on this registry you may visit the Visa Registry. Note eWAY is listed under its registered name, Web Active Corporation Pty Ltd.

As an online credit card processor, eWAY is subject to standards imposed on the industry by major card issuers such as Visa and MasterCard. The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) is a set of guidelines developed to help organisations that process card payments prevent credit card fraud, hacking and various other security issues. A company processing, storing, or transmitting credit card numbers must be PCI DSS compliant or they risk losing the ability to process credit card payments.

The PCI DSS, a set of comprehensive requirements for enhancing payment data security, was developed by the founding payment brands of the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council, including American Express, JCB, MasterCard and Visa, to encourage the broad adoption of consistent data security measures around the world.

The PCI DSS is a security standard that includes requirements for security management, policies, procedures, network architecture, software design and other critical protective measures. This comprehensive standard is intended to assist organisations proactively protect their customer's information.

The core of the PCI DSS is a set of principles and accompanying requirements, around which the specific elements of the DSS are organised:

Build and Maintain a Secure Network

Requirement 1: Install and maintain a firewall configuration to protect cardholder data

Requirement 2: Do not use vendor-supplied defaults for system passwords and other security parameters

Protect Cardholder Data

Requirement 3: Protect stored cardholder data

Requirement 4: Encrypt transmission of cardholder data across open, public networks

Maintain a Vulnerability Management Program

Requirement 5: Use and regularly update anti-virus software

Requirement 6: Develop and maintain secure systems and applications

Implement Strong Access Control Measures

Requirement 7: Restrict access to cardholder data by business need-to-know

Requirement 8: Assign a unique ID to each person with computer access

Requirement 9: Restrict physical access to cardholder data

Regularly Monitor and Test Networks

Requirement 10: Track and monitor all access to network resources and cardholder data

Requirement 11: Regularly test security systems and processes

Maintain an Information Security Policy

Requirement 12: Maintain a policy that addresses information security

Service Providers such as eWAY must validate compliance with an audit by a PCI DSS Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) Company each year. eWAY’s PCI DSS Audit is conducted by a third party, Securus Global, a certified QSA and QPASC under the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Program.