Payment & Security

cotswoldtrading.com is secure

We realise how important it is to securely store any information that you provide. Our site uses high-level SSL encryption technology, the most advanced security software currently available for online transactions. You can therefore rest assured that we take the privacy and security of your payment and personal details very seriously.

You can tell whether a page is secure as 'https' will replace the 'http' at the front of the www.cotswoldtrading.com in your browser address window. A small locked padlock will also appear in the bottom bar of your browser window.

VS Pay

We want you to shop with confidence, which is why we use VS Pay as our primary payment gateway.

Advanced Encryption: The moment you enter the checkout phase, your details are scrambled into bits of secure code using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption. Look for the padlock icon in your browser's address bar to confirm you are in a secure environment.

Data Privacy: VS Pay handles the transaction from start to finish. Because of this isolated, high-security loop, your full card numbers are never visible to our team and are never stored anywhere on the Cotswold Trading system. 

Fraud Prevention: Our system works alongside VS Pay to support modern security protocols (like 3D Secure/Verified by Visa/Mastercard Identity Check) to protect your cards against unauthorised use.

Paypal secure payments

PayPal is the safer, easier way to pay and get paid online. The service allows anyone to pay in any way they prefer, including through credit cards, bank accounts, buyer credit or account balances, without sharing financial information.

PayPal has quickly become a global leader in online payment solutions with more than 153 million accounts worldwide. Available in 190 markets and 17 currencies around the world, PayPal enables global e-commerce by making payments possible across different locations, currencies, and languages.

PayPal has received more than 20 awards for excellence from the internet industry and the business community -most recently the 2006 Webby Award for Best Financial Services Site and the 2006 Webby People's Voice Award for Best Financial Services Site.

WE DO NOT POST TO UNCONFIRMED PAYPAL ADDRESSES

Amazon Pay

Amazon Pay offers a familiar and convenient buying experience that can help you spend more time shopping and less time checking out. Amazon Pay is used by many different companies, both large and small. From years of shopping safely with Amazon, customers trust their personal information will remain secure and know many transactions are covered by the Amazon A-to-z Guarantee. Businesses have the reassurance of our advanced fraud protection and payment protection policy.

In-store retail sales

In both of our retail stores in Broadway, Worcestershire, Cotswold Trading and Rikki Tikki, we use a trusted and secure partner for debit and credit card processing. Any receipts that are generated by our PDQ machines at the till are securely stored on our premises for a year (as legally required) and then destroyed after that time. At no time do we retain full credit card details of any PDQ card payment.