Safeguarding your financial and personal information is one of our most important priorities. That’s why we automatically encrypt all sensitive information sent between your computer and our servers.
Your computer:
When registering or logging in to our site, we verify that your internet browser is running Secure Sockets Layer 3.0 (SSL) or higher.
In transit:
Information is protected by SSL with an encryption key length of 168 bits (the highest level commercially available).
PayPal servers:
Your personal information is stored on our servers and heavily guarded, both physically and electronically. To further shield your credit card and bank numbers, we do not directly connect our firewall-protected servers to the internet.
We help shield you with behind-the-scenes countermeasures so you can securely send money online:
State-of-the-Art Technology
As a leader in security technology, we use state-of-the-art fraud prevention to help stop cyber crime.
24/7 Transaction Monitoring
Our team of over 2,000 specialists worldwide includes former law enforcement officials who work with agencies around the world to help protect you from fraud and identity theft. Our experts will:
- Contact you immediately if we suspect fraud in your account.
- Work with authorities to shut down fraudulent websites.
Cutting-Edge Fraud Models
Every transaction is reviewed by industry-leading, proprietary models that help weed out fraudulent activity.
PayPal Verification System
Many account holders have Verified their accounts and successfully established their identity with us.
