The parties of the transaction do not have to exchange confidential information like bank account numbers or credit card numbers. Since the payment is made instantly, the seller does not have to go to the bank or wait for a check to clear which may allow the buyer to receive his goods or services sooner. When a payment is made the recipient only sees the payers email address and name. The servers are kept in locked cages at a location that is protected from air and fire damage on four-spot seismically secured racks. The servers are protected by firewalls, and the use Secure Sockets Layer is necessary to interact with the server.
Some employees are is always on-site monitoring and maintaining the computer system.
Biometric hand scanners, ramming bollards, laser sniffers, and bulletproof glass are among the security features that are implemented on the site of the company. Twenty-digit confirmation numbers are also used to help verify the email address of a recipient before payment can be received. The policy tells how employees use the data. Members have the option to not participate in the surveys and choose not to be contacted about future product surveys. Users are also allowed to terminate their memberships at any time.