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7 Tips to Buy Safely on the Internet

E-commerce has advanced in recent years and is already present in many sectors: fashion, furniture, appliances, even cars. Now any company can quickly and easily create their online sales portal through services like Gospaces or Shopify to grow their business.

Consumers of this type of trade should know that they have the right to be protected against abuse and deception in the purchase of goods or services in online stores, as if they purchased the same products in a physical store. This is reflected in the 1999 Consumer Protection Law Online .

For Internet shopping Dealfy.co.uk to be 100% safe, it is useful to follow these precautions.

1. Make sure you have all the portal data

Whenever you enter an electronic sales page check the company behind you, which address is located, your telephone and fax number or if you show your tax ID. You will need this information if at any time you need to make any type of complaint against the portal. You can call or check the company address to be more secure.

1. The product data must be clear

Do not trust if an e-commerce website skips information about the product: if when you send it home is not what you believed to buy, you will have to attach this information to justify it.

1. Price, method of payment and shipping without half inks

The dealer of the digital trade must clearly indicate the price of the product in the currency of the country where it sells it. You must also inform if the shipment is free or on the other hand has some additional cost. In addition, the form of payment has to appear in a clear way.

1. Learn about return policies

Buying from an e-commerce does not stop you from returning a product. Be sure of the processes to follow and the guarantees offered by the portal before formalizing the purchase: if there are restrictions for the place where you live, for example.

1. The Importance of Privacy

Read the terms and conditions of privacy to know what use will be given to your data, although most portals only keep them for formality and above all it is forbidden to keep your card number.Also check if the web encrypts the information so that no one else can access it.

1. Make sure the web is secure

Although there are portals that distort the url, generally one way to know that a web is secure is to verify that the address starts with https. This ‘s’ is a guarantee that our data is safe. And if you get an email where you ask for personal or financial data, do not open it.

1. The alternative to invoices

Finally, as in online purchases you will not receive an invoice or a physical receipt, try to print it yourself. Save the information you need, such as the amount you paid, the product description and generally all the details related to the purchase

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Norman E. Gibson .