Weekly Store Update: 16 January

SECURITY PRECAUTIONS

I was just going over our security protocols and figured it'd be a good time to share with you what we're doing. I'll try not to bore you to tears, I promise!

Off the top, we recently incorporated more stringent password rules for all accounts. When you change your password, forget your password, your account is placed in idle status, or after 12 months, a new password is required. That password has to be 8 digits and meet several other rules including it cannot be the last few passwords you used. These password rules are the same for everyone, even me.

Stronger passwords are vital for overall site security, but even if someone were to get into your account there's really not a lot they can do. Credit card information is not stored in your account or on the website. You know, when you are interacting with your payment method...actually, whenever you are in our webstore doing anything at all, the 'https' at the beginning of our web address means anything you are doing is being transferred over a secure connection. It's the industry-standard level of security and I would never run a webstore without it.

There is also a layer of protection between where our webstore is housed in the server and the internet itself that provides yet another protective buffer between cyberthreats and us.

Back to your account though. While there is some personal information about you in your account area if you've completed your entire profile, it's not a lot for a nefarious agent to work with. Not to make too light of it, but I don't think anyone can do much with your Stones other than you either. Also, your account is not connected to the backend of our webpage, and there is no way to burrow anywhere from a subscriber or customer account. That is the primary reason subscriber / customer accounts don't also have two-factor authentication (also known as 2FA). 

Now, 99.99% of all the users on our site are in the subscriber or customer role. Very, very few folks have access to the backend of the website in any capacity. Any accounts above subscriber / customer also have 2FA enabled for yet another layer of security. It's at this level where real damage could be done, so the security has been increased as well. 

And that's a basic, quick tour around our webstore security. I know, a real snooze fest, but it's important to us that you feel secure digitally browsing through the store. 

SMALLER BUT BETTER

One more real quick update for the week. Yeah, I normally provide a few more items of interest, but this is crunch time for bookkeeping as our accountants are like sled dogs just ready to pull...but need our information first.

So, longtime customers who ordered recently might have noticed, but we've included little photos on the invoice next to the product name. It's just one more example of stumbling on an answer while looking for something else. A tiny bit of code, and presto-bango the photo appears. Neat! In any case, I'm going to get back to the books so we can get the 2021 taxes put to bed. I will leave you to check out the restocks and new items a little sooner. Take care, and we'll catch up again next week!

THE WRAP UP

Below are the Restocks, New Items, and Preorders added to the shop last week. You can click on the item to learn more, and many of the products have review and gameplay videos so you can see the game in action. If you're visiting our page and you'd like to keep up with our giveaways, sales, new products, and articles like this one just create an account here. Once created you will be subscribed to our newsletter and become enrolled in our loyalty system, instantly earning 50 Stones that you can use on your very first order. A Stone? One Stone is equivalent to One Cent. That doesn't sound like much, but you earn 2 Stones for every dollar spent and 5 for each product review, so though it may seem small, those savings add up fast! Redeem your Stones upon checkout, and they can save you up to 10% off your cart total. Loyalty Matters!