The Smartek website, provided by Barringtons, has measures in place to ensure suitable security is in place for your company's data including online payment transactions. This includes:

• The Smartek System is hosted a secure location, with physical safeguards, access protection, system redundancy and daily backups of data.



• A secure authenticated login to the Smartek website for your contracting company, allowing access to your company's data in Smartek.



• Secure Sockets Layer technology (SSL) with 2048 bit encryption used for all pages of the Smartek Website (including login), so all pages with data displayed or entered is encrypted. This effectively makes it impossible for your data to be intercepted and used by unauthorised parties, provided your internet browser and local network support the use of encrypted data transmissions (most browsers and networks support this feature). You will know when transmitted data is safe by the appearance of a secure icon will appear on your browser, . For example, the Microsoft Internet Explorer and Google Chrome browser show a "lock" icon. Secure web pages are indicated by their URL, beginning with 'https://', while unsecured pages begin with 'http://'.



• Online Payments in Smartek utilise the PayPal system, widely used and accepted throughout the world for secure payments via Paypal or Credit Card. At no times does Smartek (Barringtons) receive, collect or store your credit card processing details for online payments. Note that (offline) payment is also possible via Credit Card by phone, Direct Debit or Cheque. If you find an unauthorised use of your credit card, you must notify your credit card provider in accordance with its reporting rules and procedures.