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A word about security...
The security of confidential information on the Web is a concern we take seriously. We take every measure to ensure that the confidential information you entrust to us stays confidential. BMW Online uses the latest technology to ensure the security of your confidential information.
Furthermore, any contact information you provide is used for the purpose of fulfilling your order or information request and for informing you about events at BMWonline and for letting BMW keep you up to date in general. We do not share our customers' personal information with anyone outside the BMW Group for any reason. Here's more on the BMW Group privacy policy.
When you click the Checkout button, your shopping session is handed over to our SSL 3 secure server. If you have your security messages enabled, your browser will inform you that you have requested a secure document. Similarly, the "Security" indicator on your browser will change to indicate that we are now communicating securely with each other. From that point on, your order is protected by the strongest encryption available.
Rest assured, the information you provide BMWonline stays between you and us!
How about a Cookie?...
Like many online shopping areas, we use a cookie (click here to see your cookie) to keep track of what's in your shopping basket. That is all it is used for and the cookie is deleted 24 hours after your session begins. We do not use cookies to permanently record your shopping session, offer "suggestions" based on your choices or pass any such information along to anyone outside the BMW Group. From time to time we may also use may also use cookies to help determine which areas of the site are more poular and to help us understand how to improve your overall experience at BMWonline. This process gathers no personally identifiable information and the results are kept strictly within the BMW Group.
What occurs during your visit with us stay between us. That's our promise.
We appreciate your confidence in BMWonline and pledge to safeguard the information with which you have entrusted us.
Don't forget, for the ultimate in web security,
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SSL Defined: Short for Secure Sockets Layer, a protocol developed by Netscape for transmitting private documents via the Internet. SSL works by using a public key to encrypt data that's transferred over the SSL connection. Both Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer support SSL, and many Web sites use the protocol to obtain confidential user information, such as credit card numbers. By convention, URLs that require an SSL connection start with https: instead of http:.
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