Secure Payments

1. TRANSACTION SECURITY Shopping for cosmetics online should be as safe as shopping in our physical stores. The Sephora website is protected by advanced 256-bit Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption. Our platform is fully PCI-DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) compliant, meaning your financial data is securely tokenized and never stored in its raw form on our servers.

2. ACCEPTED PAYMENT METHODS We offer a wide variety of secure payment options for our U.S. customers:

• Credit & Debit Cards: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover.
• Digital Wallets: Apple Pay, Google Pay, and PayPal for a fast, seamless checkout without needing to enter card details.
• Currency: All prices are listed, and all transactions are processed exclusively in US Dollars (USD).
• Taxes: In accordance with U.S. state laws, applicable Sales Tax will be automatically calculated and added to your total at checkout based on your shipping address.

3. FRAUD PREVENTION PROTOCOLS To protect our customers from unauthorized charges, our payment gateway utilizes strict verification protocols:

• Address Verification System (AVS): The Billing Address and ZIP code you enter at checkout must perfectly match the information associated with your credit card. Mismatched information may result in a declined transaction.
• Manual Review: Transactions that appear suspicious (e.g., a large order amount shipping to an address significantly different from the billing address) may be temporarily placed on hold. In this case, a Sephora representative will contact you at +1 (617) 555-6985 to verify your identity.