Policies

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEB SITE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ANY OF THE FOREGOING, PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS SITE. WE SUGGEST YOU PRINT A COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT FOR YOUR RECORDS. ALL USERS OF THIS SITE AGREE THAT ACCESS TO AND USE OF THIS SITE ARE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS, OUR PRIVACY POLICY AND APPLICABLE LAW.

APPLICATION

These Terms and Conditions are applicable to you upon your access or use of any area of or content on this site. These Terms and Conditions may be modified or terminated by Toraki Trading Company Limited (hereinafter referred to as TORAKI) without prior notice to you at any time for any reason. Any such modification or termination will be effective immediately following the posting or removal of such terms of conditions from this site. You agree to review these Terms and Conditions from time to time and agree that any subsequent use by you of this site following changes or termination to any or the terms or conditions shall constitute your acceptance of all such changes or termination. The provisions relating to Copyrights, Trademark, Disclaimer, Limitation of Liability, Indemnification and Miscellaneous, shall survive any termination. These Terms and Conditions were last modified on 11 April 2009.

USE OF SITE

You may not upload to, distribute, or otherwise publish through the site any content which is libelous, defamatory, obscene, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, illegal, or otherwise objectionable which may constitute or encourage a criminal offense, violate the rights of any party or which may otherwise give rise to liability or violate any law.

You may not upload commercial content on the site or use the site to solicit others to join or become members of any other commercial online service or other organization.

You may not disrupt, place unreasonable burdens or excessive loads on, interfere with or attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of this site, its computer systems, servers or networks. You further agree that by uploading, posting or otherwise transmitting through or to this site any content, you grant to TORAKI, its successors and assigns, a non-exclusive, world-wide, royalty free, perpetual, non-revocable licence to use or distribute such content in any manner otherwise than as stated in TORAKI's Privacy Policy.

Harassment in any manner or form on this site, including via e-mail, chat or instant messaging with obscene or abusive language is strictly forbidden. Impersonation of others, including a TORAKI or other licensed employee, host, or representative as well as other members or visitors on the site are prohibited and shall be punishable to the full extent of the law.

LICENSE AND SITE ACCESS

TORAKI grants you a limited license to access and make personal use of this site and not to download (other than page caching) or modify it, or any portion of it, except with express written consent of TORAKI.

This license does not include any resale or commercial use of this site or its contents; any collection and use of any product listings, descriptions, or prices; any derivative use of this site or its contents; any downloading or copying of account information for the benefit of another merchant; or any use of data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools.

This site or any portion of this site may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without express written consent of TORAKI. You may not frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or other proprietary information (including images, text, page layout, or form) of TORAKI and our affiliates without express written consent.

You may not use any meta-tags or any other "hidden text" utilizing TORAKI's name or trademarks without the express written consent of TORAKI. Any unauthorized use terminates the permission or license granted by TORAKI. You may not use any TORAKI logo or other proprietary graphic or trademark as part of the link without express written permission.

SITE POLICIES, MODIFICATION, AND SEVERABILITY

Please review our other policies, such as our payment policy, posted on this site. These policies also govern your visit to TORAKI. We reserve the right to make changes to our site, policies, and these Conditions of Use at any time. If any of these conditions shall be deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that condition shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining condition.

All users of this site agree that access to and use of this site are subject to the following Terms and Conditions, our Privacy Policy and applicable law. If you do not agree to any of the foregoing, please do not use this site. We suggest you print a copy of this document for your records.

DISCLAIMER

THIS SITE AND THE MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS IN THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, TORAKI DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. TORAKI DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES THE SITE AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

TORAKI DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OF THE MATERIALS IN THIS SITE IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, ADEQUACY, USEFULNESS, TIMELINESS, RELIABILITY OR OTHERWISE. THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

TORAKI SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE MATERIALS ON THIS SITE OR THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCTS, EVEN IF TORAKI HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBLITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY OR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless TORAKI and its affiliates, and their officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors and suppliers (collectively the "Service Providers") from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable legal fees, resulting from any violation of these Terms and Conditions or any activity related to your account (including negligent or wrongful conduct) by you or any other person accessing the site using your Internet account.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS

TORAKI and its affiliates attempt to be as accurate as possible. However, TORAKI does not warrant that product descriptions or other content of this site is current, or error-free.

TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS

In the event a TORAKI product is listed at an incorrect price due to typographical error or error in pricing information received from our agents, TORAKI shall have the right to refuse or cancel any orders placed for product listed at the incorrect price (including shipping charges). TORAKI shall have the right to refuse or cancel any such orders whether or not the order has been confirmed and your credit card charged. If your credit card has already been charged for the purchase and your order is cancelled, TORAKI shall issue a credit to your credit card account in the amount of the incorrect price.

THIRD-PARTY LINKS

In an attempt to provide increased value to our visitors, TORAKI may choose various third-party web sites to link to from its own site. However, even if the third party is affiliated with TORAKI, TORAKI has no control over these linked sites, all of which have separate privacy and data collection practices, independent of TORAKI.

TORAKI has no responsibility or liability for these independent policies or actions and is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such web sites. These linked sites are only for your convenience and therefore you access them at your own risk.

TORAKI seeks to protect the integrity of its web site and the links placed upon it and therefore requests any feedback on not only its own site, but for sites it links to as well (including if a specific link does not work) and may take any such actions as TORAKI deems necessary in its sole discretion.

NOTICE

TORAKI may deliver notice to you by means of electronic mail, a general notice on the site, or by written communication delivered by mail to your address on record in TORAKI's account information.

TRADEMARKS

All trademarks, service marks and trade names of TORAKI used herein (including but not limited to the TORAKI name, the TORAKI Design, are trademarks or registered trademarks of TORAKI.

COPYRIGHT

The entire content included in this site, including but not limited to text, graphics or code is copyrighted as a collective work under international copyright laws, and is the property of TORAKI. The collective work includes works that are licensed to TORAKI. Copyright 1998 - 2012 TORAKI. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Permission is granted to electronically copy and print hard copy portions of this site for the sole purpose of placing an order with TORAKI or purchasing TORAKI products. You may display and, subject to any expressly stated restrictions or limitations relating to specific material, download or print portions of the material from the different areas of the site solely for your own non-commercial use, or to place an order with TORAKI or to purchase TORAKI products.

Any other use, including but not limited to the reproduction, distribution, display or transmission of the content of this site is strictly prohibited without written permission. You further agree not to change or delete any proprietary notices from materials downloaded from the site. All rights not expressly granted to you are reserved by TORAKI.

COPYRIGHT COMPLAINTS

TORAKI and its affiliates respect the intellectual property of others. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please contact TORAKI with your claim.

DISPUTES

Any dispute relating in any way to your visit to TORAKI or to products you purchase through TORAKI shall be submitted to confidential arbitration in Richmond Hill, York County, Ontario, Canada except that, to the extent you have in any manner violated or threatened to violate TORAKI's intellectual property rights, TORAKI may seek injunctive or other appropriate relief in any Provincial or federal court in the Province of Ontario, and you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in such courts.

Arbitration under this agreement shall be conducted under the rules then prevailing of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitrator's award shall be binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no arbitration under this Agreement shall be joined to an arbitration involving any other party subject to this Agreement, whether through class arbitration proceedings or otherwise.

Any and all proceedings will be carried out in the English language.

MISCELLANEOUS

These Terms and Conditions and your use of this site shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to conflict of laws provisions thereof. You agree that jurisdiction over and venue in any legal proceeding directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to this site shall be in the federal and provincial courts located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Any cause of action or claim you may have with respect to this site must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises.

TORAKI's failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of these Terms and Conditions shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. Neither the course of conduct between the parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any of these Terms and Conditions.

TORAKI may assign its rights and duties under this Agreement to any party at any time without notice to you.

TERM; TERMINATION

These terms and conditions are applicable to you upon your accessing the site and/or completing the registration or shopping process. These terms and conditions, or any of them, may be terminated by TORAKI without notice at any time for any reason. The provisions relating to Copyrights, Trademark, Disclaimer, Limitation of Liability, Indemnification and Miscellaneous, shall survive any termination.

LANGUAGE

The English language shall be the language used for the interpretation of these terms and conditions. Should any discrepancy or question or interpretation arise out of the translated text, the English language text shall prevail in all instances.

PRIVACY / SECURITY POLICY (Effective 10 April 2009)

Protection of your personal information

The personal information that you provide in connection with registering yourself as a TORAKI user is classified. Registration information is protected in several ways. Access by you to your Registration information is available ONLY through your email address and customer selected password submitted by you. This password is encrypted. We recommend you do not divulge your password.

In addition, your registration information resides on a secure server that only selected TORAKI personnel have access to via another password-protected mechanism. TORAKI encrypts your personal information and thereby prevents unauthorized parties from viewing such information when it is transmitted to TORAKI.

Question: Do I share responsibility for the security of my information?

Answer: Privacy and Security is critical to your use of www.toraki.com. Privacy and Security is a shared responsibility. The breakdown of these shared security responsibilities include; you, the consumer and TORAKI - You are responsible for the following:

1. Protecting your access information ~ www.toraki.com password
2. Knowing your browser - gain a basic understanding of how the security features in your browser function

Question: Does TORAKI share the information it receives?

Answer: Information about our customers is an important part of our business, and we are not in the business of selling it to others. We share customer information ONLY with the subsidiaries TORAKI operates with as described below:

Agents: We employ other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf. Examples include, but are not limited to fulfilling orders, delivering packages, sending postal mail and email, removing repetitive information from customer lists, analyzing data, providing marketing assistance, and providing customer service. They have access to personal information needed to perform their functions, but may not use it for other purposes.

Business Transfers: As we continue to develop our business, we might sell or buy stores or other assets (tangible and/or intangible). In such transactions, customer information generally is one of the transferred business assets. Also, in the unlikely event that TORAKI, or substantially all of its assets are acquired, customer information will be one of the transferred assets.

Protection of TORAKI and others: We release account and other personal information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with law; enforce or apply our Conditions of Use and other agreements; or protect the rights, property or safety of TORAKI, our users, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction measures.

Conditions of Use, Notices, and Revisions: If you choose to visit TORAKI, your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Notice and Conditions of Use, including limitations on damages, arbritration of disputes and application of the law of the province of Ontario, Canada.

If you have any concern about privacy at TORAKI, please send us a complete description to gis@toraki.com, and we will try to resolve it as quickly as possible. Our business changes constantly. This notice and the Conditions of Use will change also, and use of information that we gather now is subject to the Privacy Policy in effect at the time of use. We therefore recommend you browse www.toraki.com frequently for the recent changes.

SECURITY POLICY

CONFIDENTIALITY & INTERNET TRANSMISSIONS

The transmission of data or information (including communications by e-mail) over the Internet or other publicly accessible networks is not 100% secure, and is subject to possible loss, interception or alteration while in transit.

Accordingly, TORAKI does not assume any liability for any damage you may experience or costs you may incur as a result of any transmissions over the Internet or other publicly accessible networks, such as transmissions involving the exchange of e-mail with us (including those which may contain your personal information). While TORAKI shall take commercially reasonable efforts to safeguard the privacy of the information you provide to TORAKI and treat such information in accordance with its Privacy Policy, in no event will the information you provide to TORAKI be deemed to be confidential, create any fiduciary obligations to you on the part of TORAKI, or result in any liability to you on the part of TORAKI in the event that such information is inadvertently released by TORAKI or accessed by third parties without TORAKI's consent.

PAYMENT POLICY

TORAKI has a payment policy whereupon all merchandise must be PREPAID prior to shipment.

TORAKI currently accepts

• Visa
  
• MasterCard
  
• American Express
  
• PayPal
  
• Certified Cheque or Money Order (must be received PRIOR to shipment of merchandise at TORAKI main offices)
  
• Wire transfer (please contact us for using this payment method)

Unfortunately we are unable to accept personal checks, cash, credit vouchers.

To use your credit card

On the order entry area, please enter your name exactly as it appears on your credit card. Then fill out your credit card billing address as it appears on your credit card statement. This is the address to which your statement is sent to each billing period.

We need this information to take your order and validate your credit card, but will charge your card only when the product is shipped, depending on your preferred shipping method.

To change or make corrections to this information, highlight the area you want to change and enter the new information. Please include your daytime phone number in case we need to speak with you about your order.

Currency of Payment (effective 10 April 2009)

All orders will be processed in US Dollars.

In anticipation of the changes to European community with regard to the introduction of the “Euro” (January 1, 2002), we have priced all of our product prices to the Euro (and displayed the equivalent “home” currency equivalent for several countries). For your convenience, we have converted the Euro price into other currencies.

All orders will be converted to an equivalent U.S. Dollar amount and it will be this amount that is charged on your credit card. Please note that we will use an exchange rate that is equal to or less than the current exchange rate for the transaction day. You will not be charged more than the order Total on our website in Euros. We thank you in advance for your understanding and patience.

SHIPMENT POLICY

Shipping Time: What Does It Mean?

Shipping time is dependent upon the shipping method you select. Here is the equation you should use to determine when you will receive your order:

(Availability) + (Processing Time) + (Shipping Time) = Total Delivery Time

If you would like to know about the availability of multiple item(s) of the same size, please feel free to contact us at gis@toraki.com.

Shipping Errors

If we made a mistake and sent you the wrong item/product, or if you received damaged or problem items, we will refund shipping charges through a credit to your credit card. Returns with no receipt must reference the original order number.

Note: TORAKI reserves the right to hold the processing of any order for security review. Affected customers will be notified via email.

RETURN / EXCHANGE POLICY

If a uniform does not fit, please return it within thirty (30) days and we will exchange it or give you a refund without hesitation (as long as the item has not been exposed to chlorine bleach, nor been altered, modified, or embroidered).

Please remember to shrink (wash and dry) the uniform at least Six (6) times as per the washing instructions and keep in mind that the uniform has some more shrinkage to go.

Should you wish to return/exchange an item purchased from TORAKI, we kindly request the you follow this procedure:

1. PLEASE CONTACT TORAKI BEFORE sending any product/item(s) back to our warehouses. Unsolicited returns will unfortunately be refused by our logistics provider.

2. Please provide your name, order number and the reason for your return/exchange ready to provide to the customer service representative.

3. Upon confirmation by the TORAKI representative’s authorization to return/exchange an item, please package the item, packages must be returned freight prepaid. We cannot accept C.O.D. deliveries. TORAKI IS NOT responsible for any misdirected, lost and/or intercepted packages. It is the responsibility of the sender to ensure proper precautions are made.

All returns/refunds will be refunded ONLY to the original credit card utilized for payment.

We recommend the use of an insured parcel service, such as UPS or National Postal service.

We will notify you via e-mail of your refund once we have received and processed the returned item. You can expect a refund in the same form of payment originally used for purchase within 7 to 14 business days of our receiving your return. Please note that we can refund shipping costs only if the return is a result of our error.

All exchanges for alternative sizes of the same TORAKI label judogi will be at no additional cost to the customer.

Holiday Returns

We recognize that many customers do their holiday shopping in advance and that this might make it difficult to return gifts within the thirty (30)-day time period. Please note that we will accept returns of items purchased between November 15 and December 31 until January 31, 2013. Happy holidays!

REFUND POLICY

If you intend to return an item purchased through TORAKI, we kindly request that you CONTACT US FIRST, prior to sending back any product(s). This will permit us to alert our operations to "expect" a return and permit the fastest possible service with respect to rectifying the situation.

In the event that you do not contact us prior to returning an item, we retain the exclusive right to impose a charge of $25.00 USD (28 EUR) for the restocking and tracing of the package. The charging of this fee is to permit TORAKI to remain responsive to our customers and to provide the most efficient and informative service that we can provide.

We give all our purchases a thirty (30) day money back guarantee (with the exception of shipping and handling) against our products. TORAKI refunds shipping costs ONLY if the return is a result of our error. (incorrect size from the stated invoice size was sent).

Refunds of Shipping & Handling Fees for Premium label judogis

UNFORTUNATELY, WE CANNOT REFUND SHIPPING AND HANDLING FEES FOR uniform sizes that we have not recommended. An example of this would be a uniform purchased by yourself, or on your behalf without using our "Size-me!" Software application.

TORAKI sizing is very different from other brand names. A size # 4.0 Medium of another judogi brand will not necessarily mean that you will take a size #4.0 Medium from TORAKI. Please trust our sizing recommendations.

PLEASE DO NOT “guess” as to what size of uniform you should take. You are investing in an important piece of equipment for your own (or your student’s enjoyment).

If you or your instructor submitted your body measurements and judogi fit preferences, we would have this on our records and it can be easily traced to a particular order. Should this be the situation and the period of time elapsed since the order was received by TORAKI is less than thirty (30) days, we will gladly exchange/refund your purchase price.

Unfortunately what occurs when customers realize that they ordered the wrong size jacket in the end because the uniform they have received is too large and/or the sleeves are too short, etc. rather than take our recommendation is that they require an exchange of uniform.

Our "Size-me!" software application was developed to eliminate this problem. We have been developing and refining the various processes behind the “Size-Me technology” internally for the several years to ensure and maximize efficiency and effectiveness.

Credit Card Refunds

Credits will be placed on the credit card used for the original purchases. Please allow at least two (2) billing cycles for the credit to appear on your statement.

TORAKI refunds shipping costs ONLY if the return is a result of our error. (incorrect size from the stated invoice size was sent)

Please note: Due to the credit card institutions differing exchange rates on credit and debit transactions, TORAKI CANNOT be responsible for any variation in the exchange rates. TORAKI will attempt to refund the amount closest to the Euro value of the original transaction.

SPONSORSHIPS / DONATIONS POLICY

PROCEDURE(S)

Due to the volume of requests that are received, the following procedures are to be followed when requesting sponsorship and / or donations from TORAKI:

All proposals are to be faxed (or emailed preferred in PDF format) to the attention of the TORAKI sponsorship/donations department at 001 905 707 8483 or gis@toraki.com.

1. TORAKI must receive all requests at least twelve (12) weeks in advance of the event / program.

2. The proposal must have the following elements (at a MINIMUM) to be considered:

Proposals meeting the above requirements will receive a "yes" or "no" response approximately four to six weeks from receipt of the request with possibly further questions or requests for clarification.

Please keep in mind that, throughout the year, TORAKI receives hundreds of requests for support of meaningful athletes, events, associations and important causes.

Although we would love to support everyone, regrettably, we can only provide for those programs that directly reflect the causes, issues, and budget limitations that TORAKI has targeted for support.

TECHNICAL TERM

Glossary of Internet security terms:

Authentication

Authentication protects information by verifying the identity of the parties on both ends of the Internet connection, before confidential information is exchanged.

Your email address AND personally selected www.toraki.com password at the time of login to www.toraki.com is your method of retaining privacy and personal information. Throughout a session, extensive measures are undertaken to ensure security is maintained. In addition, server authentication ensures that you are communicating directly with TORAKI, and not an unauthorized party.

Certificate Authority

A certificate authority is a trusted third party that issues certificates that can be used by individuals or organizations to verify their identity or credentials. Certificates generally contain an entities name, their public key, an expiration date, a serial number and identifying information about the certificate authority including their digital signature.

Ciphertext

Ciphertext is text that is impossible to read without having a key to unscramble the information to its original readable form.

Cookies

There are two different types of Cookies: Those that are "STORED" on your computer and per-Session cookies that are "NOT STORED" on you computer.

We do NOT store Cookies on your hard drive. We find "STORED" cookies to be a little intrusive. We respect your privacy and have opted not to use them for our Web Site.

We use per-Session Cookies. Do to the inherent "Statelessness" of the Internet, per-Session Cookies are created when you enter a Web Site and are destroyed when you leave a Web Site. These Cookies help the Web Site to manage and persist information that you have already sent us so that you do not have to re-enter information such as your email address and password at every page you visit in our Web Site. These Cookies are "NOT STORED" on your computer.

Cryptography

Cryptography represents a set of mathematical techniques for encoding data such that it can be stored and transmitted securely. A system for encrypting and decrypting data is a cryptosystem. These usually involve an algorithm, or mathematical formula, for combining the original data ("plaintext") with one or more "keys" numbers or strings of characters known only to the sender and recipient. The resulting output is known as "ciphertext". More information on cryptography can be found on the RSA Data Security Inc. web site.

Digital Certificates

Also referred to as digital ID’s or public key certificates, digital certificates allow individuals or organizations to electronically verify their identity. Certificates are the digital equivalent to a passport or a driver’s license and are used in applications where higher levels of authentication are required and where passwords may be either insufficient or inconvenient. All certificates must be signed by a trusted third party called a Certificate Authority.

Digital Signature

Like a hand written signature in the paper world a digital signature has similar properties in the electronic world. A digital signature is an electronic identifier that can be amended to electronic documents or transactions. A digital signature serves three main purposes. Firstly, it provides authentication—proof that you are who you say you are. Secondly, it provides non-repudiation—proof that an exchange or transaction took place. Lastly, it provides integrity—any attempt to alter the information would be detected.

Encryption

Encryption is the process of scrambling information using a secret code so it cannot be understood by anyone other than those who have the key for decoding the information. For encryption to work, both the sender and receiver must be able to encode and decode the information. The site certificate provides the private key for encoding the information.

There are different levels of encryption commonly available within web browsers: 40 or 56-bit and 128-bit. The main difference between 40 or 56 bit encryption and 128-bit encryption is that 128-bit encryption provides a significantly greater amount of cryptographic protection than 40 or 56-bit encryption. The 128-bit encryption level is the strongest generally available encryption level today - TORAKI requires the use of 128-bit encryption.

Firewalls

A firewall acts as a barrier between internal and external computers in a network, controlling the flow of information between the two. When a computer outside the firewall wishes to communicate with a computer inside, it must communicate with the firewall, which then passes the data to the internal computer.

This two-step process protects TORAKI’s internal network from unauthorized access.

Key

A value which must be fed into the algorithm used to decode an encrypted message in order to reproduce the original plain text. There are two types of encryption: symmetric encryption and public key encryption. Symmetric encryption uses a symmetric key. Public key encryption uses a pair of keys, called public/private keys.

Public/Private Key Encryption

Public/Private key encryption uses two different but mathematically related keys for the encryption and decryption of data. The public key can be widely available and it is the key used to encrypt the data. The private key must remain private to the issuer of the public key, or a trusted third party, for it is the key used to decrypt the data.

Secure Socket Layer (SSL)

Information on the World Wide Web is transmitted using 'HTTP' (HyperText Transfer Protocol). Secure data on the Web is distributed by using the Secure Socket Layer (SSL). This is a layer of security over top of HTTP information. (The location addresses for secure sites use 'https:' at the beginning instead of the regular insecure 'http:'). Your browser would have been shipped to you with SSL enabled. Please see your browser's 'Help' files for more information about SSL.

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol was developed by Netscape Communications Corporation to provide a high level of security for Internet communications. SSL provides an encrypted communications session between your web browser and a Web server. When sensitive information is being sent over the Internet between your browser and a web server SSL verifies that the information has not been altered in any way en-route. All major browsers released in recent years support SSL. More information on SSL can be found on Netscape's site.

Segmented data packets

Before your financial data leaves your computer, it is broken down into small, separate packages of information called packets. These encrypted packets are dispersed into the Internet individually, like pieces of a puzzle, each individually addressed. Once they have all reached the safety of the secure TORAKI web server, they are reassembled and decrypted.

Symmetric Key Encryption

Symmetric or secret key encryption uses the same key for both encryption and decryption of data. A web browser will generate a new symmetric key each time it opens a secure connection.

If you could not find the answer to your question, we'd like to help you.

You can contact us by email at gis@toraki.com. Please remember to enter an appropriate title in the “subject” portion of you email.