Something to keep in mind when shopping online - use services such as PayPal to pay for your purchases. With PayPal, the vendor NEVER sees your actual credit card / account information.

By using a service such as this, you can be assured your financial information is kept confidential - no worrying about a vendor printing off your information and then leaving it on a desk, or not handling it securely, or not shredding it. YOU can do everything correctly to protect your information, one vendor misusing it can result in a nightmare for you.