Date: November 16, 2018  Choosing a Safe Vape Website With so many options which website should you choose? There seem to be millions of vaping websites available at your fingertips, but you don’t know which sites you can trust with your personal information. Let us put your mind at ease with a few simple insights and tips into what makes a website secure and how to spot a good one.
 

Securely Encrypted SSL

 

This one is easy to miss if you don’t know what you are looking for. Check the URL at the top of the page. The URL normally begins with either “http” or “https”. The “s” in https is a simple indication that the site you are visiting is encrypted. This means that any information you share with this website is coded in a way that makes if extremely difficult to access from the outside. Sites like VaporDNA have securely encrypted websites that keep hackers from getting into your wallet.

 

Get To Know Them

 

This one seems a bit weird when you’re just looking for a good deal on your favorite e-liquid or a new mod, but hear us out. Check into the About Us page on the website. This page gives you an idea about the company and how it is run. This page is normally extremely useful, especially if you decide to contact them before or after you buy from them. Finding contact information containing phone numbers, email addresses and physical addresses is generally a good indication that a website is legit and want to hear feedback from customers.

 

Look Into The Comments

 

Spend some time looking into the comments and reviews on their site. Are there mostly good or bad comments? Are the complaints, if any, about the company itself or the products? When you’redeciding on a website, the comments section is a good way to get to know the site in other ways. If the only comments you find are overwhelmingly good, then it’s probably a website that pays people to comment. Look for the bad reviews about the products. While, yes, these comments are negative, they also enforce this being a website that uses real feedback from their customers to ensure that all opinions are heard.

 

Malware Threats

  

This is a bit more serious. While looking at a site, keep your eyes open to possible Malware. Sites that have been compromised will show signs like defacement and advertisements that are unrelated to the content you are looking for. Finding bad grammar and spelling mistakes in a professional website are rare, but they do happen. Finding multiple spelling mistakes and bad grammar before you get past the first page is a sign of malware and shouldn’t be ignored. Symptoms of a larger threat, the spelling mistakes will give way to phishing sites. These sites use a redirect to take you to a site that will try to get your information. These sites tend to look like a poorly imitated version of what you are looking for. They try to mislead you into giving your personal information. Again, blatant spelling and grammar mistakes are common on these sites, which makes them easy to spot if you are aware or the dangers.

 

Knowledgeable Forums

 

Before you dash into a new website, take a look on popular vaping forums for questions that you have. Forums are a great way for vapers to discuss what brings them all together and get feedback from multiple angles on questions they have. What makes vaping forums unique is the amount of information from so many different views. Most of the people on these sites truly care about vaping safely for everyone, so if you have big questions regarding specific websites or vaping safety, chances are you will find the answer from someone who has been in your shoes.

 

Privacy Policy

 

A trustworthy vape website should have a thorough privacy policy. This privacy policy should inform the reader exactly how and what information is used in the site and how it affects you. Reputable vape websites will include protection for visitor and account information as well as disclosing cookie usage and how that data is used. If a website uses cookies to collect data, a privacy policy will inform you what those cookies are used for and if they are shared with a third party. Privacy policies are important when you need to know what information you are sharing and who it is shared with.

 

Make an Informed Decision

 

After combing through the data you have meticulously gathered, it is time to make a decision. The best vaping websites have securely encrypted SSLs and put serious effort into making the consumer feel safe and welcome on their site. Websites that put genuine effort into customer satisfaction have a loyal base of fans that are vocal in reviews, comments and forums. Professionally designed and run websites post their privacy policy and contact information in a clearly visible place and encourage feedback, both good and bad.

 

Now that you’ve decided to take the next step, let us know what you think! Is there anything we missed or you think we should add? Let us know by email. We hope to hear from you today!