The cryptographic algorithm used between your PC and the payment server is secure enough that I offered a free membership to anyone who could crack it... I even provided some tips. There were a few attempts but no winners. ;)
Of course, use your personal computer, not a public computer, to make such transactions if you're concerned about security. Alternate forms of payment are listed here:
http://www.chess.com/membership.html
foghead69, it's strange you say that. This site is very fast for me!
Let me quantify that:
With Firefox 2 from the time I click on a link to the point where all content appears takes 2-3 seconds for 'navigation' pages and 3-5 seconds for pages with 'games boards'.
With IE 7 in from the time I click on a link to to the point where all content appears takes 2-3 seconds for 'navigation' pages and 7-9 seconds for pages with 'game boards'. In free mode, occasionally the ads take an extra second or two to load.
Firefox is faster for me on chess.com (and many other websites).
Would my relevant fees be deducted in EUROS.
How else can I pay besides Credit Card.
If credt card only how secure is it.