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Clarity2

(1,009 posts)
Wed May 9, 2018, 11:57 AM May 2018

Question about star membership

If I purchase star membership, does my personal info get stored on this site? The only reason I haven't so far is because of worry that the site will be hacked again. I can do paypal, if that is a safer way.

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Question about star membership (Original Post) Clarity2 May 2018 OP
I have no idea, having never thought about that. CaliforniaPeggy May 2018 #1
Thanks Clarity2 May 2018 #2
I use paypal its sent direct. Historic NY May 2018 #3
Any membership info is on a server separate from the DU forums and groups, I think. Ptah May 2018 #4
Thanks everyone - update Clarity2 May 2018 #5
you're lucky, I have a billing question and I've been ignored or something steve2470 Jun 2018 #8
Well that sucks Clarity2 Jun 2018 #12
ok I went through Paypal steve2470 Jun 2018 #13
NP! ; ) nt Clarity2 Jun 2018 #14
by the way, what email address did you use ? nt steve2470 Jun 2018 #9
I think I used Clarity2 Jun 2018 #11
Can you Crutchez_CuiBono Jun 2018 #6
Like to support Crutchez_CuiBono Jun 2018 #7
Postal Mail: Ptah Jun 2018 #10

Clarity2

(1,009 posts)
5. Thanks everyone - update
Sat May 12, 2018, 09:43 AM
May 2018

I emailed DU, and received a response in case anyone is curious:

"Star Membership purchases are processed entirely through PayPal -- no private data is stored or passed on to our servers."

So it's all good...

steve2470

(37,481 posts)
8. you're lucky, I have a billing question and I've been ignored or something
Sat Jun 9, 2018, 12:50 PM
Jun 2018

I paid accidentally TWICE in April and crickets from them.....

Clarity2

(1,009 posts)
12. Well that sucks
Sat Jun 9, 2018, 03:06 PM
Jun 2018

If you paid through paypal you probably can reverse one of the payments. I think theres a spot to put a note, or you could email DU and give them a heads up.

Crutchez_CuiBono

(7,725 posts)
6. Can you
Fri Jun 8, 2018, 09:04 PM
Jun 2018

just write a check? Does it have to be through paypal? What are the denominations for gifting or supporting the website outright?

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