{"id":571,"date":"2013-10-04T09:59:15","date_gmt":"2013-10-04T13:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/facts\/?page_id=571"},"modified":"2024-11-10T09:49:35","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T14:49:35","slug":"e-commerce","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/facts\/glossary\/e\/e-commerce\/","title":{"rendered":"E-commerce"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>\u00a0What is it?<\/h3>\n<p>Electronic commerce, or E-commerce, occurs when the buying and selling of products and services is conducted over the internet or other electronic systems.\u00a0 The most familiar form is a payment portal for an online retailer (e.g. Lee Valley) or a service provider (e.g. Athletics\u2019 fitness programmes).\u00a0 These online retail sites allow customers to shop or secure services without being in a specific location when placing the order.<\/p>\n<p>At Carleton, the use of E-commerce is governed by the<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/secretariat\/policies\/\"> Cash\/Cash Equivalent Handling policy<\/a> and Procedures.\u00a0 The policy provides direction for ensuring proper controls over all revenue sources and types of receipts by properly safeguarding, depositing, and recording funds.\u00a0 This policy applies to all Departments and all staff whose duties involve receipting, handling, or processing cash and\/or cash equivalents of any type.<\/p>\n<h3>Where do I find more information?<\/h3>\n<p>For more information about the mandatory PCI compliance required when using e-commerce and other credit\/debit processes, please visit Financial Services website, <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/financialservices\/business-operations\/credit-cards-and-pci-compliance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Credit Cards and PCI Compliance<\/a> or contact\u00a0<a href=\"&#109;&#x61;&#x69;&#108;&#x74;&#x6f;&#58;&#x50;&#x43;&#73;&#x43;&#x6f;&#109;&#x70;&#x6c;&#105;&#x61;&#x6e;&#99;&#x65;&#x40;&#67;&#x61;&#x72;&#108;&#x65;&#x74;o&#x6e;&#x2e;c&#x61;\">&#80;&#67;&#x49;C&#111;&#x6d;&#x70;l&#105;&#x61;&#x6e;c&#101;&#x40;&#x43;a&#114;&#x6c;&#x65;t&#111;&#x6e;&#x2e;c&#97;<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0What is it? 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