ELM Electronics [ ELM ] - Elm Electronics is a Canadian company that has been selling integrated circuits on the web since 1998. We ship directly from our location near the city of Toronto, and do not have any distributors. This helps to keep our costs down, so we can in turn keep our prices low. We are an InternetSecure Certified Merchant, and must adhere to their strict standards in order to use their services and display their logo. Through the use of special software and connections to the banking institutions, InternetSecure is able to process your payment quickly, and in complete privacy. And rest assured that no credit card information is stored on any computer system at Elm Electronics or at InternetSecure. For more information on what is done with your data, please see our 'Privacy Policy' item in the help > faqs section. If you are interested in more details about InternetSecure, visit their web site: http://www.internetsecure.com/