How do I insure that my email address is not available in the HTML code? (WPS)
There are two options:
Option #1
Assumptions: Non-Hosted and Non-encrypted button, PayPal Business Account
Use your PayPal Business ID or Merchant Referral ID instead of your verified email address.
Login to your PayPal account.
Merchant Referral ID:
- Scroll down toward the bottom to "Referrals".
- Click on "Referrals" in the bottom list of menu choices.
- Next page is displays the Merchant Referral Bonus Program.
- You will see a link something like this:
https://www.paypal.com/uss/mrb/pal=QERQ34QER56435T. - Copy the QERQ34QER56435T.part of this URL
PayPal Business ID
- Edit your Profile.
- On the Profile Summary page your will see:
- Secure Merchant Account ID: 3452QWER6DGSD78
- Copy this number
Replace the value of "business" variable with this ID code in your button code as shown in this example:
Before:
<input type="hidden" name="business" value="your.paypal.email">
After:
<input type="hidden" name="business" value="QERQ34QER56435T.">
Option #2
This option is to use an email address encoder.
It transforms your ascii email address into its equivalent decimal entity. The encoded e-mail address can be read and translated back into its original ascii text by almost any web browser without any further action on your part. You just replace your e-mail address with the code, and you won't have to worry a whole lot about spam lists. This technique is not by any means a foolproof - high end software such as that used by Google's™ search engine can still detect your email address.