What is a Cookie & how to turn your cookies on
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What is a Cookie?
Is a piece of information sent by a Web server to a user's browser. (A Web server is the computer that "hosts" a Web site, and responds to requests from a user's browser.) Cookies may include information such as login or registration identification, user preferences, online "shopping cart" information, etc. The browser saves the information, and sends it back to the Web server whenever the browser returns to the Web site. The Web server may use the cookie to customize the display it sends to the user, or it may keep track of the different pages within the site that the user accesses. Browsers may be configured to alert the user when a cookie is being sent, or to refuse to accept cookies.
Do we use Cookies?
Yes. We use a cookie when you use our shopping cart. We do not use cookies to store or transmit any personal information about you. However, the use of cookies may permit us to identify a visitor if the visitor has also provided identifying information. If you have set your browser to warn you before accepting cookies, you should receive a warning message with each cookie. You can refuse cookies and still be able to use our shopping cart.
How do I enable Cookies?
This document provides step-by-step instructions on how to enable cookies in the following browsers:
Internet Explorer 5 and 5.5
- Select the Tools menu
- Select Internet Options in the Tools drop-down menu
- Select the Security tab on the Internet options window
- Select the Custom Level button in the Security section
- Scroll down the Custom Level list until you get to the Cookies section
- Select the Enable radio button in the "Allow cookies that are stored on your computer" section under Cookies
- Select the Enable radio button in the "Allow per session cookies (not stored)" section under Cookies
- Press OK on the Custom Level window
- Press OK on the Internet Options window
Internet Explorer 6
- Select the Tools menu
- Select Internet Options in the Tools drop-down menu
- Select the Privacy tab on the Internet Options window
- Click the Advanced button
- Uncheck the Override automatic cookie handling tick box
- Deselect the Block radio button in the First Party Cookies section
- Deselect the Block radio button in the Third Party Cookies section
- Press OK on the Advanced window
- Press OK on the Internet Options window
There are further, more advanced, instructions on how to disable cookies in IE 6 on the Microsoft web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx
Netscape 6
- Click Edit on the Toolbar
- Select the Privacy & Security menu in the Tasks drop-down menu
- Select the Cookie Manager menu in the Privacy & Security drop-down menu
- Select Enable Cookies from this site from the Cookie Manager drop-down menu
Netscape 7
- Select the Tools menu
- Select Cookie Manager from the Tools drop-down menu
- Deselect Block Cookies from this site from the Cookie Manager drop-down menu
AOL browsers
- Select the Tools menu
- For more information on setting cookies on AOL please go to their cookies page at: http://webmaster.info.aol.com/cookieguide.html