A "cookie" is a very small text file that a web server places on your computer when you visit a site on that server. The purpose of a cookie is to help the web server interact with your browser. Cookies help the server and your browser 'remember' what you're trying to do on our site. The cookies we use are like a temporary ID card used for a 'session' you spend on our site. They let us do things like remember you've logged in - instead of making you log in each time you'd like to view a new page.
Cookies are entirely safe - they cannot contain any virus, adware, spyware or execute any program on your computer. Our site is the only site that can read the cookies we give you - no other site can track what you look at on the web with our cookies. If you'd like a more information, Wikipedia has an article here. If you'd like a really technical answer, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has one here.
You can control how your browser accepts cookies.
To accept cookies on your PC:
Internet Explorer 6.0 and later:
- * Click the Tools menu and then Internet Options.
- * Select the Privacy tab.
- * Adjust the Settings so that it does not say "Block All Cookies."
- * Click OK.
Internet Explorer 5.x and earlier:
- * From your browser, go to:
- * Tools --> Internet Options.
- * Click on the Security settings Tab.
- * Make sure that the slider is set for medium.
- * If it is set on custom you can click the "Default Settings" button to reset these to the "medium" setting.
- * Click OK.
To accept cookies in Netscape:
- * From the Edit menu, select Preferences.
- * Click Advanced.
- * Click to select the box labeled Accept All Cookies.
- * Click OK.
To accept cookies on your Mac
- * From your browser, go to:
- * Edit --> Preferences.
- * Double click on the "receiving files" item in the left window.
- * Single click on the sub-item named cookies.
- * In the right window, select the drop down menu item named "never ask" or "ask for each site."
- * Click OK.
For other browsers, you can find information under your 'Help' menu at the top of your screen.