What are Cookies?

A Cookie is:
A very small text file that is placed on your computer's hard drive when accessing a Website. Essentially it is an identification card, which is uniquely yours and can only be read by the server that gave it to you. It cannot be used to deliver computer viruses.

What does a Cookie look like?
A cookie looks something like this, a short string of text and numbers. These numbers are your unique identification card.

Y MSPDom2CH.com/017187251918083210785227454198429423821*

You can access the cookie files on your computer through:

1. Click on the My Computer area
2. Access the area where your Windows files are stored (usually the C: drive)
3. Open the Windows Folder
4. Open the cookies Folder

This folder stores the information on all cookies that you have collected. To open a cookie simply double click on the required file.

A Cookie's Purpose is:
It lets companies know when you return to their Website's and what pages or services you use when you’re there. Cookies aren't’t used to store or collect any personal information. It only lets companies know that someone with your unique cookie has returned to the Website.

How a Cookie Helps You:
By using cookies we will be able to see how our Website is being used. This means we’ll be able to identify the most popular areas of our Website and make it easier for you to access them. We can also discard Web pages you don't use, and focus our efforts on delivering the information you need.

How a Cookie Helps Us:
It will help us to be more efficient as we can learn what information is important to our customers and what isn't.

If You Don’t Want to Accept a Cookie from Us:
You can tell your web browser to alert you every time a cookie is offered. Then you can decide whether to accept one or not.

If you're using Internet Explorer 6.0:
1. Choose Tools, then
2. Internet Options.
3. Click the Privacy tab,
4. Default setting is medium. Move the slider to determine which setting you prefer.
5. You can also click on Advanced for specialised cookie treatment.

If you're using Internet Explorer 5.0:
1. Choose Tools, then
2. Internet Options.
3. Click the Security tab,
4. Click Internet, then Custom Level.
5. Scroll down to Cookies and choose one of the two options.

If you're using Internet Explorer 4.0:
1. Choose View, then
2. Internet Options.
3. Click the Advanced tab,
4. Scroll down to the yellow exclamation icon under Security and choose one of the three options to regulate your use of cookies.

How to See Cookies You've Accepted:

If you're using Internet Explorer 6.0
On your task bar, click:
1. Tools, then
2. Internet Options.
3. Under the tab General (the default tab) click
4. Settings, then
5. View Files.

If you're using Internet Explorer 5.0
On your task bar, click:
1. Tools, then
2. Internet Options.
3. Under the tab General (the default tab) click
4. Settings, then
5. View Files.

If you're using Internet Explorer 4.0
On your task bar, click:
1. View, then
2. Internet Options.
3. Under the tab General (the default tab) click
4. Settings, then
5. View Files.

Netscape Communicator 4.0:
Netscape bundles all cookies into one file on your hard drive. You'll need to find the file, which it calls Cookie.txt on Windows machines.