A cookie is a text-only string of information that a website transfers to the cookie file of the browser on your computer’s hard disk so that the website can remember who you are. A cookie will typically contain the name of the domain from which the cookie has come, the “lifetime” of the cookie, and a value, usually a randomly generated unique number. Cookies can help a website to arrange content to match your preferred interests more quickly. Most major websites use cookies. Cookies cannot be used by themselves to identify you.
Types of Cookies
First and Third party cookies. This refers to the domain placing the cookie.
First party cookies are set by the website you are visiting at the time (the website displayed in the url window).
Third party cookies are cookies that are set by a domain other than the website you are currently visiting.
Session Cookies – which are temporary cookies that remain in the cookie file of your browser until you leave the site (temporary cookies).
Persistent Cookies – have an expiration date and are stored on your computer until they expire or you delete them.
How we use Cookies on our Website and what information we collect:
– To allow you to carry information across pages of our site and avoid having to re-enter information.
– To allow user registration and login
Are cookies harmful to my device?
No. They cannot harm your computer and do not transfer viruses. For further information about cookies please visit www.aboutcookies.org
Disabling/Enabling Cookies.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies by modifying the settings in your browser. However, you may not be able to use all the interactive features of our site if cookies are disabled.
Find out how to disable/enable cookies.
This website uses “session cookies” (a temporary browser identification ID) to determine which information to serve to what user, and to check if someone has been logged in and should have access to certain menu items/pages. These cookies will last for the browser session.
