A Cookie is:
A very small text file placed on your hard drive by a web page server. It is essentially your identification card, and cannot be executed as code or deliver viruses. It is uniquely yours and can only be read by the server that gave it to you.

A Cookie's Purpose is:
To identify users and possibly prepare customized web pages for them. When you enter a web site using cookies, you may be asked to fill out a form providing such information as your name and interests. This information is packaged into a cookie and sent to your Web browser which stores it for later use. The next time you go to the same web site, your browser will send the cookie to the web server. The server can use this information to present you with custom web pages. So, for example, instead of seeing just a generic welcome page you might see a welcome page with your name on it.

For information on how we use cookies, please refer to our Privacy Statement.

How to Enable Cookies
To enable cookies, follow the instructions below for the browser version you are using.
If you do not know your browser version, select Help -> About from your browser's menu bar.

(Click on the underlined links below for detailed images on how to adjust your browser settings.)

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 - Printable Version

• On the browser menu at the top of the screen, click on Tools.
• Click on Internet Options.
• Then click on the Privacy tab at the top of the window that opens.
• Click on the Advanced button near the bottom of the window.
• In the next window, place a check mark in the box labeled "Override automatic cookie handling"
• Select either Accept or Prompt, and/or Always allow session cookies then click OK.
• Click OK on the internet options window.
• When you return to the web page, click Refresh on your browser's toolbar.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x - Printable Version

• On the browser menu at the top of the screen, click on Tools.
• Click on Internet Options.
• Then click on the Security tab at the top of the window that opens.
• Ensure that the word Internet (under the image of the Earth) is selected. (If it isn't, click on the globe.)
• Then click on Custom Level near the bottom of the window.
• Scroll down until you reach the Cookies section.
• In the cookies section, select Enable or Prompt for both:
  "Allow cookies that are stored on your computer" and "Allow per-session cookies (not stored)."
• Then click OK.
• Click Yes when prompted "Are you sure you want to change the security settings for this zone?"
• Click OK in the next window.
• When you return to the web page, click Refresh on your browser's toolbar.

• On the browser menu at the top of the window, select Edit.
• Then select Preferences.
• Click on the Advanced Arrow in the left side of the settings window.
• Then click on Cookies in the left side of the settings window.
• On the right side of the settings window, select:
  Enable all cookies or Enable cookies for the originating web site only, and/or Warn me before storing a cookie.
• Then click OK.
• When you return to the web page, click Reload on your browser's toolbar.

• On the browser menu at the top of the window, select Edit.
• Then select Preferences.
• Click on Advanced in the list on the left side of the settings window.
• On the right side of the settings window, select:
  Accept all cookies or Accept only cookies that get sent back to the originating server, and/or Warn me before accepting a cookie.
• Then click OK.
• When you return to the web page, click Reload on your browser's toolbar.