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In order to switch on cookies using Internet Explorer Version 4 or 5, Click on "tools" in the menu bar - select Internet options, Click the "security" tab, Click the custom level button, Scroll until you see "cookies", Set both cookie options to "enable" or "prompt". If you use Netscape or Internet Explorer 6 see below.

The site stores your username, email address, number of visits and date of last visit in the cookie. The cookie is stored on your computer and it is used to to avoid you having to login on every page. The cookies are 'first-party cookies' and the site does not currently have a 'compact privacy policy' (see below).

More Detailed Information on Cookies

Q. What are cookies?
A. A cookie is a text-only string of information that is written by your browser to a special file in your computer.

Cookies are generally used by web sites whose users have unique User Ids and Passwords that identify them and their private information. The cookies allow a user to navigate that web site in a secure environment without having to enter their User ID and Password on each new page.

Q. How do I set my browser to accept cookies?
A. If you are using:

Netscape:
- Click "edit" in the menu bar
- Select "preferences"
- Click "advanced" under "category"
- Select either "accept all cookies" or "accept only cookies sent back to the originating server"
- Click the "ok" button

Internet Explorer
- Click on "tools" in the menu bar - select Internet options
- Click the "security" tab
- Click the custom level button
- Scroll until you see "cookies"
- Set both cookie options to "enable" or "prompt".

Internet Explorer 6
Click on Internet Options on the Tools menu, and then clicking the Privacy tab.

The Privacy settings available with the slider are:

• Block All Cookies: Cookies from all Web sites will be blocked, and existing cookies on your computer cannot be read by the Web sites that created them. Per-site privacy actions do not override these settings.
• High: Blocks cookies that do not have a compact privacy policy or that have a compact privacy policy which specifies that personally identifiable information is used without your explicit consent. Cookies that were already on your computer before you installed Internet Explorer 6 are leashed (restricted so that they can only be read in the first-party context). Per-site privacy actions override these settings.
• Medium High: Blocks third-party cookies that do not have a compact privacy policy or that use personally identifiable information without your explicit consent. Blocks first-party cookies that have a compact privacy policy which specifies that personally identifiable information is used without your implicit consent. First-party cookies that do not have a compact privacy policy and cookies that were already on your computer before you installed Internet Explorer 6 are leashed (restricted so that they can only be read in the first-party context). Per-site privacy actions override these settings.
• Medium (default level): Blocks third-party cookies that do not have a compact privacy policy or that have a compact privacy policy which specifies that personally identifiable information is used without your implicit consent. First-party cookies that have a compact privacy policy which specifies that personally identifiable information is used without your implicit consent are downgraded (deleted when you close Internet Explorer). First-party cookies that do not have a compact privacy policy are leashed (restricted so that they can only be read in the first-party context). Cookies that were already on your computer before you installed Internet Explorer 6 are also leashed. Per-site privacy actions override these settings.
• Low: First-party cookies that do not have a compact privacy policy are leashed (restricted so that they can only be read in the first-party context). Cookies that were already on your computer before you installed Internet Explorer 6 are also leashed. Third-party cookies that do not have a compact privacy policy or that have a compact privacy policy which specifies that personally identifiable information is used without your implicit consent are downgraded (deleted when you close Internet Explorer). Per-site privacy actions override these settings.
• Accept All Cookies: All cookies will be saved on your computer, and existing cookies on your computer can be read by the Web sites that created them. Per-site privacy actions do not override these settings.
  
  NOTE: Changing your privacy preferences does not affect the cookie acceptance policy for cookies that have already been set unless you move the slider to Accept All Cookies or Block All Cookies.
  
  Internet Explorer displays a Privacy dialog box the first time a cookie is restricted based on your privacy preferences. This dialog box is displayed only once unless you clear the Don't show this message again check box. The Privacy dialog box explains that a new status icon (the Privacy Report icon) is placed in the status bar when you visit a Web site that does not meet your privacy preferences. You can double-click this icon to view a privacy report that explains how the Web site either has privacy practices that conflict with your preferences or has no published privacy policy. You can also view a privacy report for any site by clicking Privacy Report on the View menu.
  
  NOTE: The Privacy slider is designed to work only in the Internet zone. All cookies are automatically accepted from Web sites in both the Local Intranet and Trusted zones, and all cookies are automatically blocked from Web sites in the Restricted zone.