VAN-RACKS COOKIES
Have you noticed just how clever some web sites are becoming? They seem to know more and more about you each time you visit. For instance, you may bookmark a site such as Amazon and find that next time you visit they know not only that you've been there before, but exactly when you last visited and what you were looking at. How is it done? With 'cookies'.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small piece of information which is sent to your browser along with the web page when you access a particular site. When a cookie arrives, your browser will save it on your hard disk so that, when you next return to that site, some of the stored information will be sent back to it. Most of the information is pretty boring stuff, but some web site use cookies to store your personal preferences.
The cookie is a very small text file. It is essentially your identification card, and cannot be executed as code or deliver viruses. If you want to read what is in a cookie file just click on it to open it in a text editor. You'll see a short string of text and numbers. The numbers are your unique identification card, which can only be seen by the server that gave you the cookie.
Allowing a web site to create a cookie doesn't give it access to any other part of your computer.
Why do web sites use cookies?
Some cookies are designed to tell the server that you have returned to a particular web page. If you have personalised pages, or registered for products or services, a cookie helps the web site remember who you are.
Sites with "shopping baskets" are a good example of cookies in action - you browse a series of web pages for items to buy and when you find something you want you add it to your shopping basket by clicking a button on the page. The cookies remember what you've put in your basket so you can view all your purchases together when you come to place your order.
Does VAN-RACKS use cookies?
Yes, we need to use cookies to record your shopping choices.
Do I have to accept cookies?
No. You can order your browser to accept all cookies or to alert you every time a cookie is offered. Then you can decide whether to accept one or not, although so many sites use cookies that this could become very tedious! You can also order your browser not to accept any cookies, but be aware that some sites will not work properly if you don't, including ours.
To amend your browser settings:
If you're using Internet Explorer 5
Choose
Tools - then Internet Options
Click the Security tab - click Internet - then Custom Level
Scroll down to Cookies and choose one of the options
If you're using Internet Explorer 4
Choose View - then Internet Options
Click the Advanced tab
Scroll down to the yellow exclamation icon under Security and choose one of
the three options to regulate your use of cookies
To see cookies you've accepted:
If you're using Internet Explorer 5
On your task bar click Tools - then
Internet Options
Under the tab General (the default tab) click Settings - then View Files
If you're using Internet Explorer 4
On your task bar click View - then
Internet Options
Under the tab General (the default tab) click Settings - then View Files.
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