On 25th July 2003, a new law came into force in the European Union (EU) that affect most web sites. If cookies are used in a site, certain information must be given to that site's visitors.

This website uses cookies to

• Recognize return visitors to this website.
• Store and recall user preferences to understand what you prefer to view on the website.
• Measure usage of the website and specific pages whithin and
  facilitate content and functionality improvements.

This website does not use cookies to

• Gather information about your visits to other sites
• Gather personal information about you other than the information specified.

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.

The main purpose is to tell the server that you returned to that Web page and possibly prepare customized Web pages for them. Cookies provide capabilities that make the Web much easier to navigate. The designers of almost every major site use them because they provide a better user experience and make it much easier to gather accurate information about the site's visitors.

Cookies are not programs, and they cannot run like programs do. Therefore, they cannot gather any information on their own. Nor can they collect any personal information about you from your machine. If you use Microsoft's Internet Explorer to browse the Web, you can see all of the cookies that are stored on your machine. The most common place for them to reside is in a directory called c:\windows\cookies

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.

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If you're using Internet Explorer 6 +:

1.Choose Tools, then

2.I nternet 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 specialized 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.

In Internet Explorer 3.0, you can View, Options, Advanced and click on the button that says Warn Before Accepting "Cookies."

If you are using Netscape Navigator 7.0:

On your Task Bar, click:

1.Edit, then

2.Preferences, then

3.Privacy & Security

4.Click on Cookies.

5.Set your "Cookies" preferences.

If you're using Netscape Communicator 4.0:

On your Task Bar, click:

1.Edit, then

2.Preferences, then

3.Click on Advanced.

4.Set your options in the box labeled "Cookies".

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How to See Cookies You've Accepted:

If you're using Internet Explorer 6 +

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 5.0

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 4.0

On your task bar, click:

• View, then

• Internet Options.

• Under the tab General (the default tab) click

• Settings, then

• View Files

Internet Explorer 3.0

On your Task Bar, click:

• View, then

• Options, then

• Advanced, then

• View Files.

Netscape Navigator 7.0:

On your Task Bar, click:

.•Tools, then

•Cookie Manager, then

•Manage Stored Cookies.

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.