What are cookies?
To enhance your experience with our sites, many of our web pages use “cookies.” Cookies are text files we place in your computer’s browser to store your preferences. Cookies, by themselves, do not tell us your e-mail address or other personally identifiable information unless you choose to provide this information to us by, for example, registering at one of our sites.
We use cookies to understand site usage and to improve the content and offerings on our site. For example, we may use cookies to personalise your experience at our web pages (e.g., to recognise you by name when you return to our site), save your password in password-protected areas, and enable you to use shopping carts on our sites. We also may use cookies to offer you products, programs, or services.
Please note: ‘Cookies’ cannot harm your computer. We don’t store personally identifiable information in cookies we create, but we do use encrypted information gathered from them to help improve your experience of the site. For example, they help us to identify and resolve errors.
If you’re not sure of the type and version of web browser you use to access the Internet:
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- For PCs: Click on ‘Help’ at the top of your browser window and select the ‘About’ option.
- For Macs: With the browser window open, click on the Apple menu and select the ‘About’ option.
How to check cookies are enabled for PCs
Google Chrome
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- Click on ‘Tools’ at the top of your browser window and select Options
- Click the ‘Under the Hood’ tab, locate the ‘Privacy’ section, and select the ‘Content settings’ button
- Now select ‘Allow local data to be set’
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, 7.0, 8.0
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- Click on ‘Tools’ at the top of your browser window and select ‘Internet options’ , then click on the ‘Privacy’ tab
- Ensure that your Privacy level is set to Medium or below, which will enable cookies in your browser. Settings above Medium will disable cookies.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
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- Click on ‘Tools’ at the top of your browser window and select ‘Internet options’, then click on the ‘Security’ tab
- The default selection, ‘Medium’, supports cookies, but you can click on the ‘Custom Level’ button to check. Scroll down until you see the word ‘Cookies’ and verify that the button next to ‘Enable’ is selected in both options
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0
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- Click on ‘View’ at the top of your browser window and select the ‘Internet options’ option. Then click on the ‘Advanced’ tab
- Scroll down until you see the word ‘Cookies’ and verify that the button next to ‘Always accept cookies’ is selected
Mozilla Firefox
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- Click on ‘Tools’ at the top of your browser window and select Options, then select the Privacy icon
- Click on Cookies, then select ‘allow sites to set cookies’
Opera
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- Click on ‘Menu’ at the top of your browser window and select ‘Settings’
- Then select ‘Preferences’, select the ‘Advanced’ tab, then select ‘Accept cookies’ option
How to check cookies are enabled for Macs
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 on OSX
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- Click on ‘Explorer’ at the top of your browser window and select ‘Preferences’ option
- Scroll down until you see ‘Cookies’ under Receiving Files, and select the ‘Never Ask’ option
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0
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- Click on ‘Edit’ at the top of your browser window and select the ‘Preferences’ option
- Scroll down until you see ‘Cookies’ under Receiving Files. Select the ‘Never Ask’ option.
Safari on OSX
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- Click on ‘Safari’ at the top of your browser window and select the ‘Preferences’ option
- Click on ‘Security’, then ‘Accept cookies’ and select ‘Only from site you navigate to’
Mozilla and Netscape on OSX
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- Click on ‘Mozilla’ or ‘Netscape’ at the top of your browser window and select the ‘Preferences’ option.
- Scroll down until you see cookies under ‘Privacy & Security’ and select ‘Enable cookies for the originating web site only’
Opera
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- Click on ‘Menu’ at the top of your browser window and select ‘Settings’
- Then select ‘Preferences’, select the ‘Advanced’ tab, then select ‘Accept cookies’ option