Web Store Functionality Technical Support
- Why do I need to accept cookies?
- Cookies are placed on your browser in an effort to provide you with a seamless, easy to navigate customer experience. The Commerce System we use depends upon cookies to offer this high level of user convenience.
When you place an order, information is written onto your hard drive. The next time you place an order, the system recognizes who you are and automatically enters your information into the form.Because cookies read information on your hard drive, some think this means they give access to all the information on your computer. Our commerce system encrypts all cookies so they cannot be read by any other web page/web site. The cookie actually contains no personally identifiable information. It does contain a unique identifier for our system to recognize this browser.
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- Does accepting cookies pose a security risk?
- No. Because cookies read information on your hard drive, some think this means they give access to all the information on your computer. Our commerce system encrypts all cookies so they cannot be read by any other web page/web site. The cookie actually contains no personally identifiable information. It does contain a unique identifier for our system to recognize this browser.
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- How do I set up my browser to accept cookies?
- If you're using Internet Explorer 6+, go to the Tools menu and select Internet Options. Within the Internet Options window, select the Privacy tab. The default browser setting is medium, which allows you to accept cookies. To change this setting, move the slider to determine which setting you prefer. If your setting has been set to Custom, click the Advanced button and choose Accept Cookies.
If you're using Internet Explorer 5.x, go to the Tools menu and select Internet Options. Within the Internet Options window, select the Security tab. Select Internet, then Custom Level. Scroll down to Cookies and choose Enable.
If you're using Netscape 7+, go to the Edit menu and select Preferences. Double-click the Privacy & Security category, select Cookies. Set your Cookies preferences.
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