We use cookies and similar technologies to provide the services and features offered on our website, and to give our visitors a good experience. By consenting to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this policy when you visit our website for the first time, you allow us to use cookies every time you visit our site.
A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server. Cookies can be either “persistent” or “session” cookies: a persistent cookie is stored by a browser and remains valid until its set expiration date, unless deleted by the user before that date; a session cookie, on the other hand, expires at the end of the user session, when the browser is closed. Cookies typically do not contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.
Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies — for example:
1: In Internet Explorer (version 10), you can block cookies using the settings for cookie handling override by clicking “Tools,” “Internet Options,” “Privacy,” and then “Advanced”;
2: In Firefox (version 24), you can block all cookies by clicking “Tools,” “Settings,” “Privacy & Security,” selecting “Custom content blocking,” and clicking “All cookies”;
3: In Chrome (version 29), you can block all cookies by opening the “Settings” menu, clicking “Site Settings” under “Privacy and Security,” and then unchecking “Allow sites to save and read cookie data.”
Blocking all cookies will have a negative impact on the usability of many websites.You can delete cookies that are already stored on your computer — for example:
1: In Internet Explorer (version 10), you must manually delete cookies (you can find instructions here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278835 );
2: In Firefox (version 24), you can delete cookies by clicking “Tools,” “Settings,” “Privacy & Security,” and then selecting “Clear Data” under “Cookies and Site Data”;
3: In Chrome (version 29), you can delete all cookies by opening the “Settings” menu and clicking “Clear browsing data” under “Privacy and Security.”
Deleting cookies will affect the usability of many websites.