What are cookies?
A Cookie is a small piece of information sent by a web server which is saved to your profile on your computer (usually in the clipboard of web browser you use). Typically, cookies are very useful, it is because of cookies that your personal preferences regarding our page are stored which allows us to gather statistics concerning our website.
Overall, cookies are most commonly used for counters, pools, sites which require you to login, advertisements and to monitor visitor activity. Informations stored in the form of cookie files can also be used to collect information about your online habits which can be used for marketing purposes. For example, if you often visit websites about health, you may be presented with more advertisements for health-related products and services such as an advertising banner for a health centre.
Information
This website stores cookie files on your computer – more specifically – in browser’s clipboard (Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome etc.)
Cookies allow us to access information about how many people have visited our website and which content they have found most useful.
If you think that the presence of cookies violates your privacy, you can always turn them off.
How can I turn off cookies?
If you browse the web via Mozilla Firefox
Go to Tools in the menu bar
Click on Options
Click on the Privacy tab
Uncheck the box labelled “Accept Cookies From sites” (You can choose which sites you permit to store information and which are restricted)
If you browse the web via Microsoft Internet Explorer
Go to Tools in the menu bar
Click on Internet Options
Click on the Privacy tab at the top
Move the slider up to “Block all Cookies”
If you browse the web via Google Chrome
Click on the spanner icon in the top right-hand corner of the browser
Click on “Options”
Click on “Under the Bonnet” (UK) / “Under the Hood” (US)
Click on the “Content settings” button in the Privacy section
Ensure that “Allow local data to be set” is selected
Select “Block sites from setting any data”
If you browse the web via Apple Safari
Go to the Safari menu (icon in the top right-hand corner of the browser window) and select Preferences
In the popup window that appears, then select the Security icon (a padlock)
Under “Accept Cookies”, select the “Never” button
When using mobile phones, tablets and other mobile devices
Each model of mobile phone, tablet and mobile device has its own settings menu through which cookies settings can be changed. It is therefore recommended that you read about privacy options in the documentation section of the website of your mobile device’s manufacturer.
If you would like to know more about cookies, you can access more information by visiting Wikipedia.