What is a cookie and does Hancock Bank use cookies?
A cookie is a file sent to a web browser by a web server that is used to record one’s activities on a website. For instance, when you buy items from a site and place them in a so-called virtual shopping cart, that information is stored as a cookie. When the browser requests additional files, the cookie information is sent back to the server. Cookies can remember a variety of information, such as your preferences, so the next time you visit a site, you can be presented with customized information. Cookies cannot read information stored in your computer. Most cookies have an expiration date and either resides in your computer’s memory until you close your browser or saved to your hard drive. In order to Bank Online with Hancock Bank, we do require that cookies be enabled or activated on your browser. We store information on your hard drive in the form of a cookie that identifies you as a customer each time you log-on to e-Banking.
