What are “cookies,” and does UMass Boston OCW make use of cookies on its Web site?
UMass Boston OCW uses “cookies” in a limited way. Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that this Web site transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser to enable our systems to recognize your browser when you make return trips to the site. This allows us to track your use of the site (anonymously), and to analyze patterns in site use, such as repeat visits, length of visits, and breadth of content used. Cookies also allow us to conduct periodic, online, voluntary user surveys where we can gain more insight into what type of people are actually using the site, how they are using the site, and what the educational impact of the site is on these users. UMass Boston OCW’s use of cookies is designed to be unobtrusive, and we do not collect personally identifiable information through their use. However, if you do not wish to accept cookies, the “Help” portion of the toolbar on most Web browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to ha
