What is a browser cookie?
A browser cookie is a small text file placed on your computer by a Web site you visited. Some Web sites use browser cookies to recognize repeat users. This helps repeat users bypass login or registration pages. Cookies are not programs. They cannot damage your system or files. Generally, cookies work by assigning a unique number to each user that has no meaning outside the site that placed the cookie. In other words, you are not identified personally; we only track number randomly assigned to you.
A browser cookie is a small file placed on your pc by a web site. These files are commonly used to identify you when you return to a web site. In order to log in to our web site you will need to have cookies turned on in your browser, or accept the cookie if your browser prompts you. The security cookie will work with any browser that can accept standard cookies, including Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Firefox, Safari and Netscape.
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