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What is a Cookie?

Small text files that Web sites can create on your computer to store information gathered about your visit to the site including, where you went, what you did, and any personal information you gave. Web sites may also allow other Web sites (their advertisers, for example) to put cookies, known as third-party cookies, on your computer.

Cookies are a necessary part of using the Web. Web sites use the information in cookies to deliver personalized content (local news and weather, hot sales, and so on), to complete transactions (for online banking or shopping, for example), and to gather demographic data. However, a Web site only has access to personal information that you provide; otherwise, it only records the steps you've taken on the site, so you remain anonymous.

How to delete a Cookie?

If you believe a Web site has placed a cookie on your computer that you don't want, you can delete it. When you change how Internet Explorer 6 handles cookies, the new privacy settings might not apply to cookies that are already on your computer. To make sure that all the cookies meet your new settings, you can delete all the existing cookies.

Step 1 - On the Internet Explorer 6 Tools menu, click Internet Options.
Step 2 - On the General tab, click the Settings button, and then click the View files button.
Step 3 - In the window (to your hard disk drive) that opens, find the cookie you want to delete.
Step 4 - Click to select the cookie you want to delete.
If you want to delete more than one cookie, press CTRL as you click each cookie that you want to delete (this lets you select a group of cookies). If you want to delete all the existing cookies, press CTRL+A to select them all.
Step 5 - Press the Delete key.
Step 6 - When you are finished, click OK twice.

Caution! Some Web sites store your member name, password, or other personal information in a cookie, so if you delete that cookie, you may need to re-enter this information the next time you visit the site.

(This document is in progress)