A "cookie" is a bit
of information that a Web site sends to your Web browser
that helps the site remember information about you and
your preferences.
"Session" cookies are temporary bits of information that
are used to improve navigation, block visitors from
providing information where inappropriate (the site
"remembers" previous entries of age or country of origin
that were outside the specified parameters and blocks
subsequent changes), and collect aggregate statistical
information on the site. They are erased once you exit
your Web browser or otherwise turn off your computer.
"Persistent" cookies are more permanent bits of
information that are placed on the hard drive of your
computer and stay there unless you delete the cookie.
Persistent cookies store information on your computer for
a number of purposes, such as retrieving certain
information you have previously provided (such as
passwords), helping to determine what areas of the Web
site visitors find most valuable, and customizing the Web
site based on your preferences on an ongoing basis.
Persistent cookies placed by this site on your computer
may hold personally identifiable information, but only if
you have registered or have otherwise consented to the
retention of personally identifiable information you have
provided at the site. Otherwise, our site's server only
knows that an unidentified visitor with your cookie has
returned to the site.
You can set your browser to accept all cookies, to reject
all cookies, or to notify you whenever a cookie is offered
so that you can decide each time whether to accept it. To
learn more about cookies and how to specify your
preferences, please search for "cookie" in the "Help"
portion of your browser.
A site may use Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. An IP
address is a number assigned to your computer by your
Internet service provider so you can access the Internet
and is generally considered to be non-personally
identifiable information, because in most cases an IP
address is dynamic (changing each time you connect to the
Internet), rather than static (unique to a particular
user's computer). The IP address can be used to diagnose
problems with a server, report aggregate information,
determine the fastest route for your computer to use in
connecting to a site, and administer and improve the site.
"Internet tags" (also known as single-pixel GIFs, clear
GIFs, invisible GIFs, and 1-by-1 GIFs) are smaller than
cookies and tell the Web site server information such as
the IP address and browser type related to the visitor's
computer. Tags may be placed both on online advertisements
that bring people to the site and on different pages of
the site. Such tags indicate how many times a page is
opened and which information is consulted.
"Navigational data" (log files, server logs, and
clickstream data) are used for system management, to
improve the content of the site, market research purposes,
and to communicate information to visitors.
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