Our website uses a system of HTTP Cookies that are created and stored on your computer to remember information about your order as you move from page to page. Some users disable cookies in the belief that cookies pose a security risk. This is completely untrue. Here are some facts about cookies and how we
use them.
What is a cookie?
A cookie is just a record that contains text that our website asks the web browser on your computer to hold onto
for a while.
How does our website use cookies?
We use a small cookie to keep track of the items you place in your shopping cart. After that, each time your browser views your cart, it says "give me the list of items I've been working with." This type of Cookie is temporary and is cleared when you close your browser. They are not sent to us unless you place an order.
We also store a Cookie that remembers your delivery information (name, address, etc.). This Cookie may remain on your computer for up to one year so you don't have to re-enter the information next time you visit our site. Of course, if you clear the cookies from your system, you will be prompted to re-enter your information.
Are cookies dangerous to my computer?
No. A cookie is a simple piece of text. It is not a program and cannot contain a virus. It cannot read your hard drive, give out your email address, or any of the other "urban legends" surrounding cookies.
Will cookies fill up my hard drive?
No, both Netscape and Microsoft Internet Explorer take measures to ensure that cookies only use a limited amount of space.
Here are some parts from the U.S. Department of Energy's Computer Incident Advisory Capability's report
on cookies (Click here for the full report).
"Cookies are short pieces of data used by web servers to help identify web users. The popular concepts and rumors about what a cookie can do has reached almost mystical proportions, frightening users and worrying their managers."
"No files are destroyed or compromised by cookies"
"... preventing your browser from accepting cookies does not make you an anonymous user, it just makes it more difficult to help you keep track of a lot of information on a temporary basis"
"The vulnerability of systems to damage or snooping by using web browser cookies is essentially nonexistent."
