Like many web sites, we use cookies to identify the user visiting the site. We cannot use cookies to retrieve personal information about you from your computer unless. What cookies are Cookies are files created by websites you visit. Enable, and manage cookies in Chrome. Turn on Keep local data only until you quit your browser. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Internet can be a scary, insidious place where your cookies probably should be guarded as fiercely as your wallets. Cookies are little pieces of information that identify you on the Web and where you've been. They might even contain such sensitive data as usernames and passwords. While cookies can be key to a smooth Web experience, useful for such functions as keeping you logged in to your email or saving shopping cart items, malicious third parties could try to access them. Thankfully, there is a way to prevent this in most browsers, including Microsoft's all-new Edge. Here's a step-by-step guide. Press the three-dot More Actions button on the top right MORE: 3. Select Settings from the menu that shows up. Tap or click View Advanced Settings. You'll need to scroll down to the bottom of the page. Press the dropdown arrow under the Cookies field. Select Block All Cookies or Block Only Third Party Cookies if you want to disable cookies, or Don't Block Cookies if you want to enable them. I recommend blocking just third-party cookies. First-party cookies are sometimes necessary for sites to function, as they could contain info that keeps you logged in to a site. After picking your option, you can exit the settings panel by clicking anywhere else on the page. You can choose to delete existing cookies, allow or block all cookies, and set preferences for certain websites. What cookies are Cookies are files created by websites you visit. They make your online experience easier by saving browsing information. With cookies, sites can keep you signed in, remember your site preferences, and give you locally relevant content. There are two types of cookies: • First-party cookies are created by the site you visit. The site is shown in the address bar. • Third-party cookies are created by other sites. These sites own some of the content, like ads or images, that you see on the webpage you visit. Clear all cookies If you remove cookies, you'll be signed out of websites and your saved preferences could be deleted. • On your computer, open Chrome. • At the top right, click More Settings. • At the bottom, click Advanced. • Under 'Privacy and security,' click Content settings. • Click Cookies. • Under 'All cookies and site data,' click Remove all. • Confirm by clicking Clear all. Delete specific cookies. • On your computer, open Chrome. • At the top right, click More. • Click More tools Clear browsing data. • At the top, click the dropdown next to 'Clear the following items from.' • Choose a time period, such as the past hour or the past day. • Check 'Cookies and other site data.' Uncheck all the other items. • Click Clear browsing data. Change your cookie settings You can allow or block cookies saved by websites. Note: If you don't allow sites to save cookies, most sites that require you to sign in won't work. • On your computer, open Chrome. • At the top right, click More Settings. • At the bottom, click Advanced. • Under 'Privacy and security,' click Content settings. • Click Cookies. • Turn Allow sites to save and read cookie data on or off. Block cookies from other sites You can allow cookies from the site you visit, while blocking cookies from other sites that own ads or images on the webpage. To block these third-party cookies, turn on Block third-party cookies. All cookies and site data from other sites will be blocked, even if the site is allowed on your exceptions list. If you allow cookies by default, you can still block them for a certain site. • On your computer, open Chrome. • At the top right, click More Settings.
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