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We use cookies to remember who you are logged in as. If the cookie cannot be set correctly, then we cannot determine if you are logged in. A cookie is a small, encrypted data string our server writes to your hard drive that contains your unique User ID for our web site To know more about cookies, and how we use them click here.

So What Went Wrong?

There are many reasons why a cookie could not be set correctly, here are the most common reasons:

Your browser may not be accepting the cookies. Click here to set your Cookie Preferences.

Check the date on your computer. If your computer's clock shows a date before 1 Jan 1970 then the browser will automatically forget the cookie. To fix this, simply set the correct time and date on your computer.

You have cookie notification switched on in your browser and you did not accept the accept the cookie set request. To remedy this, hit your browser's back button and try again, except this time accepting the cookie.

You have installed an application that monitors/blocks cookies being set. To remedy this, please disable the application while logging in.

Your browser does not support cookies. For those who are technically inclined and particularly interested, the full and gory details as to which particular browsers support cookies can be found here.

Set Your Cookie Preferences

Internet Explorer 3

There are no settings to deny cookies, but you may be getting warning messages about cookies. Here's how to remove the warning option:
1. From the View Options menu, select the Advanced menu.
2. De-select the Warn Before Accepting Cookies option. You will no longer receive messages that warn you about accepting cookies.

Internet Explorer 4

Here's how to remove the warning option:
1. From the Internet Options menu, choose Advanced.
2. Scroll down to Cookies and select Always Accept Cookies. You will no longer receive messages that warn you about accepting cookies.

Internet Explorer 5.x

1. From the Tools menu select Internet Options, and click on Security Tab.
2. Click on the Custom Level button.
3. Scroll down to Cookies option. There will be two suboptions under this : cookies stored in your computer and per-session cookies. Both of them should be enabled.

Internet Explorer 6.x

1. From the Tools menu select Internet Options and click on the Privacy Tab.
2. The slider should be kept in Medium Level Browsing.
3. Click on Advanced button. If the 'Override automatic Cookie handling' checkbox is checked, then ensure that the options for First Party Cookies and Third Party Cookies are not blocked (Accept radio button should be selected in both).

Alternatively,
1. From the Tools menu select Internet Options and click on the Privacy Tab.
2. Under websites, click on the Edit button to override cookie handling for individual websites
3. Type the address of the website in the space provided and click on the Allow button

Netscape Navigator 3.0 and Gold

There are no settings to deny cookies, but you may be getting warning messages about cookies. Here's how to remove the warning option:
1. From the Options menu, select Network Preferences.
2. Deselect the Show an alert before accepting a cookie option. You will no longer receive messages that warn you about accepting cookies.

Netscape Navigator 4.0 (Communicator)

Here's how to remove the warning option:
1. From the Preferences menu, click advanced.
2. Find the box labeled cookies and select Accept all cookies. You will no longer receive messages that warn you about accepting cookies.

Netscape Navigator 6.x

1. From the Edit menu, select Preferences.
2. Click on the Privacy & Security option in the Category to expand.
3. Click on the Cookies suboption.
4. Ensure that the radio button 'Enable All Cookies' is selected.
5. Also the check box 'Warn me before storing a cookie' should be unchecked. This will prevent warning messages about cookies.

Netscape Navigator 7.x

1. From the Edit menu, select Preferences.
2. Click on the Privacy & Security option in the Category to expand.
3. Click on the Cookies suboption.
4. Ensure that the radio button 'Enable Cookies based on privacy settings' is selected.
5. Click on the 'View' Button. In Level of Privacy, the radio button 'Medium' should be selected.

What is a Cookie?

A cookie is a small amount of data that is sent to your web browser from a web server. This data is never "executed" as code, so it can't contain programs or viruses, and can't be longer than 4,000 characters. Cookies are generally used to help web sites determine the state of your "client."

Let's say, for instance, that you go to a shopping web site and purchase something. Instead of going off to pay for that item right away, you want to continue browsing. A cookie can be "set" to indicate that you put something in your "shopping cart", so that when you go to pay for all your items, the server has a way of knowing all the items you selected by looking at your cookie.

We use cookie simply to record your Login Information.

Why does we use Cookies

First, we should make it clear that we only use cookies to help identity you to our system.

We also use cookies so that you don't have to bother logging in everytime to use the member services. We should also make clear that we do _not_ distribute your cookie information to other organizations. No other sites other than us can access this cookie.

What about Security?

A cookie cannot but used to extract data from your system. When a cookie is set, your browser checks it for length, an expiration date, and the domain from which it came. This domain checking means that only our site can access your cookie. We do _not_ distribute your cookie or account information to other companies.

We hope this information clarifies the role of cookies on our System.

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