What are Cookies and Session Cookies

Cookies are small pieces of information stored on your computer, which allow websites to remember things they need to know.

Cookies come in two flavours: Persistent Cookies, which are stored on your computer until a certain date; and Session Cookies, which are stored until you close your browser.

In order to access certain features of the "B Company - Humberside & South Yorkshire ACF" website, and all the other websites related to it (detachment sites etc.), you will need to have Session Cookies enabled on your browser.


What information will be stored

Only information required to enable the websites to function correctly will be stored on your computer. This includes:

• Information which tells your browser which sub-menu (if any) you have open, so that it will be open if you change to another page
• Several bits of information enabling you to use the Forum
• Several bits of information enabling you to log in to the website

All this information is stored as SESSION COOKIES and is removed whenever you close your browser.


What if I don't enable SESSION COOKIES

If you do not enable session cookies on your browser, certain features of the websites will be unavailable to you.


How do I enable SESSION COOKIES

To enable session cookies, you will need to change the settings in your browsers Internet Options.
Below is a step-by-step guide of how to do this using the most popular browsers. Please note that different versions of the same browser may have slightly different options, and so the guide may not be entirely accurate.


Enabling Cookies on Microsoft Internet Explorer

This guide is for Internet Explorer 7. The guide should be close enough for most versions:

1. From the "Tools" menu, select "Internet Options". A new screen will appear.
2. Click on the "Privacy" tab
3. Click the "Sites" button which will open a new window
4. Enter "bcompanyhsyacf.org.uk" into the box for "Address of website:"
5. Click the "Allow" button
6. Click "Ok" to close the window, then "Ok" to close the other window

This procedure will allow session cookies from the B Company websites.

If you want to allow cookies for all sites, follow the above upto and including step 2. Then move the slider to the setting you desire (a description of each setting will appear). A setting of "Medium" is recommended.


Enabling Cookies on Mozilla Firefox

This guide is for Mozilla Firefox 3.0. The guide should be close enough for most versions:

1. From the "Tools" menu, select "Options". A new screen will appear.
2. Click on the "Privacy" tab
3. Click the "Exceptions" button. A new screen will appear.
4. Enter "bcompanyhsyacf.org.uk" into the box for "Address of web site:"
5. Click the "Allow for Session" button.
6. Click "Close" to close the window, then "Ok" to close the other window

This procedure will allow session cookies from the B Company Websites.

If you want to allow cookies for all sites, follow the above upto and including step 2. Then tick the "Accept cookies from sites" box. Optionally you may tick the "Accept third-party cookies" box. You may also choose from the drop down list box the period for which cookies will be stored on your computer.


Enabling Cookies on Opera

This guide is for Opera 9.24. The guide should be close enough for most versions:

1. From the "Tools" menu, select "Preferences". A new screen will appear.
2. Click on the "Advanced" tab
3. Click on "Cookies" on the side tab
4. Tick the "Accept only cookies from the sites I visit" box
5. Tick the "Delete new cookies when exiting Opera" box
6. Click "Ok" to close the window

This procedure will allow cookies for ALL sites, since Opera does not allow site specific cookies. Cookies will only be stored until you close Opera.

The other options on the tab will allow you to enable Persistant Cookies and Third-Party Cookies.


Enabling Cookies on Safari

This guide is for Safari 3. The guide should be close enough for most versions:

1. From the "Edit" menu, select "Preferences". A new screen will appear.
2. Click on the "Security" tab
3. Tick the "Only from sites you navigate to" box underneath "Accept Cookie"
4. Click the "X" in the top right of the new screen to close it.

This procedure will allow cookies for ALL sites, since Safari does not allow site specific cookies. Both Session and Persistant cookies will be allowed.


Enabling Cookies on Flock

This guide is for Flock 1.0.9. The guide should be close enough for most versions:

1. From the "Tools" menu select "Options"
2. Click on the "Privacy" tab
3. Click the "Exceptions" button which will open a new window
4. Enter "bcompanyhsyacf.org.uk" into the box for "Address of website:"
5. Click the "Allow for Session" button
6. Click "Ok" to close the window, then "Ok" to close the other window

This procedure will allow session cookies from the B Company websites.

If you want to allow cookies for all sites, follow the above upto and including step 2. Tick the "Accept cookies from sites" box and select an option from the drop down list.


Enabling Cookies on other browsers

If you have a browser other than those already mentioned, reading the above should give you a rough idea of how to enable cookies.

If you are unable to figure it out, a simple search on the web should provide you with all the information you need.