Cookies and your privacy on webmillers.co.uk

Webmillers from time to time use "cookies" on our and our client's websites. In the main they are there so we can keep a note of the number of visitors and relevant details which are known as web statistics. Should you not wish to have your PC cookie enabled then here are a few tips: These tips all refer to user of Internet Explorer, if you are using an alternative browser and are concerned about cookies please let us know

You can easily delete any cookies that have been installed in the cookie folder of your browser. For example, if you are using Microsoft Windows Explorer:

ˇ Open 'Windows Explorer'
ˇ Click on the 'Search' button on the tool bar
ˇ Type "cookie" into the search box for 'Folders and Files'
ˇ Select 'My Computer' in the 'Look In' box
ˇ Click 'Search Now'
ˇ Double click on the folders that are found
ˇ 'Select' any cookie file
ˇ Hit the 'Delete' button on your keyboard

If you are not using Microsoft Windows Explorer, then you should select "cookies" in the "Help" function for information on where to find your cookie folder.

What can I do to stop cookies being installed on my browser?
In Internet Explorer 5.0+:

ˇ Go to the 'Tools' menu
ˇ Click on 'Internet Options'
ˇ Click the 'Security' tab
ˇ Highlight the 'Internet' zone (selected by default)
ˇ Select security level 'High' for this zone
ˇ Click on 'OK'
ˇ Go into your cookies directory (usually c:\windows\cookies)
ˇ Delete all the files you have there

Once you delete these files, you will have no more cookies and your browser will no longer send or receive new cookies

I like to control which cookies are being set on my browser, but the alerts are rather annoying - is there anyway that I can stop them?
To set preferences on Internet Explorer 6

First ensure you have the latest service pack installed

ˇ On your browser toolbar click on 'File'
ˇ Click on the 'Tools' menu
ˇ Click 'Internet Options'
ˇ Click the tab marked 'Privacy'
ˇ Move the sliding bar up or down to set how high or low you want your privacy preferences.
ˇ To end click 'Ok'

Having set your privacy preferences, you can then check the privacy practices of any website or page that you are visiting by:

ˇ Click 'File' on the tool bar of the browser
ˇ Click on 'View'
ˇ Click on 'Privacy Report'

This will display a box indicating content that Internet Explorer considers to be cookies and web beacons, and what actions Internet Explorer has taken based on the privacy preferences that you have set in your browser. If you click on 'Edit,' you will be able to set site-specific privacy preferences.

Webmillers are indebted http://www.allaboutcookies.org/index.html to for this help with our privacy matters