DMA Cookie FAQ

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1. What are cookies?
2. What does this site use cookies for?
3. Can cookies set on this site track my behavior on the web?
4. Does the cookie get stored on my hard drive?
5. Why is there such concern about cookies and privacy?
6. Does this site read cookies set elsewhere on the web?

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1. What are cookies?
   Cookies are small pieces of information that can be sent by a web server to your browser. Your browser then sends that piece of information back to the server with every new request that it makes.

2. What does this site use cookies for?
   When a user logs in we send a cookie to your browser containing your memberid and password.

3. Can cookies set on this site track my behavior on the web?
   No, cookies sent from this site are configured only to be sent back to this site.
   No, cookies sent from this site are configured only to be sent back to this site.

4. Does the cookie get stored on my hard drive?
   No, cookies sent from this site are stored in memory until you close your browser, unless you sp ecifically enable long-term login.

5. Why is there such concern about cookies and privacy?
   Some large internet advertising place ads on thousands of sites and require that those sites allow the agency to set cookies. The agency can then track your behavior as you surf across the net and in some cases even tries to determine your identity. This site does not allow advertisers to set or read cookies.

6. Does this site read cookies set elsewhere on the web?
   No, we only look for the cookie that we have set.