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- <title>Managing Cookies</title>
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- <h1>Managing Cookies</h1>
-
- <p>This document explains what cookies are, how they are used, and how you can gain
- control over the cookies stored on your computer by using the Cookie Manager in
- &brandFullName;.</p>
-
- <div class="contentsBox">In this section:
- <ul>
- <li><a href="#what_is_a_cookie">What is a Cookie?</a></li>
- <li><a href="#setting_up_cookie_rules">Setting Up Cookie Rules</a></li>
- <li><a href="#accepting_and_blocking_cookies">Accepting and Blocking Cookies</a></li>
- <li><a href="#cookies_exceptions">The Cookies Exceptions Window</a></li>
- <li><a href="#view_cookies">The View Cookies Window</a></li>
- </ul>
- </div>
-
- <h2 id="what_is_a_cookie">What is a Cookie?</h2>
-
- <p>A cookie is a file created by an Internet site to store information on your
- computer, such as your preferences when visiting that site. When you visit a site
- that uses cookies, the site might ask &brandShortName; to place one or more cookies
- on your hard disk.</p>
-
- <p>Later, when you return to the site, &brandShortName; sends back the cookies that
- belong to the site. This allows the site to present you with information customized
- to fit your needs.</p>
-
- <p>Cookies can also store personally identifiable information. Personally identifiable
- information is information that can be used to identify or contact you, such as
- your name, e-mail address, home or work address, or telephone number. However, a
- web site only has access to the personal information that you provide. For
- example, a web site cannot determine your e-mail address unless you provide it. Also,
- a web site cannot gain access to other information on your computer.</p>
-
- <p>When you use the default cookie settings, this activity is invisible to you,
- and you won't know when a web site is setting a cookie or when &brandShortName;
- is sending a web site its cookie. However, you can set your cookies
- &pref.plural; so that you will be asked before a cookie is set. You can also
- restrict the lifetime of cookies to your current &brandShortName; session.</p>
-
- <h2 id="setting_up_cookie_rules">Setting Up Cookie Rules</h2>
-
- <p>By default &brandShortName; accepts all cookies, including cookies which
- would allow a site to recognize you effectively forever. If this doesn't suit
- you, you can tell &brandShortName; to delete all cookies when you close
- &brandShortName;:</p>
-
- <ol>
- <li>Select &pref.menuPath; and open the <em>Privacy</em> panel.</li>
- <li>Select the <em>I close &brandShortName;</em> &pref.singular; from the
- <em>Keep until</em> menu.</li>
- </ol>
-
- <p>If you want to grant sites you trust the ability to store cookies permanently
- (e.g., to allow you to log in automatically to a site), click <a
- href="#cookies_exceptions"><em>Exceptions...</em></a>, enter the site address,
- and click <em>Allow</em>.</p>
-
- <h3 id="all_the_settings">All the Settings</h3>
-
- <p>These are the &pref.plural; that affect how cookies are managed by
- &brandShortName;:</p>
-
- <dl>
- <dt>Accept cookies from sites</dt>
- <dd><p>If you don't want any sites to store cookies on your computer, uncheck
- this &pref.singular;. Note that some sites may not work properly when
- cookies are disabled. If you want to grant certain sites the ability to
- store cookies, open the <a href="#cookies_exceptions">Cookies Exceptions</a>
- window by clicking <em>Exceptions...</em>, enter the site address, and click
- <em>Allow</em> or <em>Allow for Session</em>.</p></dd>
- <dt>Keep until</dt>
- <dd>
- <ul>
- <li><em>they expire</em><br/>
- If this &pref.singular; is selected, each cookie will be removed when the
- site that set it has determined the cookie should expire.</li>
- <li><em>I close &brandShortName;</em><br/>
- If this &pref.singular; is selected, cookies will be removed when you
- restart &brandShortName;. Web sites requiring the use of cookies will
- still work, but if you restart &brandShortName;, the web site will think
- that you logged into the site for the first time again.</li>
- <li><em>ask me every time</em><br/>
- Display an alert every time a web site tries to store a cookie asking you
- if you want that cookie stored.</li>
- </ul>
- </dd>
- </dl>
-
- <h2 id="accepting_and_blocking_cookies">Accepting and Blocking Cookies</h2>
-
- <p>If you've chosen <em>ask me every time</em> from the <em>Keep until</em>
- menu, you'll see a dialog whenever a site tries to store a cookie on your
- computer providing the following options:</p>
-
- <dl>
- <dt>Allow</dt>
- <dd>To allow this particular cookie, just click <em>Allow</em>. Use this if
- you trust the site.</dd>
- <dt>Allow for Session</dt>
- <dd>If you want to allow this cookie for now, but have it deleted when you
- exit &brandShortName;, click <em>Allow for Session</em>. Use this if the
- site doesn't work without cookies, but you don't want to have a permanent
- cookie stored for it.</dd>
- <dt>Deny</dt>
- <dd>If you don't want this cookie to be stored, click <em>Deny</em>. Use this
- if you don't trust the site or suspect that it's compromising your privacy.</dd>
- <dt>Use my choice for all cookies from this site</dt>
- <dd>Select this checkbox before clicking any of the buttons if you want
- &brandShortName; to remember your decision and not ask again. The site will
- be added to the <a href="#cookies_exceptions">Cookie Exceptions</a> window,
- where you can revert your choice should you wish to do so later.</dd>
- </dl>
-
- <h2 id="cookies_exceptions">The Cookies Exceptions Window</h2>
-
- <p>Access this window by clicking the <em>Exceptions...</em> button in cookies
- &pref.plural;. Here you can make exceptions from your general cookies
- &pref.plural; for specific sites. Using exceptions, you can allow all cookies,
- reject all cookies, or allow all cookies but have them deleted when you exit
- &brandShortName;, regardless of your other cookie settings.</p>
-
- <p>To add a site to this list, simply type the site's domain name in the field
- labeled <em>Address of web site</em>. Then click <em>Block</em> to reject
- cookies from the site, click <em>Allow</em> to allow cookies from the site,
- or click <em>Allow for Session</em> to allow cookies from the site but have
- them deleted when you exit &brandShortName;.</p>
-
- <p>To remove a site from this list, select it and click <em>Remove Site</em>. To
- clear the list completely, click <em>Remove All Sites</em>. This will clear
- the exceptions list so your general cookies &pref.plural; apply.</p>
-
- <h2 id="view_cookies">The View Cookies Window</h2>
-
- <p>Use the <em>View Cookies</em> window to view and remove cookies. To access it,
- click the <em>View Cookies</em> button in cookies &pref.plural;.</p>
-
- <p>This window lists all cookies currently stored on your
- computer, grouped by site. You can expand the sites and select a cookie to
- display more information about it. You can also search for a site or a cookie
- name by typing in the search bar.</p>
-
- <p>To remove a cookie from the list, select it and click <em>Remove Cookie</em>.
- To remove a site's cookies, select the site and click <em>Remove
- Cookie(s)</em>. To wipe all cookies, click <em>Remove All Cookies</em>.</p>
-
- <div class="contentsBox"><em>12 September 2006</em></div>
- <p>Copyright © 2003-2007 Contributors to the Mozilla Help Viewer Project.</p>
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