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What are cookies and why do I need them?
Every online shopping cart
uses cookies to "remember" the items that you have added to your
shopping basket as well as to allow you to revise the quantity you
ordered or to ensure that items are correctly deleted.
Cookies are just part of a
temporary file that is written to your PC for the length of time that
you are logged on to the shopping cart. Sometimes the file may be kept
for a few days in case you wish to return and don't want to lose
everything you have already added. In Synchronopedia's case, we keep
your cookies file active for four days.
The cookies do not transmit
any information in any manner to us or anyone else. They exist only on
your machine.
The only general exception
to this is when you purposely indicate that you would like your
details to be remembered so that you don't have to repeatedly enter in
the same information, such as name and address. If you are given this
option and you elect to use it, your information is stored in a cookie
that will "remember" it the next time you order from us. The next time
you place an order, that particular information will be placed in the
appropriate fields.
In our shopping cart, at
the bottom of the screen where you type in your billing and shipping
addresses, you have the option to tick the "Remember me" box to enable
the above capability.
Enabling cookies
To check whether or not
your browser has its cookies function enabled, and to switch it on -
temporarily if you wish - so that you can enter an order, follow these
steps. Write down the state of the setting before making any changes
in case you wish to restore the setting to its original state:
Internet Explorer
Browser
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Select File/Preferences
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Click the Privacy tab
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Move the slider to Medium
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Click Apply, then click
OK.
Netscape Browser
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Select Edit/Preferences
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Click Advanced
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Click the "Accept all
cookies" button
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Click OK.
Opera Browser
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Select Tools/Internet
options
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Click Privacy
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Tick the "Enable cookies"
box
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Click Apply, then click
OK.
You must fully complete
your order before disabling cookies again. Your order is fully
completed when "THANK YOU FOR YOUR ORDER." is displayed on the screen.
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