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Cookies were originally designed to help a Web site distinguish a user’s browser as a previous visitor and thus save and remember any preferences that may have been set while the user was browsing the site. A cookie is a small string of text that a Web site can send to your browser. A cookie cannot retrieve any other data from your hard drive, pass on computer viruses, or capture your email address. Currently, Web sites use cookies to enhance the user’s visit; in general, cookies can securely store a user’s ID and password, personalise home pages, identify which parts of a site have been visited or keep track of selections in a “shopping cart”.
If you are just browsing Apple’s Web site, a cookie identifies only your browser. If you become a registered user on Apple’s Web site (with a designated user ID and password), we may use cookies so that we can provide personalised information that we believe will be of value to you based on preferences you have indicated while visiting the site. It is possible to set your browser to inform you when a cookie is being placed — this way, you have the opportunity to decide whether to accept the cookie. If you are just browsing our site and are not a registered user, you do not have to accept a cookie and you may still continue utilising the site. However, if you are visiting a site where you will be accessing your confidential account, you must accept that site’s cookies as they are essential for site administration and security. By accepting a cookie, keep in mind that your choice to decline email offers remains unaffected. Here is how to set your cookie preferences: Safari : Select Preferences from the Safari menu then choose the Security option to view and modify cookie settings. For further information about Safari, visit the Safari page. Back to Privacy Statement |
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