Are Cookies Evil?
Some Web sites store information in a small text file on your computer. This file is called a cookie. There are several types of cookies, and you can choose whether to allow some, none, or all of them to be saved on your computer. If you do not allow cookies at all, you may not be able to view some Web sites or take advantage of customization features. A cookie is a file created by an Internet homepage to store information on your computer, such as your preferences when visiting that site. For example, if you inquire about a flight schedule at an airline's Web site, the site might create a cookie that contains your itinerary. Or it might only contain a record of the pages you looked at within the site you visited, to help the site customize the view for you the next time you visit. 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 personally identifiable information that you provide. For example, a Web site cannot determine your e-mail address or your name unless you provide it. Also, a homepage cannot gain access to other information on your computer. No one has your e-mail address and it will not be given out or sold to anybody - period! We get spam every day and We hate spam, We despise spam. We would love to catch spammers but they leave hardly any trail (wonder why?) It is just a waste of time and resources to get that stuff! You should know that once a cookie is saved on your computer, only the Web site that created the cookie can read it.
A persistent cookie is one stored as a file on your computer, and it remains there when you close your browser. The cookie can be read by the web site that created it when you visit that same site again. Only the Forum and e-shop pages on MGA on-line uses this type of cookie - and only if you enter your name and e-mail address and click the [submit] button (and check the check box in our e-shop).
A temporary or session cookie is stored only for your current browsing session, and is deleted from your computer when you close your browser. MGA online only uses this type of cookies only when MGA webmasters (editors) upload infomation to MGA Knowledgebase or MGA News pages - and only to indentify / validate the logon information editors provide. As user you will not receive any session cookies.
A first-party cookie either originates on or is sent to the Web site you are currently viewing. These cookies are commonly used to store information, such as your preferences when visiting that site. A third-party cookie either originates on or is sent to a Web site different from the one you are currently viewing. Third-party Web sites usually provide some content on the Web site you are viewing. For example, many sites use advertising from third-party Web sites and those third-party Web sites may use cookies. A common use for this type of cookie is to track your Web page use for advertising or other marketing purposes. Third-party cookies can either be persistent or temporary. g-link.dk and help.g-link.dk do not pass on any third-party cookies to your computer at all; we do not allow banner advertising in any form!
Unsatisfactory cookies are cookies that might allow access to personally identifiable information that could be used for a secondary purpose without your consent. You do not find this type of cookies in the code on any g-link.dk or help.g-link.dk pages. And if you send us your e-mail address for what-ever purpose, we do not pass it on to anyone - we do not have any commercial interests.
Microsoft Internet Explorer (MS IE) as well as most modern browsers allow the use of cookies; however, you can change your privacy settings to specify that MS IE or favorite browser should prompt you before placing a cookie on your computer (this enables you to allow or block the cookie); or you can prevent MS IE and other browsers from accepting any cookies. Use MS IE "privacy settings" to specify how you want MS IE to handle cookies from individual Web sites or all Web sites. You can also customize your privacy settings by importing a file containing custom privacy settings, or by specifying custom privacy settings for all web sites or individual web sites. Note that privacy settings only apply to web sites in the Internet zone. |
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