I know that web sites sometimes collect information about visitors to their sites. Should I be worried about this?
Web sites may track their visitors and their actions for a variety of reasons. To do this, they sometimes store small bits of information (known as "cookies") on your computer. If a web site "remembers" you when you visit again by displaying your first name, which you entered on a previous visit, it's because it has stored a cookie on your computer. If your computer has cookies, your abuser might be able to identify sites you have visited.

You can set your browser to warn you before a cookie is written to your hard drive, and then decide whether to accept or reject it. Or you could set your computer to not accept cookies at all.

Note: Some sites require cookies to be enabled in order to function properly, particularly those with online forms or login areas.

If you use Netscape Navigator (5.0 or a later version)
here is how you can change your cookie settings:

1 - From the Edit pull-down menu, select Preferences
2 - Click on the Advanced section from the list of areas on the left of the small pop-up window
3 - Select Disable cookies if you do not want any cookies on your computer, or if you would like to be prompted to accept cookies, select Warn me before storing a cookie
4 - Click OK

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01923 233333

The Borough of Dacorum covers:
Kings Langley, Apsley,
Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted, Tring and surrounding villages.

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If you use Internet Explorer (5.0 or a later release)
here is how you can change your cookie settings:

1 - Go to Tools menu and select Internet Options
2 - Click on the Security tab, then click on the Custom Level button
3 - Scroll down the list. Under the Cookie category, click on either Disable
(to not have cookies at all) or Prompt (to be asked each time whether you want to have a cookie on your computer)