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Use of Cookies
What are Cookies?
A Cookie is a very small text file that is placed on your computer's hard drive when accessing a Website. Essentially it is an identification card, which is uniquely yours and can only be read by the server that gave it to you. It cannot be used to deliver computer viruses.
A Cookie is a very small text file that is placed on your computer's hard drive when accessing a Website. Essentially it is an identification card, which is uniquely yours and can only be read by the server that gave it to you. It cannot be used to deliver computer viruses.
What does a Cookie look like?
A cookie looks something like this, a short string of text and numbers. These numbers are your unique identification card.
A cookie looks something like this, a short string of text and numbers. These numbers are your unique identification card.
Y MSPDom2CH.com/017187251918083210785227454198429423821*
You can access the cookie files on your computer through:
1. Click on the My Computer area
2. Access the area where your Windows files are stored (usually the C: drive)
3. Open the Windows Folder
4. Open the cookies Folder
2. Access the area where your Windows files are stored (usually the C: drive)
3. Open the Windows Folder
4. Open the cookies Folder
This folder stores the information on all cookies that you have collected. To open a cookie simply double click on the required file.
What is a Cookie's Purpose?
It lets companies know when you return to their Websites and what pages or services you use when you’re there. Cookies aren’t used to store or collect any personal information. It only lets companies know that someone with your unique cookie has returned to the Website.
It lets companies know when you return to their Websites and what pages or services you use when you’re there. Cookies aren’t used to store or collect any personal information. It only lets companies know that someone with your unique cookie has returned to the Website.
How a Cookie Helps You:
By using cookies we will be able to see how our Website is being used. This means we’ll be able to identify the most popular areas of our Website and make it easier for you to access them. We can also discard Web pages you don't use, and focus our efforts on delivering the information you need.
By using cookies we will be able to see how our Website is being used. This means we’ll be able to identify the most popular areas of our Website and make it easier for you to access them. We can also discard Web pages you don't use, and focus our efforts on delivering the information you need.
How a Cookie Helps Us:
It will help us to be more efficient as we can learn what information is important to our customers and what isn't.
It will help us to be more efficient as we can learn what information is important to our customers and what isn't.
WorkplaceOHS uses cookies to collect general information about visitors' behaviour on the site. These cookies do not capture or track any personal information.
How to check if you have cookies enabled:
If you're using Internet Explorer 6.x
On your task bar, click:
1. Tools, then
2. Internet Options.
3. Under the Privacy tab
4. Ensure the slider is set to Low or Accept All Cookies.
If you're using Internet Explorer 5.x
On your task bar, click:
1. Tools, then
2. Internet Options.
3. Under the Security tab ensure the Default Level.. is greyed out
4. If not click Custom Level.., then
5. Scroll down to the Cookies section.
6. Ensure Allow cookies and Allow per-session cookies are enabled.
On your task bar, click:
1. Tools, then
2. Internet Options.
3. Under the Security tab ensure the Default Level.. is greyed out
4. If not click Custom Level.., then
5. Scroll down to the Cookies section.
6. Ensure Allow cookies and Allow per-session cookies are enabled.
If you're using Internet Explorer 4.x
On your task bar, click:
1. View, then
2. Internet Options.
3. Under the Advanced tab click
4. Scroll down to the Always Accept Cookies
5. Click OK.
On your task bar, click:
1. View, then
2. Internet Options.
3. Under the Advanced tab click
4. Scroll down to the Always Accept Cookies
5. Click OK.
What do you do if you get the message "WorkplaceOHS has been unable to read your cookie".
The page that displays this message will give you an option to delete the cookie. If you continue to get this message the cookie can be deleted manually via the browser's options. Simply find the cookie named cookie:yourname@www.workplaceohs.com.au/ by following the instructions below and delete it.
If you're using Internet Explorer 5.x and 6.x
On your task bar, click:
1. Tools, then
2. Internet Options.
3. Under the tab General (the default tab) click
4. Settings, then
5. View Files.
On your task bar, click:
1. Tools, then
2. Internet Options.
3. Under the tab General (the default tab) click
4. Settings, then
5. View Files.
If you're using Internet Explorer 4.x
On your task bar, click:
1. View, then
2. Internet Options.
3. Under the tab General (the default tab) click
4. Settings, then
5. View Files.
On your task bar, click:
1. View, then
2. Internet Options.
3. Under the tab General (the default tab) click
4. Settings, then
5. View Files.
If you're using Internet Explorer 3.x
On your Task Bar, click:
1. View, then
2. Options, then
3. Advanced, then
4. View Files.
On your Task Bar, click:
1. View, then
2. Options, then
3. Advanced, then
4. View Files.
If you're using Internet Explorer on the Macintosh
1. On the Edit menu click Preferences,
2. Under Receiving Files click Cookies,
3. Select the cookie and click Delete.
1. On the Edit menu click Preferences,
2. Under Receiving Files click Cookies,
3. Select the cookie and click Delete.