Managing Cookies

If you’re not sure of the type and version of web browser you use to access the Internet:

For PCs:  click on ‘Help’ at the top of your browser window and select the ‘About’ option

For Macs:  with the browser window open, the browser name is visible to the right of the Apple menu

How to check cookies are enabled on your PC

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 

Click on ‘Tools’ at the top of your browser window and select ‘Internet options’, then click on the ‘Privacy’ tab

Ensure that your Privacy level is set to Medium or lower, which will enable cookies in your browser

Setting this above Medium will disable cookies

Google Chrome

Click on ‘Tools’ (the spanner icon) at the top of your browser window and select Options

Click the ‘Show advanced settings’ at the end of the page, locate the ‘Privacy’ section, and select the ‘Content settings’ button

Now select ‘Allow local data to be set’

Mozilla Firefox

Click on ‘Tools’ at the top of your browser window and select Options (if cannot see the Tools menu, press the ALT key on your keyboard)

Then select the Privacy icon

Set Firefox will: to ‘Use custom settings for history’

Uncheck Accept third party cookies

Safari

Click on the Cog icon at the top of your browser window and select the ‘Preferences’ option

Click on ‘Privacy’, check the option that says Block cookies “From third parties and advertisers”

How to check cookies are enabled on your Mac 

Safari on OS X

Click on the ‘Safari’ menu at the top of your browser window and select the ‘Preferences’ option

Click on ‘Privacy’, check the option that says Block cookies “From third parties and advertisers”

Firefox on OS X

Click on the ‘Firefox’ menu at the top of your browser window and select the ‘Preferences’ option

Then select the Privacy icon

Set Firefox will: to ‘Use custom settings for history’

Uncheck Accept third party cookies

Google Chrome on OS X

Click on ‘Tools’ (the spanner icon) at the top of your browser window and select Options

Click the ‘Show advanced settings’ at the end of the page, locate the ‘Privacy’ section, and select the ‘Content settings’ button

Now select ‘Allow local data to be set’

Opera on OS X

Click on the ‘Opera’ menu at the top of your browser window and select the ‘Preferences’ option

Click on the ‘Advanced’ tab and then select ‘Cookies’ from the list of options

Check “Accept cookies only from the site I visit”

Click the OK button