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Additionally, all stored customer information is protected from unauthorised access through the use of secure passwords and user log ons or other security procedures.
The second element to look for are references to "VeriSign Secured". This indicates where we have employed additional measures to improve the security of our online transactions and other confidential communications. By clicking on the VeriSign Secure logo, you can see the details of our security certificate.
What are "Cookies" and why use them?
There are two types of cookies used by our web sites, “Session Cookies” and “Persistent Cookies”.
Cookies do not endanger your computer or operating system. A cookie is just a simple text file, which does not have anything to do with computer viruses!
Session Cookies: In order to uniquely identify you within our secure services, we use a temporary cookie that maintains your access information during the working session. The cookie stores only the user data, which you use to identify yourself.
The cookie is deleted after you log off or when you close your Internet browser. The data stored within the cookie is therefore only held in your computer's memory for a short period of time, during your working session. This cookie is not used to monitor your online usage of the system.
Persistent Cookies are those that are stored on your computer even after you close your browser. We use persistent cookies so that we can collect anonymous data on what pages are being viewed on our web sites so that we can deliver content that better meets our customer needs.
This data is stored in a secure database and is only used internally to provide reporting on traffic patterns within our web sites. This data is only accessible by those people requiring it to produce reports and will not be provided to any third parties. All data logged is anonymous and no attempt will be made to identify individual users.
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