How to enable cookies

What are cookies and why do you use them?

A cookie is a packet of data containing information that identifies you as it intermittently travels between your computer and us. Cookies are one of the ways we ensure that you continue to be identified and send the correct information during your online session.

When you navigate to the My Payment Web site, your browser will be asked to accept a cookie—a small string of text that contains a session identification number. We use the cookie to manage sessions, and only people with a valid cookie in their browser can do business on our Web pages.

The cookie contains a session identification number, but no personal information. That means that someone examining your cookie would not be able to navigate to the My Payment Web site as you. Our cookies are not disc-resident. They're stored in the browser only for the extent of your session.

Your session will expire after 30 minutes of inactivity. If your session expires, you have to start over again.

What if I don't want to accept a cookie?

Right now, we have no other way to manage sessions for people who do not want to accept cookies. If you don't accept cookies, you won't be able to transmit your payment to us over the Internet.

To use the My Payment service, your cookies must be enabled. This is something you have to do on your computer, through your browser.

All browsers are configured a little differently, so you should check the Internet options within your browser for ways to enable the cookie function.

If you are using Internet Explorer version 7 and 6.x:

Select Tools from the browser Menu bar

Select Internet Options

Select Privacy tab and move the slider to Medium High, Medium (recommended) or Lower

Select OK to exit

If you are using Firefox:   

By default, Firefox accepts all cookies. If you want to gain more control over what cookies are stored:   

Firefox 2.0.0.6, 2.0.0.4, and 1.5.0.7

Select Tools from the browser Menu bar

Select Options

Select Privacy tab

Under Cookies ensure Accept cookies from sites is selected

Select OK to return to your browser

Firefox 1.0.7

Select Tools from the browser Menu bar

Select Options

Select Privacy

Under Cookies ensure Allow sites to set cookies is selected

Select OK to return to your browser

If you are using Safari:

Safari 2.0.4 and 1.2

Select Safari from the browser Menu bar

Select Preferences on the menu

Select Security

Under Accept Cookies select either Always or Only from sites you navigate to