How to enable and disable cookies using your browser

Google Chrome

• Click the wrench icon on the browser toolbar

• Select Settings

• Click ‘Show advanced settings’

• In the “Privacy” section, click the ‘Content settings’ button

• To enable cookies in the “Cookies” section, pick ‘Allow local data to be set’, this will enable both first-party and third-party cookies. To allow only first-party cookies pick ‘Block all third-party cookies without exception’

• To disable cookies, in the “Cookies” section, pick ‘Block sites from setting any data’

• Note there are various levels of cookie enablement and disablement in Chrome. For more information on other cookie settings offered in Chrome, refer to the following page from Google: http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95647

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, 7.0, 8.0

• Click on 'Tools' at the top of your browser window and select 'Internet Options'

• In the options window navigate to the 'Privacy' tab

• To enable cookies: Set the slider to ‘Medium’ or below

• To disable cookies: Move the slider to the top to block all cookies

• Note there are various levels of cookie enablement and disablement in Explorer. For more information on other cookie settings offered in Internet Explorer, refer to the following page from Microsoft: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows-vista/Block-or-allow-cookies

Mozilla Firefox

• Click on 'Tools' at the browser menu and select ‘Options’

• Select the Privacy panel

• To enable cookies: Check ‘Accept cookies for sites’

• To disable cookies: Uncheck ‘Accept cookies for sites’ 

• Note there are various levels of cookie enablement and disablement in Firefox. For more information, refer to the following page from Mozilla:
http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Enabling%20and%20disabling%20cookies

Opera

• Click on 'Setting’ at the browser menu and select 'Settings'

• Select ‘Quick Preferences’

• To enable cookies: check “Enable Cookies”

• To disable cookies: uncheck “Enable Cookies”

• Note there are various levels of cookie enablement and disablement in Opera. For more information on other cookie settings offered in Opera, refer to the following page from Opera Software: http://www.opera.com/browser/tutorials/security/privacy/

Safari on OSX

• Click on 'Safari'  at the menu bar and select the 'Preferences' option

• Click on 'Security'

• To enable cookies: In the 'Accept cookies' section select 'Only from site you navigate to'

• To disable cookies: In the ‘Accept cookies’ section select ‘Never’

• Note there are various levels of cookie enablement and disablement in Safari. For more information on other cookie settings offered in Safari, refer to the following page from Apple:  http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042

All other browsers

Please look for a “help” function in the browser or contact the browser provider.