How stargazerslounge.com uses cookies

Ant · May 29, 2012

By using stargazerslounge.com you agree to our use of cookies as described in this Cookie Policy.

WHAT ARE ‘COOKIES'?

Cookies are small text files which are downloaded to your computer or mobile device when you visit a website or application. Your web browser then sends these cookies back to the website or application on each subsequent visit so that they can recognise you and remember things like user details or user preferences.

Cookies are very useful and do lots of different jobs which help to make your experience on websites as smooth as possible. For example, they let you move between web pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, and generally improving your experience.

They are referred to as session or persistent cookies, depending on how long they are used:

Session cookies only last for your online session and disappear from your computer or device when you close your browser.

Persistent cookies stay on your computer or device after the browser has been closed and last for the period of time specified in the cookie. These persistent cookies are activated each time you visit the site where the cookie was generated.

WHICH COOKIES DOES stargazerslounge.com (SGL) USE AND WHY?

When you use our forum, the following 2 categories of cookies may be set on your device:

1. ‘Strictly necessary' cookies

These cookies are essential in helping you to move around our websites and use their features, Clicking on the remember me button when logging in will set such a cookie. These cookies do not gather information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you've been on the internet.

2. Functional cookies

These cookies allow websites and applications to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. The information these cookies collect is usually anonymised which means we can't identify you personally. They do not gather any information about you that could be used for selling advertising or remembering where you've been on the internet, but do help with serving advertising.

We use these types of cookies to improve your experience on SGL. Some examples of how we do this include:

Remembering the last time you logged in.

Managing cookies in your browser

Most modern browsers will allow you to:

See what cookies you've got and delete them on an individual basis.

Block third party cookies.

Block cookies from particular sites.

Block all cookies from being set.

Delete all cookies when you close your browser.

You should be aware that any preferences will be lost if you delete cookies. Ironically, this includes where you have opted out from cookies, as this requires an opt-out cookie to be set. Also, if you block cookies completely many websites will not work properly and some functionality on these websites will not work at all. We do not recommend turning cookies off when using our stargazerslounge.com.

If you are primarily concerned about third party cookies, you can turn these off separately.

The links below take you to the ‘Help' sections for each of the major browsers so that you can find out more about how to manage your cookies.

Internet Explorer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/196955

Firefox

http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Cookies

Google Chrome

http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95647

Opera

http://www.opera.com/browser/tutorials/security/privacy/

Safari

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Safari/5.0/en/9277.html