Cookies are pieces of information that a Web site transfers to an individual's hard drive and that stay there after you've left a site. If you are a frequent Web user, you probably have received many cookies. They make it much easier for repeat visitors to various sites because they can help identify your computer type, operating system and the address of the page that brought you to that page. In general, cookies do not contain any personally identifiable information unless you as a visitor supply the information knowingly. A cookie can't read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other sites.
Companies often use cookies for tracking purposes.
Thoughtstar uses cookies to get an accurate count of users visiting our site, what they looked for when here, how long they lingered and the like. The information is only used in aggregate form so we can improve the content of our site. Thoughtstar also uses cookies in conjunction with registration forms. The purpose of this is to provide added convenience to repeat visitors and to save them the trouble of filling out the same form on multiple visits. Thoughtstar may, in its discretion and without notice to you, also make other or additional uses of cookies.