An Internet cookie is a piece of data placed on your machine by a Web server. Your computer uses a cookie to store and retrieve information. Without cookies, anytime you fill out an Internet form with your name, address, and other information, and then move on to other pages, you would lose it.
Some cookies also store passwords to restricted sites and track user browsing habits.
Cookies are needed to store passwords, names, addresses and other information so that our Web features, Provider Finder and Rate Finder, function properly. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas does not use Internet Cookies to track your browsing habits. For more information, see the full CIAC report . A cookie only contains information that you provide. It cannot search your hard drive or use your modem to gather additional personal data.