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A cookie is either a small text file that is stored on your hard drive or some
information that is stored in memory until you close your browser. Examples of how Questia may use
cookies include:
- To save you time in almost any action, Questia uses a "session cookie" that is temporarily
stored when you log into our service. With this type of cookie, you can avoid the repetitive
task of entering your User ID and Password when you want to view a page, store a bookmark,
access your Workspace area, or create a margin note. For your safety, this type of cookie
will automatically expire and log you out of Questia if you're inactive on the Questia Web
site for more than 60 minutes. NOTE: If you wish to remove this cookie from your browser at
any time, simply exit your browser, and then restart it. The cookie will be gone;
- To record your preferences, so the next time you return to our site your choice of,
for example, citation format or default highlighter color is just as you last set them;
- To assist us in evaluating the design and layout of our Web site; and
- To help Questia evaluate the effectiveness of our partner relationships,
we may receive a cookie telling us where you came from.
There is some concern that cookies can access and read other information stored on your hard drive
or that personal information about you stored in a cookie can be read by other Web sites. First, cookies stored
on your system cannot access other information stored on your system. Second, a cookie can only be accessed by
the same domain server that sent it. For example, a cookie sent by us (questia.com) cannot be read by any other site
(e.g., AnotherSite.com). Detailed information about cookies and a "Frequently Asked Questions" presentation may be
reviewed at http://www.cookiecentral.com and http://www.cookiecentral.com/faq/ respectively.
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