Cookies are small pieces of information transmitted between the web server and your browser. There is nothing sinister about them, they are merely plain-text files.

There are two flavours of cookies. Permanent cookies are received by your web browser and stored on your computer's hard disk, while session cookies are stored only in memory and are lost once you close the browser window.

The Powerplay website uses the session cookie facility of your browser to keep track of you as you browse the site and is necessary to log-in and for the shopping basket facility to function. It is used only for the duration of your visit to the website and is not permanently stored.

In order to enable session cookies, proceed as follows:

Internet Explorer 5.x (Windows)

• Select Internet Options from the Tools menu
• Select the Security tab and click Custom Level
• Scroll down and enable Allow per-session cookies
• Select OK

Internet Explorer 4.x (Windows)

• Select Internet Options from the View menu
• Select the Advanced tab
• In the cookies section click Always Accept Cookies
• Select OK

Internet Explorer 5.x, 4.x (Mac OS)

• Select Preferences from the Edit menu
• highlight Cookies under Receiving Files
• For When Receiving Cookies: select Never Ask
• Select OK

Netscape 6 (Windows/Mac)

• Select Preferences from the Edit menu
• Expand the Privacy & Security section
• Select Cookies and click on Enable all cookies
• Select OK

Opera 6 (Windows)

• Select Preferences from the File menu
• Select Privacy under Network in the left panel
• Tick the Enable cookies checkbox
• Select Automatically accept all cookies from the drop-down list
• Select OK