How Lake-Link Uses Cookies

What is a "Cookie"

Cookies on your web browser are not edible. A cookie is a message given to a Web browser by a Web server. The browser stores the message in a text file called cookie.txt. The message is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.

The main purpose of cookies is to identify users and possibly prepare customized Web pages for them. When you enter a Web site using cookies, you may be asked to fill out a form providing such information as your name and interests. This information is packaged into a cookie and sent to your Web browser which stores it for later use. The next time you go to the same Web site, your browser will send the cookie to the Web server. The server can use this information to present you with custom Web pages. So, for example, instead of seeing just a generic welcome page you might see a welcome page with your name on it.

The location of the cookies depends on the browser. Internet Explorer stores each cookie as a separate file under a Windows subdirectory. Netscape stores all cookies in a single cookies.txt file. Opera stores them in a single cookies.dat file.

Cookies are commonly used to rotate the banner ads that a site sends so that it doesn't keep sending the same ad as it sends you a succession of requested pages. They can also be used to customize pages for you based on your browser type or other information you may have provided the Web site. Web users must agree to let cookies be saved for them, but, in general, it helps Web sites to serve users better.

How Lake-Link Uses Cookies

There are 2 types of cookies; (1) persistent cookies which are described above and (2) "Session Cookies" or "non-persistent cookie" which are is automatically destroyed once you exit your browser.

Lake-Link uses the latter, "session cookie" or "non-persistent cookie", to track your preferences while you use our site. Please reconfigure your browser to accept session/non-persistent cookies or Lake-Link may not function in your web browser as intended. No confidential information is ever stored in the cookie, and it will not be communicated with any third party as stated in our Privacy Policy.

Session Cookie Test

To see if you have session cookies set on your web browser click the button below.