What is a cookie?

A cookie is usually a small piece of data which is sent from a website and then stored in a your web browser while you browse a website. When you return to the same website in the future then the data stored in the cookie can be retrieved by the website to notify the website of your previous activity.

They are used commonly to store information eg for online purchases and also to collect information anonymously.

The leafmine website uses cookies to collect anonymous information when you use the Search facility on the website. The data collected is in the form of the search term and how many times this term is used in searches. This helps identify areas of the site which are popular or unpopular and also to highlight areas which need further development.

You can stop cookies being stored on your computer by altering your browser settings.