2. Does your web site use cookies? How?

A cookie is a unique piece of information that a web server gives to your browser when you first visit a web site. The information in the cookie can be read by that server if you visit the same web site again at a future time. A web server can only read the cookies which it created and can not use cookies stored on your computer by other servers.

There are many misconceptions about cookies. Some people fear that cookies represent a security risk or an invasion of their privacy, but this not really true. A cookie left on your browser can not access other parts of your computer system to obtain information about you, and cookies can not transmit computer viruses.

Cookies can help us make your experience of our web site more enjoyable, and that is why we use them. When you tell us your pastry preferences, we store this information in a cookie on your computer so that we can alert you to recipes or baking tips of special interest to you on your next visit to our site.

We also use cookies to streamline our cookbook ordering process. However, we do not store any credit card information in cookies.

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