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+<head>
+<title>Privacy on the Internet</title>
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="helpFileLayout.css"
+ type="text/css"/>
+</head>
+<body>
+
+<h1 id="using_privacy_features">Using Privacy Features</h1>
+
+<p>Your browser includes features you can use to enhance the privacy and
+ security of your personal information. The sections that follow describe how
+ your browser can help you control cookies, passwords, and images while you
+ are surfing the Internet.</p>
+
+<p>For information about related &brandShortName; security features, see
+ <a href="mailnews_security.xhtml">Signing &amp; Encrypting Messages</a> and
+ <a href="using_certs_help.xhtml">Using Certificates</a>.</p>
+
+<div class="contentsBox">Privacy topics:
+ <ul>
+ <li><a href="#privacy_on_the_internet">Privacy on the Internet</a></li>
+ <li><a href="using_priv_help.xhtml#using_the_cookie_manager">Using the
+ Cookie Manager</a></li>
+ <li><a href="using_priv_help.xhtml#using_the_password_manager">Using the
+ Password Manager</a></li>
+ <li><a href="using_priv_help.xhtml#encrypting_stored_sensitive_information">Encrypting
+ Stored Sensitive Information</a></li>
+ <li><a href="using_priv_help.xhtml#managing_images">Managing Images</a></li>
+ <li><a href="cs_priv_prefs_popup.xhtml#controlling_popups">Controlling Popups</a></li>
+ <li><a href="privsec_help.xhtml">Privacy &amp; Security Preferences</a></li>
+ </ul>
+</div>
+
+<h1 id="privacy_on_the_internet">Privacy on the Internet</h1>
+
+<p>This section summarizes some background information about privacy on the
+ Internet. It also describes several things you can do to help safeguard your
+ own privacy. It is not intended to provide a complete description of Internet
+ privacy issues.</p>
+
+<div class="contentsBox">In this section:
+ <ul>
+ <li><a href="#what_information_does_my_browser_give_to_a_web_site">What
+ Information Does My Browser Give to a Website?</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#what_are_cookies_and_how_do_they_work">What Are Cookies, and
+ How Do They Work?</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#how_can_i_control_web_pages_in_email_messages">How Can I
+ Control Web Pages in Email Messages?</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#how_can_i_make_sure_unauthorized_people_dont_use_information_about_me">How
+ Can I Make Sure Unauthorized People Don&apos;t Use Information About
+ Me?</a></li>
+ </ul>
+</div>
+
+<h2 id="what_information_does_my_browser_give_to_a_web_site">What Information
+ Does My Browser Give to a Website?</h2>
+
+<p>When your browser displays a web page&mdash;for example, each time you click
+ a link or type a URL, or when a web page is displayed in an email
+ message&mdash;it gives certain kinds of information to the website. This
+ information may include (but is not limited to) your operating environment,
+ your Internet address, and the page you&apos;re coming from.</p>
+
+<h3>Operating Environment</h3>
+
+<p>The website is told something about your operating environment, such as your
+ browser type and operating system. This helps the website present the page in
+ the best way for your screen. For example, the website might learn that you
+ use the French version of SeaMonkey 2.1 on a Windows 2000 computer.</p>
+
+<h3 id="internet_address">Internet Address</h3>
+
+<p>Your browser must tell the website your Internet address (also known as the
+ Internet Protocol, or IP address) so the website knows where to send the page
+ you are requesting. The website can&apos;t present the page you want to see
+ unless it knows your IP address.</p>
+
+<p>Your IP address can be either temporary or fixed (static).</p>
+
+<p>If you connect to the Internet through a standard modem that&apos;s attached
+ to your phone line, then your Internet service provider (ISP) may assign you
+ a temporary IP address each time you log on. You use the temporary IP address
+ for the duration of your Internet session&mdash;for example, until you sign
+ off or hang up your dial-up connection, or otherwise end your computer&apos;s
+ live connection with the Internet. Each ISP has many IP addresses, and they
+ assign the addresses at random to users.</p>
+
+<p>If you have DSL, a cable modem, or a fiber-optic connection, you may have a
+ fixed IP address that you use every time you connect.</p>
+
+<p>Your IP address is not the same as your email address.</p>
+
+<h3>Referring Page</h3>
+
+<p>The website is also told which page you were reading when you clicked a link
+ to see one of the website&apos;s pages. This allows the website to know which
+ website referred you. Or, as you traverse the website, it allows the website
+ to know which of its pages you came from.</p>
+
+<p>[<a href="#privacy_on_the_internet">Return to beginning of section</a>]</p>
+
+<h2 id="what_are_cookies_and_how_do_they_work">What Are Cookies, and How Do
+ They Work?</h2>
+
+<p>A cookie is a small bit of information used by some websites. When you
+ visit a website that uses cookies, the website might ask your browser to place
+ one or more cookies on your hard disk.</p>
+
+<p>Later, when you return to the website, your browser sends back the cookies
+ that belong to the website.</p>
+
+<p>When you are using the default cookie settings, this activity is invisible
+ to you, and you won&apos;t know when a website is setting a cookie or when
+ your browser is sending a website&apos;s cookie back. However, you can set
+ your preferences so that you will be asked before a cookie is set. For
+ information on how to do this, see
+ <a href="using_priv_help.xhtml#cookies">Privacy &amp; Security Preferences -
+ Cookies</a>.</p>
+
+<h3>How Do Websites Use Cookie Information?</h3>
+
+<p>Cookies allow a website to know something about your previous visits. For
+ example, if you typically search for local weather or purchase books at a
+ website, the website may use cookies to remember what city you live in or what
+ authors you like, so it can make your next visit easier and more useful.</p>
+
+<p>Some websites publish privacy policies that describe how they use the
+ information they gather.</p>
+
+<h3 id="what_are_third-party_cookies">What Are Third-Party Cookies?</h3>
+
+<p>If your browser stores a website&apos;s cookie, it will return the cookie
+ only to that particular website. Your browser will not provide one website
+ with cookies set by another. Since a website can only receive its own cookies,
+ it can learn about your activities while you are at that website but not your
+ activities in general while surfing the Web.</p>
+
+<p>But sometimes a website displays content that is hosted on another website.
+ That content can be anything from an image to text or an advertisement.
+ The other website that hosts such elements also has the ability to store a
+ cookie in your browser, even though you don&apos;t visit the website directly.
+</p>
+
+<p>Cookies that are stored by a website other than the one you are visiting are
+ called <strong>third-party cookies</strong> or <strong>foreign
+ cookies</strong>. Websites sometimes use third-party cookies with
+ <strong>transparent GIFs</strong>, which are special images that help websites
+ count users, track email responses, learn more about how visitors use the
+ website, or customize your browsing experience. (Transparent GIFs are also
+ known as web beacons or web bugs.)</p>
+
+<p>If you want, you can adjust your cookie preferences so that websites can
+ store ordinary cookies but not third-party ones.</p>
+
+<p>[<a href="#privacy_on_the_internet">Return to beginning of section</a>]</p>
+
+<h2 id="how_can_i_control_web_pages_in_email_messages">How Can I Control Web
+ Pages in Email Messages?</h2>
+
+<p>You can disable cookies, images, and plugins completely (JavaScript is
+ always disabled) for web pages that are received as part of email
+ messages.</p>
+
+<p>While it may be convenient to enable some or all of these capabilities when
+ you&apos;re browsing the web, they may not be necessary in single web pages
+ sent as attachments to messages.</p>
+
+<p>For information on enabling or disabling cookies, images, and plugins in
+ email messages, see the following sections:</p>
+
+<ul>
+ <li><a href="using_priv_help.xhtml#cookies">Privacy &amp; Security
+ Preferences - Cookies</a></li>
+ <li><a href="mailnews_preferences.xhtml#message_display">Mail &amp; Newsgroups
+ Preferences - Message Display</a></li>
+ <li><a href="cs_nav_prefs_advanced.xhtml#scripts_and_plugins">Advanced
+ Preferences - Scripts &amp; Plugins</a></li>
+</ul>
+
+<p>[<a href="#privacy_on_the_internet">Return to beginning of section</a>]</p>
+
+<h2 id="how_can_i_make_sure_unauthorized_people_dont_use_information_about_me">How
+ Can I Make Sure Unauthorized People Don&apos;t Use Information About Me?</h2>
+
+<p>The best way to keep your information private is to read the privacy
+ policies for the websites you visit and the Internet services you use, and
+ to be cautious about giving out your personal information online.</p>
+
+<p>The Internet is a public network. When you send your name, phone number,
+ address, and other personal information over the network (via a web page,
+ email, or any other method), it is possible that someone else may be able to
+ intercept it.</p>
+
+<p>Here are some questions you might ask about a website&apos;s privacy
+ policy:</p>
+
+<ul>
+ <li>What kinds of personal information is this website gathering?</li>
+ <li>How will the website use the information?</li>
+ <li>Will the website share the information with others and do I have choices
+ regarding the use of any shared information?</li>
+ <li>Can I access some or all of the information a website gathers about me, in
+ order to inspect or update it?</li>
+ <li>How does the website protect the information?</li>
+ <li>How do I contact the website if I have questions or problems?</li>
+</ul>
+
+<p>[<a href="#privacy_on_the_internet">Return to beginning of section</a>]</p>
+
+</body>
+</html>