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Use of Cookies
Cookies are pieces of information that a web site transfers to user's hard drive for record-keeping purposes. Cookies make web surfing easier for the user by saving user's preferences while visiting a Web site. The only personal information a cookie can contain is information supplied by the user. A cookie cannot read data off user's hard drive or read cookie files created by other web sites. The use of cookies is an industry standard that can be found on most major Web sites.
Cookies help Lumen, Inc., determine which pages of its Web site are popular by showing how and when users use the Web site. Many improvements and updates to the Web site are based on such data as total number of users and pages viewed. Cookies allow this information to be easily tracked by Lumen, Inc. Lumen, Inc., uses information obtained from cookies to provide services better tailored to users' needs.
Lumen, Inc., has two primary uses for its cookies. First, Lumen, Inc., uses cookies to specify unique preferences. For example, in the Careers section of the Web site, Lumen, Inc., can ascertain what user is most interested in by user specifying keywords in career opportunities. Second, Lumen, Inc., uses cookies to track user trends and patterns. This helps Lumen, Inc., understand and improve areas of the Web site that user finds valuable. While both of these activities depend on the use of a "cookie," users to the Web site have the option of disabling cookies via users' browser preferences.
Lumen, Inc., reserves the right to modify or amend the use of cookies at any time and for any reason. Any changes to the use of cookies posted on the Web site apply as soon as they are posted. By continuing to use the Web site after any changes are posted, user acknowledges acceptance of those changes. |
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