You should be aware that companies who manage ad inventories such as Doubleclick or Engage do track your activity as you surf across the Internet.  You should visit their sites for their privacy policies.

If like us, you are very sensitive about your privacy, you should regularly clean out the cookie file on your computer.  Not only is this a good thing to do to protect your privacy, but it will give you a clear idea of who has been tracking you.  It also will let you know where family members have surfed. (So if you're a kid surfing a porn site and don't want your mom to know, make sure you delete these files too! Deleting visited links in your browser isn't enough!)

It is fairly easy to delete these files.  If using a PC, go to the start menu and click on "Windows Explorer".  From there, find the browser you are using and drill down until you find an entry entitled "Cookies". Do not delete the folder itself. Simply open the folder, highlight all the cookies and then hit delete.

If you have never done this before and have had your computer for a while, you will find this file to be shockingly large.  In fact, if you've been noticing all the space on your hard drive being consumed and you haven't been able to figure out why, the cookie file is often the culprit.

Important: Some sites require you to sign in to use their services, like our message boards/chat rooms for example.  If you have our cookie in your file, you are signed it automatically when you visit the site. If not, you will need to enter your user name and password.  If you want to avoid the hassle of re-signing into sites in which you are registered, make sure you do not delete any cookie with that site's name in it.