Your Web Browser, Cookies & Our Shopping Cart

(also see Text is Invisible in Shopping Cart)

Gifts for Professionals utilizes the highest levels of security for your privacy. Your information is safe and secure with us. In order to shop with us, your web browser must accept "Cookies."

Cookies are small text files that a web site uses to place information on your computer. Almost all websites use them, especially shopping websites. In simple terms, these "cookies" store the item # you want to buy and sends that information to the cart. Your shopping cart has no way of knowing what item you "placed in your shopping basket" without cookies enabled on your web browser.

Some users have cookies off for higher security. If this is the case, you can use a different web browser to shop (with cookies disabled) or you can enable cookies long enough to complete checkout (and then reenable them).

More Resources on Web Browsers & Cookies

Description of Cookies - Microsoft.com
Block or Allow Cookies in Internet Explorer 7 or 8 - Microsoft.com
Manage Cookies in Internet Explorer 6 - Microsoft.com

How to Enable Cookies with Mozilla Firefox

If you use the Mozilla Firefox Browser, here is how you can enable cookies.

For FIREFOX 2.0

• Click on "TOOLS"
• Click on "OPTIONS"
• Click on "PRIVACY" and expand "Cookies" section
• Check "Enable Cookies" and check the option to "accept cookies normally".
• Click OK

FAQs

Some frequently asked questions...

Q: Do I have to enable cookies to make a purchase at Gifts for Professionals?

A: Yes!

Q: Why do I have to turn on cookies?

A: Because it's technically impossible to put an item into your shopping cart without them

Q: Is it unsafe to "enable" cookies to use this website

A: No. Gifts for Professionals is a safe and secure website independently verified by Thawte for security.