Selecting your address as the default location personalises the Online Maps to make it more relevant to your location. Once you have selected your address you will see it displayed as text above the map and as an icon locating it on the map. Every time you visit, you'll be just one click away from a wealth of information about where you live. Personalisation relies on cookies to remember your address. If you can't get it to work properly, it's probably because your browser refuses to accept cookies. You can normally change this in your browser's options.
Cookies are small pieces of code received by your web browser. They pass information back to websites so the sites can 'remember' your preferences; in this case a chosen address. They are very small, cannot spread viruses and don't use up much disk space. You're not damaging your PC or software by using a cookie - you're only enhancing your interaction with websites. If you are worried about this, you can use your browser to restrict or even cancel the use of cookies. You will still be able to use the site it simply won’t remember your address for future use. You can also remove the cookie by clicking on the Reset link.
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