What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small files that maintain an open connection between a website and your computer.

A website uses a cookie to ask your computer to store information on the hard drive. The website may eventually want the information sent back. Although the information is stored on your hard drive, a cookie can never look at the contents of your hard drive, or deliver information on your hard drive to others. Cookies are not used to spy on you or your Internet activities. They store information you have entered at the website, such as an ID or your interests, and may record the pages you have looked at.

Why does MEC use cookies?

Cookies make it possible for our website to provide services, such as the Wish List that holds your product choices between site visits. Cookies also customize the site to your particular interests, and stores your user ID. If a site ever greets you with your name, chances are they're using a cookie to do so. They make website use faster and simpler, and that's why we use them.

Can I use the MEC site if I do not accept cookies?

You need to enable cookies to shop online at mec.ca