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Hoosiers by the Numbers currently uses cookies to provide custom region functionality for users, and to compile general usage statistics. In the future, Hoosiers by the Numbers may also use them to save other user settings and special features. Hoosiers by the Numbers does not create or maintain individual user profiles, and will not use cookies to track individual users.