function getCookie( c_name ) {

    if ( document.cookie.length > 0 ) {
        c_start = document.cookie.indexOf( c_name + "=" );
        if ( c_start != -1 ) {
            c_start = c_start + c_name.length + 1; 
            c_end = document.cookie.indexOf( ";", c_start );
            if ( c_end == -1 ) 
                c_end = document.cookie.length;
            return unescape( document.cookie.substring( c_start, c_end ) );
        } 
    }
    
    return "";
    
}

function setCookie( c_name, value, expiredays ) {

    var exdate = new Date();
    exdate.setDate( exdate.getDate() + expiredays );
    document.cookie= c_name + "=" + escape( value ) +
    ( ( expiredays == null ) ? "" : ";expires=" + exdate.toGMTString() );
    
}

function checkCookie() {
    
    ageGate = getCookie( 'ageGate' );
    return ageGate == "true" ? true : false;
    
}