Detailed information about cookies
Detailed information about cookies
1. What is a cookie?
A cookie is a harmless text file that is stored in your browser when you visit almost any web page. The usefulness of the cookie is that the web is able to remember your visit when you return to browse that page. Although many people do not know it, cookies have been used for 20 years, when the first browsers for the World Wide Web appeared. A cookie is not a virus, nor a Trojan, nor a worm, nor spam, nor spyware, nor does it open pop-up windows.
2. What information does a cookie store?
Cookies do not usually store sensitive information about you, such as credit card information, bank details, photograph, ID number, personal information, etc. The data they store are of a technical nature, personal preferences, content personalization, etc. The web server does not associate you as a person but your web browser. In fact, if you usually browse with a browser and try to browse the same website with another browser you will see that the web does not realize that you are the same person because it is actually associating the browser, not the person.
3. What types of cookies exist?
Technical cookies: These are the most basic and allow, among other things, to know when a human or an automated application is browsing, when an anonymous user and a registered user are browsing, basic tasks for the operation of any dynamic web.
Analysis cookies: Collect information about the type of browsing you are doing, the sections you use most, products consulted, time of use, language, etc.
Advertising Cookies: They show advertising based on your navigation, your country of origin, language, etc.
4. What are own and third party cookies?
Own cookies are those generated by the page you are visiting and third party cookies are those generated by external services or providers such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, etc.
5. What happens if I disable cookies?
The effects vary greatly from one website to another. In the case of www.doymus.com, the effect will be that our website will not be able to perform analytics on visitors and web traffic, which will hinder the promotion of the spaces that most interest its visitors.
In other cases, the effects may be:
- You can not share content from that website on social networks.
- The website can not adapt the content to your personal preferences.
- You can not access the personal area of that website.
- You can not make online purchases on that website.
- The website can not know if you are a person or an automated application that publishes spam.
- You can not display targeted advertising
- You can not use social networks or blogs.
- You can not upload photos, post comments or rate content.
6. Can cookies be deleted?
Yes. Not only delete, but also block, in general or in particular for a specific domain. To delete cookies from a website you must go to your browser settings and there you can search for those associated with the domain in question and proceed to its elimination.
7. Cookie settings for the most popular browsers
Here is how to access a particular cookie in the Chrome browser. Note: these steps may vary depending on the browser version:
1. Go to Settings or Preferences via the File menu or by clicking on the customization icon at the top right.
2. You will see different sections, click on the Show advanced options option.
3. Go to Privacy, Content settings.
4. Select All cookies and site data.
5 You will see a list of all cookies sorted by domain. To make it easier to find cookies for a particular domain, enter part or all of the address in the Search for cookies field.
6. After this filter, one or more lines with cookies for the requested website will appear on the screen. Now you only have to select it and press the X to proceed to its elimination.
To access the Internet Explorer browser cookie settings follow these steps:
1. Go to Tools, Internet Options
2. Click on Privacy.
3. Move the slider to adjust the privacy level you want.
To access the Firefox browser cookie settings follow these steps:
1. Go to Options or Preferences depending on your operating system.
2. Click on Privacy.
3. Under History choose Use custom settings for history.
4. Now you will see the Accept cookies option, you can enable or disable it according to your preferences.
To access the cookie settings of the Safari browser for OSX follow these steps:
1. Go to Preferences, then Privacy.
2. Here you will see the option Block cookies to adjust the type of blocking you want to do.
To access the cookie settings of the Safari browser for iOS follow these steps (may vary depending on the browser version):
1. Go to Settings, then Safari.
2. Go to Privacy and Security, you will see the option Block cookies for you to adjust the type of blocking you want to perform.
To access the browser cookie settings for Android devices follow these steps (may vary depending on browser version):
1. Launch the browser and press the Menu key, then Settings.
2. Go to Security and Privacy, you will see the Accept cookies option for you to check or uncheck the box.
To access the browser cookie settings for Windows Phone devices follow these steps (may vary depending on the version of the browser
browser):
1. Open Internet Explorer, then More, then Settings
2. Now you can check or uncheck the box Allow cookies.
Text based on "Cookie Advisor", plugin for WordPress, created by Carlos Doral (webartesanal.com)
