What is a cookie?
A cookie is a piece of information in the form of a very small text file that is placed on an internet user's hard drive.
It is generated by a web page server, which is basically the computer that operates a web site.
The information the cookie contains is set by the server and it can be used by that server whenever the user visits the site.
A cookie can be thought of as an internet user's identification card, which tell a web site when the user has returned.
What is a cookie in our Webesite?
Session cookies
Cookies that are stored in the computer's memory only during a user's browsing session
and are automatically deleted from the user's computer when the browser is closed.
These cookies usually store a session ID that is not personally identifiable to users,
allowing the user to move from page to page without having to log-in repeatedly.
They are widely used by commercial web sites
(for example, to keep track of items that a consumer has added to a shopping cart).
Are cookies dangerous?
No. Cookies are small pieces of text. They are not computer programs, and they can't be executed as code.
Also, they cannot be used to disseminate viruses, and modern versions of both Microsoft Internet Explorer and others browsers
allow users to set their own limitations to the number of cookies saved on their hard drives.
How can I delete or disable cookies?
If you want to delete or disable cookies, see: www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies
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