What are cookies?
Cookies are files (packages of information) that are stored on the user’s computers in order to improve the performance of our website. These files allow the user to be recognized and the website to be adapted to his preferences. Cookies usually contain basic information such as the name of the website to which they belong, the time they are stored on the user’s computer, and a unique number.
Cookies may contain any information selected by the owners of the website.
What are cookies used for?
Cookies are used to adapt the content of the website to the preferences of the individual user and to optimize the work with the specific website. They are also used to prepare anonymous general statistics that help us understand how the user works with the websites, which helps to improve their structure and content, while at the same time not having access to personal user information.
Example uses of cookies
- authentication of the identity of a registered user of a given website as part of the login process or initial registration on the site, and the user is not required to enter a new username and password on each subsequent access to this site.
- maintaining a “shopping basket” for selected goods to buy from a given site during one session, for site personalization (presenting different pages to different users).
Do cookies contain personal information
Personal information that is accumulated through cookies can only be used to perform certain operations for the user. Such information is encrypted in a way that makes access to it by unauthorized persons impossible.
Delete cookies
As a rule, applications used for web browsing allow cookies to be saved by default. This setting can be changed so that the automatic saving of cookies is blocked in the web browser or the user is informed each time before cookies are saved on the computer. Detailed information on the different ways of working with cookies can be found in the settings of the web browser application.
Restricting cookies
The limitation of cookies can be done from the browser settings, but at the same time it can also affect some functionalities of the website.