What are cookies?

Cookies are small files stored on a user’s computer. They are designed to hold a small amount of data specific to a particular client and website, and can be accessed either by the web server or the client computer. This allows the server to deliver a page tailored to a particular user, or the page itself can contain some script which is aware of the data in the cookie and so is able to carry information from one visit to the website (or related site) to the next. What type of cookies are used on this page?

What type of cookies are used on this page?

First-party cookies: A cookie is a simple text file stored on your computer or mobile device by a website’s server, and only that server will be able to retrieve or read the contents of that cookie.
Third-party cookies: Third-party cookies are cookies that belong to domains different from the one shown in the address bar. Web pages can contain content from third-party domains (such as banner advertisements), which creates the potential for tracking the user’s browsing history.
Session cookies: A session cookie, also known as an in-memory cookie or transient cookie, exists only in temporary memory while the user navigates the website. Persistent cookies: A persistent cookie outlasts a user session. If a persistent cookie has its Max-Age set to one year, then within that year, the initial value set in that cookie would be sent to the server every time the user visits the server. This could be used to record a vital piece of information such as how the user initially came to the website.

Analytical cookies: These allow us or third parties to quantify the number of users and collect information to provide statistics on website usage without personally identifying individual visitors. This tool allows us to improve the offers and services we provide to our users.

It is also possible that, if you visit a website or open an email containing advertisements or promotional materials regarding our products or services, a cookie will be automatically installed in your browser; this will allow us to see which advertisements are shown during your search and monitor our ads for said search, providing information such as the number of times the ad was viewed and at what time it was displayed.

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