What is a cookie?
one cookie is a text file harmless which is stored in your browser when you visit almost any web page. The utility of the cookie is that the website is able to remember your visit when you return to that page. Although many people do not know it cookies they have been used since 20 years ago, when the first browsers for the World Wide Web appeared.
What is NOT a cookie?
It is not a virus, nor a trojan, nor a worm, nor spam, nor spyware, nor does it open pop-up windows.
What information does one store? cookie?
The cookies they do not usually store sensitive information about you, such as credit cards or bank details, photographs, your ID or personal information, etc. The data they save are of a technical nature, personal preferences, personalization of content, etc.
The web server does not associate you as a person but your web browser. In fact, if you usually browse with Internet Explorer and try to navigate the same website with Firefox or Chrome, you will see that the website does not recognize that you are the same person because it is actually associating with the browser, not the person.
What kind of cookies do they exist
- Cookies Techniques: They are the most elementary and allow, among other things, to know when a human or an automated application is browsing, when an anonymous and registered user is browsing, basic tasks for the operation of any dynamic web.
- Cookies of analysis: They collect information about the type of navigation you are doing, the sections you use the most, products consulted, time slot of use, language, etc.
- Cookies advertising: They show advertising based on your navigation, your country of origin, language, etc.
What are they? cookies own and those of third parties?
The own cookies they are generated by the page you are visiting and of third parties are those generated by external services or providers such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, etc.
What happens if I disable them? cookies?
So that you understand the scope that can be disabled cookies we show you some examples:
- You will not be able to share content from that website on Facebook, Twitter or any other social network.
- The website will not be able to adapt the contents to your personal preferences, as usually happens in online stores.
- You will not be able to access the personal area of that website, for example My account, or my profile or My orders.
- Online stores: It will be impossible to make online purchases, they will have to be by phone or by visiting the physical store if it has one.
- It will not be possible to customize your geographic preferences such as time zone, currency or language.
- The website will not be able to perform web analytics on visitors and web traffic, which will make it difficult for the website to be competitive.
- You will not be able to write on the blog, you will not be able to upload photos, post comments, rate or rate content. The web will also not be able to know if you are a human or an automated application that publishes spam.
- It will not be possible to show sectorized advertising, which will reduce the advertising income of the web.
- All social networks use cookies, if you deactivate them you will not be able to use any social network.
Can they be removed? cookies?
Yes. Not only remove, but also block, generally or specifically for a specific domain.
To remove them cookies of a website must go to the configuration of your browser and there you can search for those associated with the domain in question and proceed to their elimination.
Configuration of cookies for the most popular browsers
Below we show you how to access one cookie determined by the browser Chrome. Note: these steps may vary depending on the browser version:
- Go to Configuration or Preferences via the File menu or by clicking on the personalization icon that appears on the right.
- You will see different sections, click the option Show advanced options.
- go to privacy, Content configuration.
- Select All of them cookies and site data.
- A list will appear with all of them cookies ordered by domain. To make it easier for you to find them cookies of a certain domain enter the address partially or completely in the field Search cookies.
- After performing this filter, one or more lines will appear on the screen with cookies of the requested website. Now you just have to select it and press it X to proceed with its elimination.
To access the configuration of cookies of the browser Internet Explorer follow these steps (they may vary depending on the browser version):
- go to tools, Internet options
- Click on privacy.
- Move the slider to adjust the level of privacy you want.
To access the configuration of cookies of the browser firefox follow these steps (they may vary depending on the browser version):
- go to options or preferences according to your operating system.
- Click on privacy.
- In History choose Use a custom setting for history.
- Now you will see the option Accept cookies, you can activate or deactivate it according to your preferences.
To access the configuration of cookies of the browser Safari for OSX follow these steps (they may vary depending on the browser version):
- go to preferences, then privacy.
- In this place you will see the option Block cookies to adjust the type of blocking you want to perform.
To access the configuration of cookies of the browser Safari for iOS follow these steps (they may vary depending on the browser version):
- go to adjustments, then Safari.
- go to Privacy and Security, you will see the option Block cookies to adjust the type of blocking you want to perform.
To access the configuration of cookies of the browser for devices android follow these steps (they may vary depending on the browser version):
- Run the browser and press the key menu, then adjustments.
- go to Security and Privacy, you will see the option Accept cookies to enable or disable the checkbox.
To access the configuration of cookies of the browser for devices Windows Phone follow these steps (they may vary depending on the browser version):
- open Internet Explorer, then More, then Configuration
- Now you can activate or deactivate the box Allow cookies.
