What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to the site owners. Cookies can be “session” cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser, or “persistent” cookies, which remain on your device for a set period.
Similar technologies include web beacons, pixels, and local storage, which may be used for similar purposes. Cookies do not typically contain personally identifying information, but they may be combined with other data to identify you.
- Session cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser.
- Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them.
- Web beacons and pixels are small graphic elements used to understand how visitors interact with a page.
- Local storage stores data in your browser beyond a single session.