What is a cookie?

A cookie is a text file harmless is stored in your browser when you visit almost any web page. The utility of the cookie is that the website can remember your visit when you browse that page again. Although many people don't know it, cookies have been used for 20 years, since the first browsers for the World Wide Web appeared.

What is not a cookie?

It's not a virus, a trojan, spam, or spyware, and it doesn't open pop-up windows.

What information does a cookie?

Cookies typically do not store sensitive information about you, such as credit card or bank details, photos, your ID, or personal information, etc. The data they store is technical in nature, personal preferences, content customization, etc.

The web server doesn't associate you as a person, but rather with your web browser. In fact, if you usually browse with Internet Explorer and try to browse the same website with Firefox or Chrome, you'll see that the website doesn't realize it's the same person because it's actually associating with the browser, not the person.

What type of cookies Do they exist?

  • Technical cookies: These are the most basic and allow, among other things, to know when a human or an automated application is browsing, when an anonymous user and a registered user are browsing, basic tasks for the functioning of any dynamic website.
  • Analysis cookies: They gather information about the type of browsing you are doing, the sections you use most, products consulted, time of day of use, language, etc.
  • Advertising cookies: Display advertising based on your browsing, country of origin, language, etc.

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What are the cookies. own and third-party?

First-party cookies are generated by the page you are visiting, and third-party cookies are generated by external services or providers such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, etc.

What happens if I disable the cookies?

So that you understand the scope that disabling cookies can have, we show you some examples:

  • You may not share content from this website on Facebook, Twitter, or any other social network.
  • The website will not be able to adapt its content to your personal preferences, as usually happens in online stores.
  • You will not be able to access the personal area of the website, such as My Account, My Profile, or My Orders.
  • Online stores: You will not be able to make online purchases.
  • 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, upload photos, post comments, or rate content. The website will also not be able to know if you are a human or an automated application posting spam.
  • Targeted advertising will not be possible, which will reduce the website's advertising revenue.
  • All social networks use cookies; if you disable them, you won't be able to use them.

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Can they be removed cookies?

Yes. Not only delete, but also block, either generally or specifically for a particular domain.

To delete cookies for a website, you need to go to your browser's settings. From there, you can find the cookies associated with the relevant domain and proceed with their deletion.

Here's how to access a specific cookie in the Chrome browser. Note: these steps may vary depending on your browser version:

  1. Go to Settings or Preferences via the File menu or by clicking the customization icon that appears in the upper right corner.
  2. You will see different sections, click on the Show advanced options option.
  3. Go to Privacy, Content settings.
  4. Select all cookies and site data.
  5. A list will appear with all cookies sorted by domain. To make it easier for you to find cookies from a specific domain, enter the address partially or completely in the "Search cookies" field.
  6. After applying this filter, one or more lines with the requested website's cookies will appear on the screen. Now you just need to select it and press the X to proceed with its deletion..

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To access browser cookie settings Internet Explorer follow these steps (may vary depending on browser version):

  1. Go to Tools, Internet Options.
  2. Click on Privacy.
  3. Drag the pointer to adjust the privacy level you desire.

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To access browser cookie settings Firefox Follow these steps (may vary depending on browser version):

  1. Go to Options or Preferences depending on your operating system.
  2. Click on Privacy.
  3. In History, use a custom configuration for history.
  4. Now you will see the Accept cookies option, you can enable or disable it according to your preferences...

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To access browser cookie settings Safari for OSX Follow these steps (may vary depending on browser version):

  1. Go to Preferences, then Privacy.
  2. On this site you will see the "Block cookies" option to adjust the type of blocking you wish to perform...

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To access browser cookie settings Safari for iOS follow these steps (may vary depending on browser version):

  1. Go to Settings, then Safari.
  2. Go to Privacy & Security, and you'll see the "Block cookies" option to adjust the type of blocking you want to perform...

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To access browser cookie settings for devices Android Follow these steps (may vary depending on browser version):

  1. Open the browser and press the Menu key, then Settings.
  2. Go to Security and Privacy, you will see the Accept cookies option to enable or disable the checkbox...

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To access browser cookie settings for devices Windows Phone Follow these steps (they may vary depending on your browser version):

  1. Close Internet Explorer, then More, then Settings
  2. You can now enable or disable the Allow cookies checkbox.