Learn more about cookies

What is a cookie?

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

What IS Not a Cookie?

It’s not a virus, or a Trojan, or a worm, or spam, or spyware, or pop-up window opener.

What information does a cookie store?

Cookies 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 store is of a technical nature, personal preferences, content personalization, etc.

The web server does not associate you as a person but your web browser. In fact, if you regularly browse with Internet Explorer and try to browse the same website with Firefox or Chrome, you will see that the website does not realize that you are the same person because it is actually associating the browser, not the person.

What type of cookies are there?

• 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 operation of any dynamic website.
• Analysis cookies : They collect information on the type of browsing you are doing, the sections you use the most, products consulted, time slot of use, language, etc.
• Advertising cookies : They display advertising based on your browsing, your country of origin, language, etc.

What are first-party and third-party cookies ?

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

What happens if I disable cookies?

To help you understand the scope of disabling cookies , here are some examples:

• You may not share content from that website on Facebook, Twitter or any other social network.
• The website will not be able to adapt the content to your personal preferences, as is often the case in online shops.
• You will not be able to access the personal area of that website, such as My Account, or My Profile or My Orders.
• Online stores: It will be impossible for you to make online purchases, they will have to be by phone or by visiting the physical store if you have one.
• It will not be possible to customize your geographical preferences such as time slot, currency or language.
• The website will not be able to perform web analytics on visitors and traffic on the website, 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 tell if you are a human or an automated app that posts spam.
• Sectorized advertising will not be able to be shown, which will reduce the advertising revenue of the website.
• All social networks use cookies, if you disable them you will not be able to use any social networks.

Can cookies be deleted?

Yes. Not only delete, but also block, in a general or particular way for a specific domain.

To delete cookies from a website, you must go to your browser settings and there you can search for those associated with the domain in question and proceed to delete them.

Cookie settings for the most popular browsers

Here’s how to access a particular Chrome browser cookie. Note: These steps may vary depending on your browser version:

1. Go to Settings or Preferences via the File menu or by clicking on the personalization icon that appears at the top right.
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 of all cookies will appear sorted by domain. To make it easier for you to find the cookies for a particular domain, enter part or all of the address in the Search Cookies field.
6. After performing this filter, one or more lines with the cookies of the requested website will appear on the screen. Now you just have to select it and press the X to proceed with its removal.

To access the cookie settings of your Internet Explorer browser, follow these steps (they may vary depending on your browser version):

1. Go to Tools, Internet Options
2. Click on Privacy.
3. Move the slider to adjust the level of privacy you want.

To access the cookie settings of the Firefox browser, follow these steps (they may vary depending on the browser version):

1. Go to Options or Preferences depending on your operating system.
2. Click on Privacy.
3. Under History , choose Use custom settings for history.
4. You will now see the option Accept cookies, you can enable or disable it according to your preferences.

To access the cookie settings of the Safari browser for OSX , follow these steps (they may vary depending on the browser version):

1. Go to Preferences, then Privacy.
2. Here you will see the option Block cookies so that you can adjust the type of blocking you want to perform.

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

1. Go to Settings, then Safari.
2. Go to Privacy and Security, you will see the option Block cookies so that you can adjust the type of blocking you want to make.

To access your browser’s cookie settings for Android devices, follow these steps (they may vary depending on your browser version):

1. Run the browser and press the Menu key, then Settings.
2. Go to Security & Privacy, you will see the Accept cookies option to check or clear the box.

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

1. Open Internet Explorer, then More, then Settings
2. You can now enable or disable the Allow cookies check box.