More information about cookies

What's a cookie?

One cookie is a text file harmless which is stored in your browser when you visit almost any website. The utility of cookie is that the website is able to remember your visit when you go back to browsing that page. Although a lot of people don't know cookies have been used for 20 years, when the first browsers for the World Wide Web appeared.

What's 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 a cookie?

The cookies do not usually store sensitive information about you, such as credit cards or bank data, photographs, your ID or personal information, etc. The data they keep are technical, personal preferences, content customization, etc.

The web server does not associate you as a person if not your web browser. In fact, if you usually navigate with Internet Explorer and try browsing the same web with Firefox or Chrome you will see that the web does not realize that you are the same person because you are actually associating 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 is browsing or an automated application, when an anonymous user and one registered, basic tasks for the operation of any dynamic web.
• Cookies of analysis: collect information about the type of navigation you are doing, the sections you use most, products consulted, time range of use, language, etc.
• Cookies advertising: they show advertising according to their navigation, their country of origin, language, etc.

What are the cookies and those of third parties?

The own cookies are generated by the page you are visiting and the of third parties are generated by external services or providers such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, etc.

What happens if you disable the cookies?

To understand the scope you may have to disable the cookies We show you some examples:

• You will not be able to share the content of 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 stores.
• You will not be able to access the personal area of that website, such as My accountor My profile or My orders.
• Online Shops: You will be unable to make online purchases, you will have to be telephone or visiting the physical store if you have it.
• It will not be possible to customize your geographical preferences as a time strip, 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, value or score content. The web will also not be able to know whether you are a human or an automated application that publishes spam.
• Sectoral advertising cannot be shown, which will reduce the web's advertising revenue.
• All social networks use cookiesif it disables them, it may not use any social network.

Can the cookies?

Yeah. Not only remove, also block, in a general or particular way for a specific domain.

To eliminate cookies from a website you should go to your browser settings and there you can search for those associated with the domain in question and proceed to its removal.

Configuration cookies for the most polar browsers

Below we tell you how to access a cookie browser determined Chrome. Note: these steps may vary depending on the browser version:

1. Go to Settings or Settings by using the File menu or by clicking the customization icon above to the right.
2. You will see different sections, click the option Show Advanced Options.
3. Go to Privacy, Content configuration.
4. Select All cookies and site data.
5. A list will appear with all the cookies ordered by domain. To make it easier for you to find the cookies of a certain domain partially or fully enter the direction in the field Search cookies.
6. After this filter, one or more lines with the cookies of the requested website. Now just select it and press the X for disposal.

To access the configuration of cookies browser Internet Explorer follow these steps (may vary depending on the 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 configuration of cookies browser Firefox follow these steps (may vary depending on the browser version):

1. Go to Options or Settings according to your operating system.
2. Click on Privacy.
3. In History choose Use a custom configuration for the history.
4. Now you'll see the option. Accept cookies, you can activate or deactivate it according to your preferences.

To access the configuration of cookies browser Safari for OSX follow these steps (may vary depending on the browser version):

1. Go to Settings, then Privacy.
2. In this place you will see the option Block cookies to adjust the type of lock you want to perform.

To access the configuration of cookies browser Safari for iOS follow these steps (may vary depending on the browser version):

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

To access the configuration of cookies browser for devices Android follow these steps (may vary depending on the browser version):

1. Run the browser and press the key Menu, then Adjustments.
2. Go to Security and Privacy, you'll see the option Accept cookies to activate or disable the box.

To access the configuration of cookies browser for devices Windows Phone follow these steps (may vary depending on the browser version):

1. Open Internet Explorer, then More, then Settings
2. Now you can turn on or off the box Allow cookies.

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