What are ‘cookie files’?
Cookies – small pieces of written information sent by a web server and stored on the user’s side (typically on the hard disk). The default parameters of the cookies allow to read the information contained therein only to the server that created them. Cookies are most commonly used for counters, probes, online stores, sites that require login, advertising and to monitor the activity of visitors. (quote from Wikipedia.org- read more)
Why do we use ‘cookie files’?
"Cookies" are used to adjust the content of websites to user’s preferences and to optimize the usage of websites. They are also used to create anonymous, aggregated statistics that help to understand how the user uses the websites, which allows to improve their structure and content, with the exception of personal user’s identification.
What ‘cookie files’ do we use?
There are two kinds of ‘cookies’ used – ‘session’ and ‘fixed’ ones. ‘Session cookies’ are temporary files which remain on user’s device until he/she logs off from the website or disables the software (web browser). ‘Fixed’ files remain on user’s device for the time specified in the parameters of ‘cookies’ or until they are manually deleted by the user.
‘Cookies’ used by the website operator’s partners, including in particular the users of the website are subject to their own privacy policy.
Do ‘cookies’ contain personal data?
Personal data collected when using ‘cookies’ may be collected only in order to perform specific functions for the user. Such data is encrypted in such a way that prevents access to them by unauthorized people.
Deleting ‘cookie files’
The standard software for browsing by default allows placement of ‘cookies’ on the final device. These settings can be modified in such a way as to block the automatic handling of ‘cookies’ in the web browser’s settings or to inform the user every time they are uploaded on user’s device. Detailed information about the possibilities and ways of operating "cookies" are available in the software (web browser’s) settings.
Restricting the use of ‘cookies’ may affect some functionality available on the website.