About Cookies
A cookie is simply a technology for remembering something about you.
Without cookies, a website is like a goldfish who loses its memory every time you visit a new page. Once you visit a new page, it doesn't remember who you are or what you have previously done.
Now this can be a good and a bad thing. Without any memory, a website can't do a lot of stuff. It can't let you log in, because it forgets who you are. It can't let you buy anything, because it forgets what you're buying.
But it also means it can't track you. Some websites use cookies to remember what you do on their website, and to target ads at you. This has scared a lot of people.
Cookies aren't automatically good or bad, but it's worth understanding what you can do about them.
You can turn them off completely, but some websites simply won't work without them.
By default first-party cookies are enabled by default and this type is both written and used by the website you are visiting. As long as they are not passed on you might consider them 'friendly' and not be as concerned about them compared to 3rd party cookies which are written and read by another different website. We would never share your cookies with any 3rd party.
A better option if you are concerned would be to turn off 3rd party cookies, which will stop most websites from sharing information about you but in some cases it may also inhibit some features. Some browsers - like Safari - do this automatically.
Well over 90% of websites use cookies. Cookies aren't automatically good or bad, but it's worth understanding what you can do about them.
You can find details about how to disable cookies here
anywhere with a connection to the Web
