Web Cookies: A Guide
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Hey there! Let's dive into the world of web cookies. They might seem tiny, but they have a big role to play in your online experience.
What's a cookie?
Think of a cookie as a small piece of data a website stores on your device (browser). Cookies help the website remember your activities and preferences, making your visits more efficient and enjoyable.
Cookie Categories
Cookies are typically categorized as follows:
- Necessary: These are essential for the website to function properly. They, for instance, enable basic functions like page navigation and accessing secure areas.
- Preference: These cookies remember your site preferences, such as your preferred language or region.
- Statistic: These help website owners understand how visitors interact with their site, collecting and reporting information anonymously.
- Marketing: These track visitors across websites, aiming to display ads that are relevant and engaging based on your online behavior.
- Unclassified: These are cookies we are working to classify, alongside the providers of individual cookies.
Cookie Providers
Here are a few major players:
- Criteo: Known for personalized advertising across external websites based on browsing habits, device IDs, and engagement data. Storage periods range between 1 hour to 5 years.
- OpenAI: Uses cookies for marketing measurement, ad performance tracking, ad targeting, and ad frequency capping, primarily outside the EEA, UK, and Switzerland. Stored for durations ranging from 90 days to 24 months.
Cookie Purposes
- Personalized ads: Display relevant products or services based on user behavior, like Criteo tracking viewed items to retarget ads.
- Campaign measurement: Assess marketing effectiveness. For example, OpenAI’s cookies measure ad performance.
- Cross-device tracking: Link user activity across devices using IDs like Apple’s IDFA or Google’s AAID.
For more detailed information on specific cookies and providers, check out our comprehensive cookie list.
Remember, consent is important! You can always manage, accept, or reject cookies in your browser settings.
Happy browsing! 😀
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- To ensure compliance with privacy regulations, some websites utilize solutions like Cookiebot to manage cookies effectively.
- In addition to cookies, these websites might also collect data for services such as sms subscriptions, google_ama_config, and os_pageviews.
