What is a cookie?
Cookies are small text files, given ID tags that are stored on your computer’s browser directory or program data subfolders. Cookies are created when you use your browser to visit a website that uses cookies to keep track of your movements within the site, help you resume where you left off, remember your registered login, theme selection, preferences, and other customization functions.
The website stores a corresponding file (with the same ID tag) to the one they set in your browser and in this file they can track and keep information on your movements within the site and any information you may have voluntarily given while visiting the website, such as e-mail address, for example.
They are often indispensable for websites that have huge databases, need logins, have customizable themes, and other advanced features and usually don’t contain much information except for the url of the website that created the cookie, the duration of the cookie’s abilities and effects, and a random number. Due to the little amount of information a cookie contains, it usually cannot be used to reveal your identity or personally-identifying information.
What are the different types of web cookies?
First party cookies: cookies set by the website the user is visiting. Only that website can read them.
Third party cookies: In addition, a website might potentially use external services, which also set their own cookies, known as third party.
Persistent cookies: cookies saved on a user’s computer that are not deleted automatically when he quits his browser.
Session cookies: cookies deleted when the user quits his browser.
Strictly necessary cookies: These cookies are essential to browse the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the site. These cookies will generally be first party session cookies.
Preferences cookies: Also referred to as “functionality cookies”, these cookies allow a website to remember choices the user has made in the past, like language, user name and password so the user can automatically log in.
Statistics cookies: Also known as “performance cookies”, these cookies collect information about how the user uses a website, like which pages he visited and which links he clicked on. None of this information can be used to identify him. It is all aggregated and, therefore, anonymized. Their sole purpose is to improve website functions. This includes cookies from third party analytics services as long as the cookies are for the exclusive use of the owner of the website visited.
Marketing cookies: These cookies track user’s online activity to help advertisers deliver more relevant advertising or to limit how many times the user sees an ad. These cookies can share that information with other organizations or advertisers. These are persistent cookies and almost always of third party provenance.
What cookies does Axxa’s website use?
Please, read what cookies we use and what information we collect in our Privacy Policy. You will find the following information:
– the type of cookies installed (e.g. statistical, advertising, etc.);
– the purpose of installation of cookies in detail;
– all third parties that install or that could install cookies, with a link to their respective policies, and any opt-out forms (where available);
How do I manage cookies?
Most modern browsers allow you to manage cookies saved on your computer. For example, you may wish to accept all cookies or reject all cookies.
Google Chrome
To amend the cookies settings:
Click on the Chrome menu.
Select Settings.
Click + Show advanced settings at the bottom of the page.
Under the Privacy section click the Content settings button.
In the Cookies section you are able to change the settings, such as allow cookies, remove all cookies, block third party cookies.
Further, more detailed instructions are available at Chrome Support.
Internet Explorer 8, 9, 10 and 11
Select the Tools menu (ALT-X).
Select Internet Options.
Click the Privacy tab.
Move the slider to choose your preferred settings.
For more specialised settings click on the Advanced button, check the Override cookie handling checkbox and modify the settings to suit your requirements.
Further instructions are available at Internet Explorer.
Microsoft Edge
Select the More button … (Alt-X).
Select Settings
Select Privacy & security horizontal tab.
Press the Choose what to clear button.
Ensure the checkbox with Cookies and saved website data is selected.
Press the Clear button.
Further instructions are available Microsoft Edge Privacy.
Mozilla Firefox
Select Options.
Click the Privacy tab.
To clear cookies, select the remove individual cookies link.
To amend the cookie settings, change the Firefox will dropdown in the History section to Use custom settings for history.
Further instructions are available at Firefox Website Preferences.
Safari
Choose Safari settings menu.
Select Preferences.
Click the Privacy tab.
In the Block cookies section, specify whether the browser should accept or reject cookies from websites.
If you want to see which websites set cookies on your computer, click Details.
If you set Safari to block cookies, you may need to temporarily accept cookies to open a page. Repeat the above steps, selecting Never in the Block cookies section. When you’re done with the page, block cookies again, and then remove the page’s cookies.
Further details are available here for Safari on Mac.
Further instructions for Safari on iPhone, iPad or iPod touch can be found at Apple´s Support.
Chrome – Android Phone/Tablet
Select Settings from the top right menu.
Select the Privacy tab under the Advanced section.
Select Clear browsing data.
Ensure the Cookies and site data option is selected.
Other browsers
New devices being created all the time, including tablets and phones, therefore it is not possible to list every browser for every device. The best advice is to consult the owners’ website for further instructions regarding cookies.
Extensions
There are also various extensions and add-ons for browsers that can help you handling cookies:
Available at Chome Web Store for Chrome or for Mozilla Firefox at Mozilla Addons.
More information you can find also at aboutcookies.org
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