What are cookies used for?

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If we had to define them in a single paragraph, we would say that they are fragments of data, which are installed when visiting a web page, stored in the browser you use, so that you can view that website correctly .

A whole universe of cookies…

There are as many cookies as there are entries in Wikipedia. No, I'm joking, it's difficult to calculate how many cookies there are, but they certainly have enough to fill their own Cookiepedia (mind you, it really exists) where you can check their type and purpose.

2. What types are there?
Cookies on the Internet serve a variety of functions. There are more technical cookies , such as session cookies, which allow the browser to "remember" you when you access the online store where you registered to make a purchase.

There are also other statistical or marketing singapore business mailing list cookies that allow us to record your journey through a website , to know, for example, how much time you spend reading an article or what content you visit most frequently.

For the sake of understanding, there are more and less intrusive cookies , depending on the data they collect and the use made of that data.

Regardless of their function and use, we must not forget that cookies improve the user experience when browsing a page , displaying information of interest based on their preferences, location or previous browsing behavior.

Cookies make it easier for us to find useful products, articles and services according to our preferences.

According to the classification included in the AEPD Guide on the use of cookies, we can group cookies into these categories .