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 Privacy

If a cookie was stored on a web site, then you would have to identify

yourself somehow so the site would know which cookie to give you. But

when the cookie is stored on your computer, then the web site simply

uses whatever cookie it finds without requiring disclosure of your identity.

DIFFERENT TYPES OF WEB COOKIES

 First-Party Cookies. First-party cookies are set by the website

visited by the user.

 Third-Party Cookies. Third-party cookies are set by domains that

are not directly visited by the user.

 Session Cookies.

 Persistent Cookies.

 Secure Cookies.

 Use of Cookies in Ad Tech.

 What information do cookies collect?

 For the most part a cookie will contain a string of text that

contains information about the browser. To work, a cookie does

not need to know where you are from, it only needs to remember

your browser. Some Web sites do use cookies to store more

personal information about you.