What is a “cookie”?

A “cookie” is a harmless text file that is stored in your browser when you visit almost any web page. The usefulness of the “cookie” is that the website is able to remember your visit when you return to browse that page. Although many people do not know it, “cookies” have been used for 20 years, when the first browsers for the World Wide Web appeared.

What is NOT a “cookie”?

It is not a virus, nor a trojan, nor a worm, nor spam, nor spyware, nor does it open pop-up windows.

What information does a “cookie” store?

“cookies” do not usually store sensitive information about you, such as credit card or bank details, photographs, your ID or personal information, etc. The data they store is of a technical nature, personal preferences, content customization, etc.

The web server does not associate you as a person but with your web browser. In fact, if you usually browse with Internet Explorer and try to browse the same website with Firefox or Chrome you will see that the website does not appear realize that you are the same person because you are actually associating the browser, not the person.

What type of “cookies” exist?

• Technical cookies: They are the most basic and allow, among other things, to know when a human or an automated application is browsing, when An anonymous user and a registered user navigate, basic tasks for the operation of any dynamic website.
• Analysis cookies: They collect information about the type of browsing you are doing, the sections that you use the most, products consulted, time period of use, language, etc.
• Advertising cookies: They show advertising based on your browsing, your country of origin, language , etc.

What are “own cookies” and those of “third parties”?

The “own cookies” are those generated by the page you are visiting and those from the “third parties” are those generated by external services or providers such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, etc.

What happens if I disable “cookies”?

So that you understand the scope that deactivating “cookies” may have, we show you some examples:

• You will not be able to share content from that website on Facebook, Twitter or any other social network.
• The website will not be able to adapt the content to your personal preferences, as is often the case in online stores.
• You will not be able to access the personal area of ​​that website, such as My account, or My profile or My orders.</li >
• It will be impossible for you to make online purchases in the Virtual Store. They will have to be by telephone or by visiting the physical store, if it has one.
• It will not be possible to customize your geographical preferences such as time zone, currency or language.
• The website will not be able to perform web analytics on visitors and traffic on the website, which will make it difficult for the website to be competitive.
• You will not be able to write on the blog, you will not be able to upload photos, post comments, rate or rate content. The website will also not be able to know if you are a human or an automated application that publishes spam.
• Sectorized advertising cannot be displayed, which will reduce the website’s advertising revenue.
• All social networks use “cookies”, if you deactivate them you will not be able to use any social network.

Can “cookies” be deleted?

Yes. Not only delete, but also block, in a general or particular way for a specific domain. To delete “cookies” from a website you must go to your browser settings and there you can search for those associated with the domain in question and proceed to delete them.

“cookies” configuration for the most popular browsers:

Here’s how to access a particular browser’s “cookie” Chrome. Note: These steps may vary depending on the browser version:

1. Go to Settings or Preferences through the File menu or by clicking the personalization icon that appears at the top right.
2. You will see different sections, click on the option Show advanced options.
3. Go to Privacy, Content Settings.
4. Select All cookies and site data.
5. A list will appear with all “cookies” ordered by domain. To make it easier for you to find the “cookies” for a given domain, enter part or all of the address in the Search cookies field.
6. After performing this filter, one or more lines will appear on the screen with the “cookies” of the requested website. Now you just have to select it and press the X to delete it.

To access the “cookies” settings of the Internet Explorer browser follow these steps (they may vary depending on the browser version):

1. Go to Tools, Internet Options
2. Click on Privacy.
3. Move the slider to adjust the privacy level you want.

To access the “cookie” browser settings of the Firefox follow these steps (they may vary depending on the browser version):

1. Go to Options or Preferences depending on your operating system.
2. Click on Privacy.
3. Under History choose Use custom settings for history.
4. You will now see the option Accept cookies, you can activate or deactivate it according to your preferences.

To access the “cookie” browser settings for the Safari browser OSX follow these steps (they may vary depending on the browser version):

1. Go to Preferences, then Privacy.
2. In this place you will see the option Block cookies so you can adjust the type of blocking you want to perform.

To access the cookie browser settings Safari for iOS follow these steps (they may vary depending on the browser version):

1. Go to Settings, then Safari.
2. Go to Privacy and Security, you will see the option Block cookies so you can adjust the type of blocking you want to perform.

To access the browser’s “cookie” settings for Android devices follow these steps (they may vary depending on the browser version):

1. Launch the browser and press the Menu key, then Settings.
2. Go to Security and Privacy, you will see the option Accept cookies so you can activate or deactivate the box.

To access the browser’s “cookie” settings for Windows Phone devices follow these steps (they may vary depending on the browser version):

1. Open Internet Explorer, then More, then Settings
2. You can now check or uncheck the Allow Cookies box.

Last Update Date: 01/01/2025.