A cookie <\/em> is a harmless text file <\/b> that is stored in your browser when you visit almost any web page. The usefulness of the cookie <\/em> is that the website is able to remember your visit when you return to browse that page. Although many people do not know the cookies <\/em> have been used for 20 years, when the first browsers for the World Wide Web appeared. <\/p>\n It is not a virus, nor a Trojan, nor a worm, nor spam, nor spyware, nor does it open pop-up windows. <\/p>\n cookies <\/em> do not usually store sensitive information about you, such as credit cards or bank details, photographs, your ID or personal information, etc. The data they save is of a technical nature, personal preferences, personalization of contents, etc. <\/p>\n The web server does not associate you as a person but your web browser. In fact, if you regularly browse Internet Explorer and try to navigate the same website with Firefox or Chrome, you will see that the website does not realize that you are the same person because you are actually associating the browser, not the person. < \/ p>\n The own cookies <\/em> are those generated by the page you are visiting and the of third parties <\/em> are those generated by external services or providers such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, etc. <\/p>\n So that you understand the scope that may have to deactivate the cookies <\/em> we show you some examples: <\/p>\n Yes. Not only delete, but also block, in a general or particular way for a specific domain. <\/p>\n To remove the cookies <\/em> from a website you must go to the configuration of your browser and there you can search for those associated to the domain in question and proceed to its removal. <\/p>\n Here\u2019s how to access a specific cookie <\/em> from the Chrome <\/b> browser. Note: these steps may vary depending on the browser version: <\/p>\n To access the cookies <\/em> settings of the Internet Explorer <\/b> browser follow these steps (may vary depending on the browser version): <\/p>\n To access the cookies <\/em> settings of the Firefox <\/b> browser, follow these steps (they may vary depending on the browser version): <\/p>\n To access the cookies <\/em> settings of the browser Safari for OSX <\/b> follow these steps (may vary depending on the browser version): <\/p>\n To access the cookies <\/em> settings of the browser Safari for iOS <\/b> follow these steps (they may vary depending on the browser version): <\/p>\n To access the browser’s cookies <\/em> settings for Android <\/b> devices, follow these steps (they may vary depending on the browser version): <\/p>\n To access the browser’s cookies <\/em> settings for Windows Phone <\/b> devices, follow these steps (they may vary depending on the browser version): <\/p>\n 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 [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-689","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n What IS NOT a cookie? <\/h2>\n
What information does a cookie <\/em> store? <\/h2>\n
What kind of cookies <\/em> exist? <\/h2>\n
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What are the own and third-party cookies <\/em>? <\/h2>\n
What happens if I deactivate the cookies <\/em>? <\/h2>\n
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Can the cookies <\/em> be deleted? <\/h2>\n
Configuration of cookies <\/em> for the most popular browsers <\/h2>\n
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