E-training for personal data management and privacy

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small text file that a website stores on a person's device (computer, smartphone, etc.) when they visit the website. The cookie is used to remember the user's preferences, login information, and other data that the website can use to personalize the user's experience. Cookies can be temporary (session cookies) or persist for an extended period of time (persistent cookies). Cookies are a common technology used by many websites to provide a better and more personalized browsing experience, to personalize advertising, but also to create accurate profiles of individuals. Subsequently, such profiles are often resold.

Cookies settings

Typically, you can:
Accept all
Accept only necessary cookies
Reject all
Accept selection only

Examples of choices