TYPES OF

COOKIES
 What is Cookies?
A cookie is a piece of data from a
website that is stored within a web
browser that the website can retrieve
at a later time. Cookies are used to
tell the server that users have
returned to a particular website
First-party cookies
These cookies are set by the
website you’re visiting. And only
that website can read them.

If first-party cookies were

disabled, a merchant would not
be able to identify a customer
upon returning
 Third-party cookies
These cookies are set by someone
other than the owner of the website
you’re visiting.

By default, third-party cookies are

often allowed by a Web browser;
however, they may be blocked.
 Session cookies
These cookies only last as long as
your online session, and disappear
from your computer or device
when you close your browser (like
Internet Explorer or Safari)
 Persistent cookies
These cookies are stored on a user’s
device to help remember
information, settings, preferences, or
sign-on credentials that a user has
previously saved.

These cookies have an expiration

date issued to it by the webserver.
 Functional cookies
It allow websites to remember the
user’s site preferences and choices
they make on the site including
username, region, and language.

They are anonymous and don’t track

browsing activity across other
websites.
Performance Cookies
It monitors site performance and
follow user actions.

These cookies do not collect

identifiable user information – they
obtain data anonymously and only
use it to improve the performance
of a website.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
It is classified as cookies that must be
present for the website to provide the
basic functions of the website.

They are typically essential first-party

session cookies, but not all first-party
cookies are strictly necessary cookies.
 Tracking Cookie
It is a sample of text dropped onto a
browser while viewing a website.

It can follow a user across multiple

sites or services and continue to
stack data.
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