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    What is a Cookie?

    The smaller amounts of information and / or data that are transferred to your PC hard drive when a web page is accessed, is referred to as “cookies”.

    They are not computer programs, but only small information files that allow the web pages to store and access information about the search habits of an Internet user.

    Most web pages use cookies because they are part of the toolbox that makes the Internet a more enjoyable experience for the user. Cookies allow websites to provide the user with personal services (for example, automatic login, keeping products in a shopping cart, or viewing relevant content).

    There are different types of cookies: temporary cookies (or session cookies) that are deleted when the browser is closed and permanent cookies that are not deleted but remain until they are actively deleted or expired (depending on how Long the website has programmed the cookie).

    How can a Cookie be deleted?

    Most browsers are automatically set to accept cookies.

    You can disable cookies in your browser, but remember that you can lose many features that are necessary to properly use the website.

    For more detailed information about cookies, please visit www.aboutcookies.org, which provides comprehensive and independent information about how to disable cookies through browser settings and how to delete cookies on your computer.

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