What exactly are cookies
A cookie is a small file formed of letters and numbers that will be stored on a computer, mobile device or other user equipment used to access the Internet. The cookie is installed by a request sent by the server of a web page to the web browser (for example: Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, etc.). It does not contain software programs, viruses or spyware and does not have access to information from the user's hardware. There are two types of cookies - per user session and fixed. The first group are temporary files that remain on the user's device until the end of the user's session or until the application (web browser) is closed. Fixed cookies remain on the user's device for the period parameterized by the cookies or until they are deleted manually by the user.
What is the application of cookies
Cookies are used to know the user's device and present its content in the appropriate way, adapted to the user's preferences. They are used to offer user-friendly services, such as online privacy preferences, respectively advertising, and also in the preparation of anonymous statistics that help us understand how a user prefers to use our websites, allowing us to improve the structure and their content, excluding the identification of the user.
What kind of cookies we use in http://www.ourskinwithin.com
This website uses cookies to analyze users and improve the functionality of the site, for geographical targeting, for advertising.
Do cookies contain personal data?
By themselves, cookies do not require personal information in order to be used and most often do not identify the identity of Internet users. Personal data collected through the use of cookies may only be collected to facilitate the use of cookies. This data is encrypted in a way that prevents unauthorized persons from accessing it.
Settings and deleting cookies
All web browsers offer the ability to change cookie settings. More information on how you can change your web browser settings regarding cookies can be found at the following links:
Cookies settings for Internet Explorer
Cookies settings for Google Chrome
Cookies settings for Mozilla Firefox
Cookies settings for Safari
A cookie remains stored on the user's computer for use in the next session, but this is not mandatory or a rule - it can also be used only within one session and be deleted at the end of the session. Cookies can also be deleted by the user at any time. Restricting the use of cookies may affect some features of the website.
Further information
More information about cookies, what they are used for, why they are useful for the Internet, etc. can be found at the following links:
http://www.allaboutcookies.org/
http://www.microsoft.com/info/cookies.mspx