What is Cookie?
The short answer
A cookie is a small piece of data a website stores in the browser to remember something between visits, like a login or a cart.
What people say: “accept cookies”.
Cookie, explained
Essential cookies make a site work. Tracking cookies follow visitors for analytics and ads, and privacy laws require consent before setting them in many regions.
Questions people ask about Cookie
What is Cookie?
A cookie is a small piece of data a website stores in the browser to remember something between visits, like a login or a cart.
Related terms
Cookie consent is asking visitors' permission before setting non-essential cookies, such as analytics and advertising trackers, as privacy laws require in many regions.
GDPRGDPR is the European Union's data protection law, governing how sites collect, use and store personal data about people in the EU, with consent and rights to access and deletion.
CacheA cache is a stored copy of something, like a page or image, kept closer to the visitor so it loads instantly next time instead of being fetched again.
WebsiteA website is a collection of linked web pages published under one domain name, stored on a server and viewed in a web browser.
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