- 1:What are cookies?
- 2: What we use cookies for?
- 3: Managing cookies.
- 4: Can I see/view the cookies I have on my computer?
- 5:When are Cookies Created?
- 6:How Long Does a Cookie Last?
- 7:How Secure are Cookies?
- 8:What are Tracking Cookies?
What are cookies?
Cookies are small files which are stored on a user's computer. They are designed to hold a modest amount of data specific to a particular client and website, and can be accessed either by the web server or the client computer. This allows the server to deliver a page tailored to a particular user, or the page itself can contain some script which is aware of the data in the cookie and so is able to carry information from one visit to the website (or related site) to the next.
We use cookies on www.prowigs.co.uk to improve its performance and give you the best experience. To get the most out of our site, your computer or mobile devices (mobile phones/tablets) will need to accept cookies.
Note:Our cookies don't store financial information, or personal details, e.g. your name or address.
What we use cookies for?
Security - Cookies are used to protect your personal data and prevent fraudulent activity.
Function - Cookies are used to allow you to choose and order our services during our signup process.
Experience - Cookies are used to track visitors on our website (i.e. where they've come from, how long they stay and what they look at when on our site). It helps us to improve the our services.
Marketing - Cookies let us see how our campaigns are working. This helps us improve our website design, experience and offers.
Managing cookies
There are a number of ways to manage cookies.You can clear cookies, prevent cookies, delete cookies and enable cookies at your will and for differernt circumstances.If you use different computers in different locations you will need to ensure that each browser is adjusted to suit your cookie preferences.
Can I see/view the cookies I have on my computer?
Most browsers have a configuration screen which allows the user to see what cookies have been stored on the computer, and optionally to delete them. Note that it is not possible for a webpage to view cookies set by other sites, as this would represent a privacy and security problem.
When are Cookies Created?
Writing data to a cookie is usually done when a new webpage is loaded - for example after a 'submit' button is pressed the data handling page would be responsible for storing the values in a cookie. If the user has elected to disable cookies then the write operation will fail, and subsequent sites which rely on the cookie will either have to take a default action, or prompt the user to re-enter the information that would have been stored in the cookie.
How Long Does a Cookie Last?
The time of expiry of a cookie can be set when the cookie is created. By default the cookie is destroyed when the current browser window is closed, but it can be made to persist for an arbitrary length of time after that.
How Secure are Cookies?
There is a lot of concern about privacy and security on the internet. Cookies do not in themselves present a threat to privacy, since they can only be used to store information that the user has volunteered or that the web server already has. Whilst it is possible that this information could be made available to specific third party websites, this is no worse than storing it in a central database. If you are concerned that the information you provide to a webserver will not be treated as confidential then you should question whether you actually need to provide that information at all.
What are Tracking Cookies?
Some commercial websites include embedded advertising material which is served from a third-party site, and it is possible for such adverts to store a cookie for that third-party site, containing information fed to it from the containing site - such information might include the name of the site, particular products being viewed, pages visited, etc. When the user later visits another site containing a similar embedded advert from the same third-party site, the advertiser will be able to read the cookie and use it to determine some information about the user's browsing history. This enables publishers to serve adverts targetted at a user's interests, so in theory having a greater chance of being relevant to the user. However, many people see such 'tracking cookies' as an invasion of privacy since they allow an advertiser to build up profiles of users without their consent or knowledge.
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