Also known as browser cookies or tracking cookies, cookies are small, often encrypted text
files, located in browser directories. They are used by web developers to help users navigate their
websites efficiently and perform certain functions. Due to their core role of enhancing/enabling
usability or site processes, disabling cookies may prevent users from using certain websites.
Cookies are created when a user's browser loads a particular website. The website sends
information to the browser which then creates a text file. Every time the user goes back to the same
website, the browser retrieves and sends this file to the website's server. Computer Cookies are
created not just by the website the user is browsing but also by other websites that run ads, widgets,
or other elements on the page being loaded. These cookies regulate how the ads appear or how the
widgets and other elements function on the page. For Managing cookies for different browsers