What are Cookies and what are they used for?
Cookies are like small digital notes that websites leave on your computer or phone when you visit them. These notes contain information about your visit, such as what you clicked on, how long you stayed, and even things like your preferences or shopping cart items. Websites use these digital notes (cookies) for a few main reasons:
- Remembering You: Cookies help websites remember you when you come back. For example, they can keep you logged in so you don’t have to enter your username and password every time.
- Customizing Your Experience: Have you noticed how some websites remember your language preference or show you products you might like? That’s thanks to cookies. They help make the website feel more personalized.
- Tracking and Analytics: Cookies also help websites understand how people use them. They can see which pages are popular, how long people stay, and what needs improvement. This information helps make the website better for you.
This cookie policy explains how Ti3 Consulting Limited uses cookies to collect and store information when you visit this website.
The different types of cookies:
There are several types of cookies, each serving different purposes based on their functionality and how they interact with websites and users. Here are some common types of cookies:
- Session Cookies: These cookies are temporary and are stored on a user’s device only during their visit to a website. They are often used to maintain session information, such as login status or items in a shopping cart. Session cookies are deleted when the user closes their web browser.
- Persistent Cookies: Unlike session cookies, persistent cookies remain on a user’s device even after they close their browser. They have a specified expiration date and can store information such as login credentials or user preferences for future visits.
- First-Party Cookies: These cookies are set by the website domain that the user is currently visiting. They are primarily used for website functionality, personalization, and analytics.
- Third-Party Cookies: Third-party cookies are set by domains other than the one the user is currently visiting. They are often used for tracking user behaviour across different websites and for advertising purposes. Third-party cookies have raised privacy concerns, and some web browsers and regulations have introduced restrictions on them.
- Secure Cookies: Secure cookies are encrypted and transmitted only over secure (HTTPS) connections. They are used for sensitive data like login credentials to enhance security.
- HTTP-Only Cookies: These cookies are accessible only through HTTP requests and cannot be accessed through JavaScript. They are often used to store sensitive information, such as session IDs, to protect against certain types of attacks.
- Same-Site Cookies: These cookies have attributes that limit when they can be sent in cross-site requests, improving security. They can be set to “Strict” (only sent in same-site requests) or “Lax” (sent in top-level navigations and some cross-site subrequests).
- Analytics Cookies: These cookies are used to collect data about user behaviour on a website. They help website owners understand how users interact with their site, including which pages are visited, how long users stay, and more.
- Advertising Cookies: Advertising cookies are often third-party cookies used by advertisers to track user interests and display targeted ads. They are responsible for the personalized ads you see based on your online activities.
- Functional Cookies: These cookies help enhance the functionality of a website by remembering user preferences, language settings, and customization options.
- Marketing Cookies: Marketing cookies are used to track user interactions with marketing campaigns, such as email click-through rates or responses to promotions.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies focus on website performance and are used to collect data on page load times, server response times, and other technical aspects of site performance.
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