How are Cookies used?

Cookies are commonly placed on user devices as they can be an integral part of surfing the web. For example, websites may use cookies for any of the following purposes:

• Remembering account login information
• Remembering language preferences
• Ensuring the security of a website or sensitive information (e.g. credit card details)
• Remembering what a user added to their cart
• Tracking a user to show them relevant advertisements
• Tracking a user to determine what pages they clicked on, how they found a website, and how long they stayed on particular pages
• Tracking what videos a user watched on a website