What are Web Cookies?

Mint Web Cookies

The above image is just a cookie. To learn about web cookies, read below.

Cookies are small files containing data sent by a website to store in the user’s browser.

Cookies are widely used on the web to store information and provide a personalized browsing experience for users. Some common uses of cookies are:

  • To remember the user’s login credentials.
  • Remember information like the items a user saw on a website, items they added to the cart, name or email address, etc.
  • Some larger websites use cookies to track users on their network of websites.
  • Advertisers may use cookies to learn about users’ browsing behaviors

Many websites also store third-party cookies in users’ browsers. Third-party advertising scripts on websites usually generate these cookies. Most reputable websites typically have a Privacy Policy and Terms of Service page that explain how they use cookies.

Users can delete cookies in their web browser by going to the privacy settings.

If you see our cookie bar at the bottom of this page, click “ACCEPT” to accept. Read our full Cookie Policy.

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