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An HTTP cookie, web cookie, browser cookie or just a cookie is a tiny file that gets downloaded saved in the user’s computer to improve an online browsing experience. It is being used by all professional websites across the globe. The cookie file contains an identifier which isa string of letters and numbers stored in the computer. The identifier sends the saved information to the server each time the browser requests for the webpage through the web browser.
Cookies do not save any sensitive orpersonal information of the user, and never identifies a user personally. A user has the right to disable a cookie anytime, but this can reduce a website’scertain functionality and may reduce the viewer’s experience on the website.
The term "cookie" was first coined by web browser programmer Lou Montulli, the term derived from "magic cookie", which is a packet of data a program used by UNIX programmers.
Cookies can be of many types, the popular ones are “persistent” cookies and “session” cookies, “third-party” cookies etc. A persistent cookie expires after a specific time whereas the session cookie exists only in the temporary memory and gets deleted as the user close down the web browser. A third-party cookie belongs to an external domain other than the browsing website. A cookie tracksa user’s browsing history and is often used by advertisers to show relevant content to the users.
Cookies are used for many different reasons and mostly there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without disabling the full functionalities of the websites.
DYNSRV, this cookie is used in context with load balancing - This optimizes the response rate between the visitor and the site, by distributing the traffic load on multiple links or servers.
We use Google Analytics cookies to analyse usage and performance of our website and services.
We also use consent statistics cookies to store our user’s preference while using and browsing our website.Our website use Email Newsletter services for which we use cookies to understand whether you are already a registered user and we may display our exclusive contents accordingly.
Our website cookie may also set to remember your details from the contact us form or comment form data for future correspondence. Google Analytics that we use to analyse our website has its own cookie to gather information on the usage of the website. Third-Party cookies help us to understand your preference so that we can improve your experience on our website.
For more information on Google’s Cookie Policy, please visit https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies
The site uses a few third-party social media buttons with which you can share and have a seamless experience with the Internet World. The service providers like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, may set cookies through our website to enrich and enhance your profile in their database. Each of the sites has their own respective policies on their website.
You Web Browser’s Settings will help you to disable all or selected cookies from the websites you use. Cookies can be usually deleted from the Privacy or History area, Under the Settings or Options Menu in the browsers that can be reached through Ctrl + Shift + Del keyboard shortcut, or Command + Shift + Del if you are using Apple Mac.
Please remember that disabling cookies will influence your website’s browsing experience and may also disable certain functionalities. It is highly recommended that you should not disable cookies.
Still, if you are not use whether to leave cookies enabled or disable them from your system, please feel free to contact us with your queries at contactus@wdf.co.uk , we would be happy to help you.
Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
Statistic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third party advertisers.