08/03/2026
Think all cookies are the same? Think again.🍪🍪🍪
When asked which cookies to reject or accept, it can be a bit overwhelming. On the other side, as a business owner, it’s important to know which cookies work best for your company and audience. Let’s open the cookie box and see these small data-collecting files and what they do!
SESSION COOKIES: These are used temporarily. Once you leave the site or after long inactivity, the cookies get deleted. For example, these make sure you don’t lose items in your cart while shopping on the website. 🛒
PERSISTENT COOKIES: Used for longer periods and recognize you when you get back on the site. For example, they save your login information and automatically sign you in. 🔓
Non-essential cookies🥠
Non-essential cookies are simply those that aren’t required for the website to function.
FUNCTIONAL COOKIES: These personalize your experience! They will remember your preferences, such as your choice of language. 🗣️
ANALYTICS COOKIES: Business owners can definitely take advantage of the statistics provided on how users are interacting with the site, such as which product has more traffic or when customers decide to leave the page. 📊
ADVERTISING COOKIES: Track and collect information to create targeted advertisements, like Google Ads, according to your behavior. These are third-party cookies that you, as a user, can decline if you want to limit data shared and have more privacy. 🗞️
