What are cookies?
A cookie is a text file which is downloaded to your device when you access a website. It allows the website to recognize your device and store some information about your preferences or activity, notably to simplify your browsing or suggest content adapted to your interests.
How to manage and deactivate them?
You can change the parameters of your browser concerning cookies in order to deactivate all or part of the cookies:
- With Internet Explorer™: open the “Tools” menu, then select “Internet options”; click on the “Confidentiality” tab, then the “Advanced” tab, and choose the level desired, or follow this link: http://windows.microsoft.com/fr-FR/windows-vista/Block-or-allow-cookies
- With Firefox™: open the “Tools” menu, then select “Options”; click on the “Privacy” tab, then choose the options required, or follow this link: http://support.mozilla.org/fr/kb/Activer%20et%20d%C3%A9sactiver%20les%20cookies
- With Chrome™: open the settings menu (wrench icon), then select “Options”; click on “Advanced Options” then, in the “Confidentiality” section, click on “Content settings” and choose the options required, or follow this link: http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=fr&hlrm=en&answer=95647
- With Opera™: open the “Tools” or “Settings” menu, then select “Delete Private Data”; click on the “Detailed Options” tab, then choose the options required, or follow this link: http://help.opera.com/Windows/10.20/fr/cookies.html
The main companies managing social media also provide pages dedicated to Cookies, as presented below:
- Google: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=fr
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy
As regards the social media, users should follow the instructions specific to the social media site concerned to deactivate cookies.