HTTP cookies
Site memory tokens
HTTP cookies are small text files that websites store on a user's browser to remember information between visits.
They track login sessions, shopping cart contents, and user preferences.
Cookies enable personalized experiences but also allow advertising networks to follow users across sites, raising privacy concerns.
Clear your cookies if the site isn't loading properly.
Often shortened to just cookies in everyday usage.
Limited in duration
End of validity
- long-termLasting extended period
- storedKept in reserve
- auto-loginSaved credential authentication
- timestampRecorded moment identifier
lifespan · duration · first-party · renewal · refresh · indefinite
Systematic examination of datasets
- retargetingRe-advertising to past visitors
- advertisingPaid promotional communication
- behaviorManner of conducting oneself
- third-partyExternal, uninvolved entity
fingerprinting · pixels · conversion · metrics · engagement · affiliate · campaigns · recommendations
Voluntary agreement given
- GDPREU data protection law
- opt-outChoose not to participate
- opt-inActively choose participation
- disclosureAct of revealing information
regulation · compliance · incognito · notice · transparency · CCPA · deletion · anonymization
Area of control
- pathRoute for traveling
- key-valueData pair structure
- headerTop line of document
- requestFormal act of seeking
response · encode · decode · delimiter · attribute · parsing
Confirming genuine identity
- encryptionConverting data into code
- HTTPSEncrypted browsing standard
- tokenRepresentative placeholder
- man-in-the-middleCovert communication interception scheme
temporary
Limited in duration
in-memory · stateful · timeout · invalidation · server-side
expiration
End of validity
- long-termLasting extended period
- storedKept in reserve
- auto-loginSaved credential authentication
timestamp · lifespan · duration · first-party · renewal · refresh · indefinite
analytics
Systematic examination of datasets
- retargetingRe-advertising to past visitors
- advertisingPaid promotional communication
- behaviorManner of conducting oneself
third-party · fingerprinting · pixels · conversion · metrics · engagement · affiliate · campaigns · recommendations · personalization
consent
Voluntary agreement given
disclosure · regulation · compliance · incognito · notice · transparency · CCPA · deletion · anonymization
domain
Area of control
request · response · encode · decode · delimiter · attribute · parsing
authentication
Confirming genuine identity
- encryptionConverting data into code
- HTTPSEncrypted browsing standard
- tokenRepresentative placeholder