{"id":430,"date":"2019-09-11T13:38:32","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T13:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coventry.domains\/learn\/?p=430"},"modified":"2019-10-09T14:39:14","modified_gmt":"2019-10-09T14:39:14","slug":"website-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coventry.domains\/learn\/website-cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"Website Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are website cookies?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cookies\n are a key technology when it comes to tracking users and they are \nessential to the way targeted advertisement works. This short animation \nby The Guardian gives an overview of what cookies are and how they work:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/IPQhME1UYQU\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can find more information on how cookies and similar technologies work in the UK Information Commissioner\u2019s Office <a href=\"https:\/\/ico.org.uk\/for-organisations\/guide-to-pecr\/cookies-and-similar-technologies\/\">guidance found online here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tools that can help you see cookies<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/coventry.domains\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-09-at-2.59.33-PM-1030x763-1024x759.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-424\" width=\"512\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coventry.domains\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-09-at-2.59.33-PM-1030x763-1024x759.png 1024w, https:\/\/coventry.domains\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-09-at-2.59.33-PM-1030x763-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/coventry.domains\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-09-at-2.59.33-PM-1030x763-768x569.png 768w, https:\/\/coventry.domains\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-09-at-2.59.33-PM-1030x763.png 1030w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/View-Cookies\">How to view cookies on Google Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, and Safari<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your\n browser will display the cookies on your computer. If you go into the \n\u2018preferences\u2019 or \u2018settings\u2019 and look for the Cookies section there will \nbe an option to see or manage cookies and site data which will provide a\n list of all the cookies currently on your browser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There\n are also browser plugins that can help you see information about the \ncookies added to your browser or your information is being sent when \nvisiting a website. You can find a couple of examples below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lightbeam<\/strong>\n is a plugin for the Mozilla Firefox browser. It creates a visual map of\n the third party sites you interact with on the Web. This interactive \nmap shows you the relationships between these third parties and the \nsites you visit. <a href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/en-GB\/firefox\/addon\/lightbeam\/\">Find out more online here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/coventry.domains\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-09-at-3.05.59-PM-1030x693-1024x689.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-425\" width=\"512\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coventry.domains\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-09-at-3.05.59-PM-1030x693-1024x689.png 1024w, https:\/\/coventry.domains\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-09-at-3.05.59-PM-1030x693-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/coventry.domains\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-09-at-3.05.59-PM-1030x693-768x517.png 768w, https:\/\/coventry.domains\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-09-at-3.05.59-PM-1030x693.png 1030w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Attacat Cookie Audit<\/strong>\n is a plugin for Google Chrome browser. It creates a list of all the \ncookies that get added to your browser when you visit a website. This \nlist will include information about which of these cookies are first \nparty (those that send information to the website\u2019s domain) and which \nare third party (those that send information to another company\u2019s \ndomain). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.attacat.co.uk\/resources\/cookies\">Find out more online here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/coventry.domains\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-09-at-3.07.08-PM-1030x695-1024x691.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-426\" width=\"512\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coventry.domains\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-09-at-3.07.08-PM-1030x695-1024x691.png 1024w, https:\/\/coventry.domains\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-09-at-3.07.08-PM-1030x695-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/coventry.domains\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-09-at-3.07.08-PM-1030x695-768x518.png 768w, https:\/\/coventry.domains\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-09-at-3.07.08-PM-1030x695.png 1030w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To find out what cookies are running on your domain, you will need to  clear your browser cookies and then use your website as you would expect  any visitor to (e.g view lots of pages, watch embedded videos, submit  information through forms). Once you have done this you can review the  cookies now listed on your browser and use this to inform how you communicate to your website users how cookies work on your site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re using any themes or plugins which track visitors to your site through cookies, you&#8217;ll need to be upfront about this and <strong>seek their consent. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are website cookies? Cookies are a key technology when it comes to tracking users and they are essential to the way targeted advertisement works. 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