Why Cookies Matter
- Enhanced Experience: Cookies improve website functionality by remembering your preferences, such as language settings and login information, making your visits more convenient.
- Personalized Ads: They help deliver ads that are relevant to your interests by tracking your browsing habits, ensuring the advertisements you see are tailored to your needs.
- Site Analytics: Cookies help us understand user interactions with our site, providing valuable insights that help us improve our website and user experience.
How to Manage Cookies Through Your Browser
Since Advertall doesn’t have a dedicated cookie settings dashboard, you can control cookies through your browser settings. Here’s how to do it:
- Access Browser Settings
- Google Chrome:
- Click the three dots in the upper-right corner.
- Select ‘Settings’.
- Under ‘Privacy and security’, click ‘Cookies and other site data’.
- Mozilla Firefox:
- Click the three horizontal lines in the upper-right corner.
- Select ‘Options’.
- Go to ‘Privacy & Security’ and scroll down to ‘Cookies and Site Data’.
- Microsoft Edge:
- Click the three dots in the upper-right corner.
- Select ‘Settings’.
- Click ‘Cookies and site permissions’ under ‘Privacy, search, and services’.
- Safari:
- Click ‘Safari’ in the menu bar and select ‘Preferences’.
- Go to the ‘Privacy’ tab.
- Adjust Cookie Preferences
- Enable or Disable Cookies: Choose whether to allow or block all cookies. This can usually be done by toggling options like ‘Allow all cookies’ or ‘Block third-party cookies’.
- Clear Cookies: Remove existing cookies by selecting options such as ‘Clear browsing data’ or ‘Remove all cookies’.
- Set Cookie Controls: Manage how cookies are handled for specific websites by adding them to allow or block lists.
- Save Changes
- Ensure you save your changes if your browser requires it. Some settings will update automatically once you make adjustments.
Understanding Cookie Types
Essential Cookies: Necessary for the website to function properly, enabling features such as page navigation and access to secure areas.
Performance Cookies: Collect information on how you use the website, such as which pages you visit most often and if you encounter errors, helping improve the site’s performance.
Functional Cookies: Remember the choices you make, such as your username, language, or region, and provide enhanced, personalized features.
Targeting Cookies: Track your browsing habits and are used to deliver ads relevant to your interests, also helping measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.