A cookie is a small piece of data that a website asks your browser to store on your computer or mobile device. The cookie allows the website to "remember" your actions or preferences over time. Most browsers support cookies, but users can set their browsers to decline them and can delete them whenever they like.

In most of Europe there are laws that require digital publishers to disclose the use of cookies to their users. In many cases - depending on the local version of the cookie laws - these laws also require that consent be obtained prior to the installation of the cookies. We can better understand how this works by looking at a specific country.

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