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Cookies are text files that note when a user has visited a web site.
They are a way for companies to know if you have already seen their web site or not. These notes can tell about the surfing habits of the user, such as the time the user connects, the ads they view, and the terms they search. They are stored on your hard drive. The purpose of a cookie is to learn about the user. Cookies are used by companies to track and collect information about where users have been and what they have been doing on the World Wide Web.