{"id":454,"date":"2026-07-11T17:16:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T09:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailygmail.com\/?page_id=454"},"modified":"2026-07-11T17:40:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T09:40:36","slug":"additional-cookie-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dailygmail.com\/?page_id=454","title":{"rendered":"Additional Cookie Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"454\" class=\"elementor elementor-454\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-198aed3 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-8323095 \" data-id=\"198aed3\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"198aed3\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"198aed3\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-059b1c1 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"059b1c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd6f2c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"dd6f2c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!DOCTYPE html>\r\n<html lang=\"en\">\r\n<head>\r\n<meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\r\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\r\n<style>\r\n*{\r\n    margin: 0;\r\n    padding: 0;\r\n    box-sizing: border-box;\r\n    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\r\n}\r\n.cookie-faq-wrap{\r\n    max-width: 1200px;\r\n    margin: 40px auto;\r\n    padding: 0 16px;\r\n}\r\n.page-title{\r\n    font-size: 32px;\r\n    color: #000;\r\n    margin-bottom: 30px;\r\n}\r\n\/* \u624b\u98ce\u7434\u6837\u5f0f *\/\r\n.acc-item{\r\n    margin-bottom: 10px;\r\n}\r\n.acc-btn{\r\n    width: 100%;\r\n    background: #0052cc;\r\n    color: #fff;\r\n    border: none;\r\n    text-align: left;\r\n    padding: 16px 20px;\r\n    font-size: 18px;\r\n    cursor: pointer;\r\n    display: flex;\r\n    justify-content: space-between;\r\n    align-items: center;\r\n}\r\n.acc-btn::after{\r\n    content: \"+\";\r\n    font-size: 24px;\r\n    transition: transform 0.3s ease;\r\n}\r\n.acc-btn.active::after{\r\n    transform: rotate(45deg);\r\n}\r\n.acc-panel{\r\n    max-height: 0;\r\n    overflow: hidden;\r\n    border: 1px solid #eee;\r\n    transition: max-height 0.4s ease;\r\n}\r\n.panel-content{\r\n    padding: 22px 20px;\r\n    line-height: 1.7;\r\n    font-size: 16px;\r\n    color: #222;\r\n}\r\n.panel-content p{\r\n    margin-bottom: 14px;\r\n}\r\n.panel-content ul{\r\n    padding-left: 26px;\r\n    margin: 12px 0;\r\n}\r\n.panel-content li{\r\n    margin-bottom: 8px;\r\n}\r\n.panel-content h4{\r\n    font-size: 17px;\r\n    margin: 16px 0 8px;\r\n    color: #003380;\r\n}\r\n.note-box{\r\n    background: #f0f7ff;\r\n    border-left: 4px solid #0052cc;\r\n    padding: 12px;\r\n    margin: 16px 0;\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<\/head>\r\n<body>\r\n<div class=\"cookie-faq-wrap\">\r\n    <h1 class=\"page-title\">Privacy policy and cookies \u2013 frequently asked questions<\/h1>\r\n\r\n    <!-- 1. 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Can cookies see what\u2019s on my computer? -->\r\n    <div class=\"acc-item\">\r\n        <button class=\"acc-btn\">Can cookies see what\u2019s on my computer?<\/button>\r\n        <div class=\"panel-content\">\r\n            <div class=\"panel-content\">\r\n                <p>No, cookies can\u2019t see what is on your computer. Nor can they collect any other information from your computer, nor snoop on your files.<\/p>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <!-- 5. What is in a cookie? -->\r\n    <div class=\"acc-item\">\r\n        <button class=\"acc-btn\">What is in a cookie?<\/button>\r\n        <div class=\"acc-panel\">\r\n            <div class=\"panel-content\">\r\n                <p>A cookie contains seven main pieces of information:<\/p>\r\n                <h4>Domain<\/h4>\r\n                <p>The domain (ie, the domain name) of the website that set the cookie.<\/p>\r\n                <h4>Name<\/h4>\r\n                <p>The name of the cookie<\/p>\r\n                <h4>Value<\/h4>\r\n                <p>The identifying information the cookie is carrying. This is normally an encrypted string of letters and numbers, that is only meaningful the website that set the cookie.<\/p>\r\n                <h4>Expiry<\/h4>\r\n                <p>How long the cookie lasts for. If this is not set, the cookie will disappear when you close your browser (session cookies). 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