{"id":1519,"date":"2021-11-17T14:51:57","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T22:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clarity.microsoft.com\/blog\/?p=1519"},"modified":"2025-07-30T09:26:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T16:26:00","slug":"cookies-in-clarity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clarity.microsoft.com\/blog\/cookies-in-clarity\/","title":{"rendered":"Cookies in Clarity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Cookies are a vital feature for the functionality of many websites. This post will help answer some common questions about cookies and how they are used in Clarity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are cookies?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cookies, also known as  HTTP cookies<\/a>, web cookies, or browser cookies are small blocks\/packets of data created by a web server. A cookie consists of information in key-value pairs, which can be used to<\/span> <\/span>identify your page, session, computer network, users, and so on. Cookies, therefore, improve your personalized browsing experience. For example, when you select a language on a website for the first time, a cookie can save your preference for later use so that you don’t need to be prompted every time.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cookies are very common. <\/span>The average user’s browser has hundreds of cookies stored across websites visited.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A cookie is a small block of data<\/span>. Your web browser stores and handles cookies. Each web browser has its own set of cookies, and you can manage it from the settings window. In Microsoft Edge<\/a>, you can find web cookies in ‘Settings’ ->’ Cookies and site permissions’ -> ‘See all cookies and site data’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s a sample:<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Browser cookie example<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Why do websites use cookies<\/strong>?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cookies enhance users’ web experience by making it faster, convenient, and personalized. Below are a couple of reasons why websites use cookies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n