WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are data files stored in your browser and on your device when you visit any website. Cookies can have various uses, such as recognizing the user, storing and retrieving information about browsing habits, or customizing how content is displayed.

WHAT INFORMATION DO COOKIES STORE?

Cookies store technical information, personal preferences, and content customization. Cookies usually do not contain any personal information. Any personal information they may contain is solely what the user has entered into a form on the website. When cookies contain personal information, it is often encoded, making it unreadable to any third party who might have access to the cookies file.

WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES EXIST?

According to the entity managing the domain from which the cookies are sent and processing the data obtained, cookies can be categorized as:

First-party cookies: Sent to the user's device from a computer or domain managed by the publisher that provides the requested service.
Third-party cookies: Sent to the user's device from a computer or domain not managed by the publisher but by another entity that processes the data obtained through the cookies.

According to the time they remain stored in the user's browser, they can be categorized as:

Session cookies: Collect and store data while the user accesses a web page. They are usually used to store information that only needs to be retained to provide the requested service on a single occasion (e.g., a shopping cart).
Persistent cookies: The data remains stored on the device and can be accessed and processed for a defined period by the cookie's controller, which can range from minutes to several years.

According to the purpose of processing the data obtained, cookies can be categorized as:

Technical cookies: Allow the user to navigate through a web page, platform, or application and use the various options or services available, such as controlling traffic, identifying the session, accessing restricted areas, or storing the elements of an order.
Customization cookies: Allow the user to access the service with predefined general characteristics based on a set of user device criteria, such as language or browser type.
Analysis cookies: Allow the responsible party to track and analyze the behavior of users on the linked websites.
Advertising cookies: Allow the most effective management of advertising spaces.
Behavioral advertising cookies: Store information on user behavior obtained through continuous observation of browsing habits to develop a specific profile for displaying advertising.
External social network cookies: Used to enable interaction with social platform content and are generated only for users of these networks.

COOKIES USED ON THIS WEBSITE

Cookie	Domain	Description	Duration	Type
crumb	wonder.clinic	Squarespace sets this cookie to prevent cross-site request forgery (CSRF).	Session	Necessary
i18n_redirected	www.wonder.clinic	No description available.	1 year	Other
_fbp	wonder.clinic	Facebook sets this cookie to store and track interactions.	3 months	Analytics
_GRECAPTCHA	www.google.com	Set by Google reCAPTCHA to identify bots and protect the website from spam attacks.	6 months	Necessary

COOKIE MANAGEMENT AND STORAGE PERIODS

When accessing the website, a cookie notice will allow the user to accept all cookies, disable all, or select specific cookies to authorize. Technical and necessary cookies for the website's proper functioning will always be installed.

HOW TO DISABLE OR DELETE COOKIES

Users can allow, block, or delete cookies installed on their devices by configuring browser options. Disabling cookies may result in some services becoming unavailable.

Chrome browser: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=en

Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-manage-cookies

Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences

Safari for OSX: Select Safari > Preferences - Security

Opera: https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/#cookies