, which entered into force on 25 July 2003, everybody who visits a website with cookies should be informed about the website containing cookies, what these cookies are used for, and how cookies can be avoided.A cookie is a little text file which the website you visit saves on your computer. Cookies are used on many websites to provide a visitor with access to various functions.
There are two kinds of cookies. One kind saves a file on your computer for a long time. This is used, for example, for functions that tell you what is new since the user last visited that particular website. The other kind of cookie is called a session cookie. During the time you surf a site, this cookie is saved temporarily in the memory of your computer, for example to keep track of what language you have chosen. Session cookies are not stored for a long time on your computer, but disappear when you close your web browser.
If you do not accept the use of cookies, you can turn off cookies in the security settings in you web browser. You can also arrange for the browser to give you a warning each time a website is trying to place a cookie on your computer.