Cookies are pieces of information that are transferred from a website to your computer's hard drive. These tiny information files allow websites to save and retrieve information about a user's browsing habits. Most websites use cookies as they are one of the many tools that help adapt the content of the internet to users' needs. Cookies allow websites to provide services adapted to users' needs (for example, by remembering login data, keeping purchases in the shopping cart, or displaying only specific content of interest to the user).