What is a cookie?
A “cookie” is a technology that allows a website to store tokens of information (an “identifier”) in your browser, which are used by the website while you are visiting. Cookies are then sent back to the website on each subsequent visit, or to another webpage that recognizes that cookie. Cookies are used to make the website function, to work more efficiently, and to provide information to the website owners.
Cookies perform many different functions, such as allowing you to navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, and generally improving your user experience. For example, cookies may indicate whether you have visited the website before or if you are a new visitor. They can also help ensure that the advertisements you see online are more relevant to you and your interests.
When you land on the website, you are given the option to accept all cookies used on the website, accept certain categories of cookies and decline others, or decline all cookies. If you have accepted our use of some or all cookies, the following information relates to cookies used on the website only. Please note that any consent to accept or to decline cookies is limited to the ey.com website and the My EY portal only and not to other local EY sites or any other pages, which may be hyperlinked to our website or portal. For more information on cookies used by those websites, please refer to the specific privacy notice or cookie policy on those websites. If you have any questions, please contact us.
There are two broad categories of cookies:
- First-party cookies, served directly by us to your device.
- Third-party cookies, which are served by a third-party on our behalf.
Cookies can remain on your computer or mobile device for different periods of time. Some cookies are “session cookies”, meaning that they exist only while your browser is open. These are deleted automatically once you close your browser. Other cookies are “permanent cookies”, meaning that they survive after your browser is closed. They can be used by the website to recognize your computer when you open your browser and browse the Internet again.
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