A | What is a Cookie?
There are session cookies and non-session cookies.
A session cookie is temporarily stored in a computer’s memory while the visitor is browsing the website. This cookie is erased when the user closes his/her web browser (or after a certain time has passed).
A non-session cookie remains on the visitor’s computer until it is deleted.
B | Why Doesn't TBD Use Cookies
No incentive.
TextBookDiscrimination.com is a free, independent website that doesn’t have a need/incentive to collect people's personal information.
C | Site Functionality
Other functions on TBD use 3rd-Party suppliers. For example, when you visit a page with embedded YouTube videos, the content may contain 3rd-Party cookies.
Altogether, TBD only uses APIs from the following third parties:
• FaceBook (≈ 100 share buttons)
• Google (≈ 35,000 analytics tags; ≈ 35,000 adSense tags; ≈ 40,000 search bars)
• Microsoft (≈ 100 bingAds tags;)
• MIT (≈ 200 graphs)
• YouTube (≈ 4 videos)
So, you might care to consult the policies of these third party websites for information regarding their use of cookies.
D | Google Analytics
However, TBD can retrieve Google’s high-level statistical reports. This visitor information includes location, duration, and more. TBD only sees the aggregated data. TBD does not see granular data.
For clarity:
Google tells TBD that '1,000 Texas residents viewed Page X during Month Y'.
Google never tells TBD that 'John Doe – from Anytown, TX – visited Page X at hh:mm:ss on m/d/yyyy'.
Plus, TBD doesn’t need to know that personal detail.
Reason #1: TBD doesn’t have an incentive to know people's personal information
Reason #2: TBD's server logs collect a lot more web traffic data than Google Analytics.
F | Microsoft Clarity
G | How to Reject Cookies
You can do so by changing your browser settings – see the “Help function” within your browser for further details. Please note that most browsers automatically accept cookies. So, if you don’t want cookies to be used then you may need to take these aforementioned deliberate steps.