What are cookies?
A cookie is a piece of information in the form of a small text file that is placed on an internet user's computer or mobile phone when they first visit a website or page. Cookies typically consist of letters and numbers and are stored on your computer by your internet browser, which then sends them back to the initial website, recognizing the cookie.
Why do we use cookies?
Similar to most websites, Edrington Sweden AB uses cookies to enhance your visit to our website and improve the quality of your user experience. By enabling cookies, user preferences, information, and statistics can be stored.
These statistics include the number of visitors to our website, the type of browser/technology they are using, and the duration of their visit. These cookies assist us in measuring and enhancing the performance of our website, ultimately improving the user experience.
Are cookies dangerous?
No, cookies cannot be used to circulate viruses or access your computer's hard drive, although they are stored on the hard drive. They only contain and transfer as much information as users have disclosed to a specific website.
Why do people reject cookies if they are safe?
A server cannot set a cookie for a domain that it is not a member of. However, users may often discover cookies from websites they have not visited on their computer. These cookies are typically used by companies employing internet advertising on other websites.
It's possible for a user's information to be passed to third parties without their knowledge through such cookies. This is the primary reason some people disallow cookies. Please note that at Edrington Sweden AB, we do not use cookies to collect or pass any personally identifiable or sensitive information to advertisers or third parties.