What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small piece of text information that a Web server can store on your browser so the system recognizes your actions during a session.
Cookies cannot be used to obtain data from your computer, get your email address or access or run programs on your computer. The only way that any private information could be part of your cookie file would be if you personally provided that information to a Web site. Also, each cookie can only be read at the site where the cookie was created contributing to the security of the application.