Cookie guides

Understand what your browser remembers, make informed privacy choices, and protect your accounts.

Desktop, Android, and iPhone/iPad instructions, with time-range and individual-site options.

Mac, iPhone, and iPad instructions, including a way to keep browsing history.

Desktop and Android instructions, including current-site removal.

Windows instructions, time ranges, and removal for one website.

Decode consent categories, legitimate interest, and partner lists.

Use browser protections and make narrow exceptions when needed.

See what resets, what remains, and when deletion helps.

Choose the browser-data category that matches your goal.

Understand how long cookies last, why closing your browser may not remove them, and when clearing site data helps.

Learn what first-party and third-party cookies mean, how cross-site tracking works, and what blocking cookies can and cannot do.

Understand session hijacking, how stolen sign-in cookies can expose an account, and what to do if you suspect cookie theft.

Looking for browser controls?

Use our quick guide to clearing cookies for Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge. Start with one site when you are troubleshooting a specific problem.