There are different types of cookies: permanent cookies and session cookies. Handelsbanken uses both types on its website.
Session Cookies
The bank’s web server needs session cookies to distinguish between different users. The cookie stores the user’s identity. These cookies are stored in the computer memory while you are logged on to the Bank. They disappear when you log off.
Permanent
A permanent cookie is a small file that enables web pages to recognize you on a return visit. It is a kind of electronic business card that the web server sends to your hard disk when you visit a website.
The next time you surf to the same website, the server will find the cookie and recognize you. Permanent cookies do not have any information about your name or other type of personal information. A cookie is a text file and incapable of causing any damage. A website can read only a cookie that was created by it.
Handelsbanken stores information on which branch the user belongs to in order to display the correct start page.
Handelsbanken’s cookies do not contain any information that is sensitive from a user's perspective.
