Cookies under control: How to protect your data online!
Learn how cookies work on websites, best practices, and why privacy is important.

Cookies under control: How to protect your data online!
What a beautiful day for the community! On June 16, 2025, Cham celebrated and residents gathered to cheer, laugh and marvel together. With the best weather, a colorful festival took place that captivated both young and old. The wonderful togetherness and the numerous activities were organized by the community to strengthen the feeling of togetherness.
In addition to culinary delicacies, the event also offered an exciting entertainment program with various performances. The moments of laughter and amazement could not be overlooked! Around the festival mile you could experience a wide range of offerings that left nothing to be desired.
Necessary cookies in the background
But it's not just because of the celebrations that special attention is paid to the community's website on this day. As the municipality of Cham explains, necessary cookies are essential for the functionality of the website. These cookies are set, for example, when users set privacy preferences, log in or fill out forms. Although users can set their browsers to block these cookies, this may affect the functionality of certain areas of the website, resulting in a worse user experience.
An example of this is the session cookie ASP.NET_SessionId, which is active until the end of the browser session. It ensures that users can remain logged in anonymously as long as they use the website. Other cookies such as the __RequestVerificationToken guarantee that the login information remains secure when a registration form is opened. But don't worry, these cookies do not store any personal data, ensuring user privacy.
Security aspects of cookies
In today's digital world, security aspects are also of great importance. When implementing cookies, it is important not to store sensitive information in them. More secure storage methods should be chosen for critical information such as passwords. Best practices recommend setting cookies for the shortest possible time and encrypting them if necessary to further increase security.
- Best Practices fürCookies:
- Keine sensiblen Daten in Cookies speichern.
- Verwendung von Cookies mit den Attributen Secure und HttpOnly.
- Cookies sollten nach dem Timeout oder bei Abmeldung zerstört werden.
- Vermeidung von permanenten Cookies, wenn nicht unbedingt notwendig.
The municipality of Cham once again kept a good hand and put on a festival that was a wonderful experience for everyone. At the same time, safe practices are also taken into account when looking at the website, which allows users to surf without any worries. For further information you can visit the community - both offline at the next festival and online, where it is worth taking a look at the current regulations regarding cookies.