An in-depth review of our cookie policy can be found in our Privacy Policy by searching for "5. Use of Cookies and Similar Technologies."

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers downloaded on to your computer when you access certain websites. In general, cookies allow a website to recognize a user’s computer. 

The most important thing to know about cookies placed by DeviantArt is that they make the site a bit more user-friendly, for example, by keeping you logged in, for security and fraud-protection purposes, and more.

We also use other technologies with similar functionality to cookies, such as web beacons, pixels, mobile identifiers, and tracking URLs, to obtain Log Data (as described in the Privacy Policy). For example, our email messages may contain web beacons and tracking URLs to determine whether you have opened a certain message or accessed a certain link.