If I followed the referral link without clearing the cookies, but clearing the web address, did I fall for the referral hook?

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Referral programs

If I went to the site simply by clicking on the referral link that was hidden by hypertext but did not register, but instead deleted all referral data from the web line in the browser and entered a clean website address, then this still will not save me, since all the information of my first going to the site has already managed to sign up for cookies without my knowledge and for my own good) and if I didn’t clear them without even assuming that this should be done, then the fact that I re-entered a clean address in the address bar of the browser today or even in a few days will not save me in any way and in any case I will become a referral of this ill-fated link? After all, data on referral links can be stored in cookies for several months?