PrivacyType

Specifies that privacy settings are for either first-party or third-party cookies.

Constant/value Description
PRIVACY_TYPE_FIRST_PARTY 0

Refers to privacy settings for first party cookies.

PRIVACY_TYPE_THIRD_PARTY 1

Refers to privacy settings for third party cookies

Remarks

PrivacyType was introduced in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6

Cookies are categorized as first-party and third-party. A first-party cookie is one that originates from the host domain. If "http://www.blueyonderairlines.com" is found in the Windows Internet Explorer address bar, "www.blueyonderairlines.com" is the host domain. While visiting this page, if a cookie is set from a domain other than "www.blueyonderairlines.com", such as "www.fourthcoffee.com", this cookie is considered a third-party cookie.

Requirements

Minimum supported client

Windows XP

Minimum supported server

Windows 2000 Server

Product

Internet Explorer 6

Header

Wininet.h

See also

Reference

PrivacyGetZonePreferenceW

PrivacySetZonePreferenceW