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First and Third-Party Cookies

Whether a cookie is first or third party depends on where it comes from.

  • First party cookies are set by websites you go to.
  • Third party cookies are set by outside organisations. For instance, you may be on a website that has ‘Like’ and ‘Share’ buttons for social network sites. If you click one, the social network site will put a ‘third party’ cookie on your device. That cookie may then collect data about you and send it to them too. You will need to set your privacy choices on their site, to tell them how they can use your data.