Privacy Type

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

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

Cookies are categorized as first-party and third-party. A first-party cookie is one that originates from the host domain. If "https://www.blueyonderairlines.com" is found in the Microsoft 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.

Note

WinINet does not support server implementations. In addition, it should not be used from a service. For server implementations or services use Microsoft Windows HTTP Services (WinHTTP).

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client
Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server
Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Header
Wininet.h

See also

PrivacyGetZonePreferenceW

PrivacySetZonePreferenceW