What are the types of Cookies?
There are Five different types of cookies; Persistent, Temporary or Session Cookies, First-Party, Third-Party and Unsatisfactory Cookies. The following descriptions are courtesy of Microsoft Understanding Cookies. If you would like to learn more about cookies, visit Microsoft's Description of Cookies and Cookie Central.com.
Persistent Cookies - A persistent cookie is one stored as a file on your computer, and it remains there when you close Internet Explorer. The cookie can be read by the Web site that created it when you visit that site again.
Temporary ( Session ) Cookies - A temporary or session cookie is stored only for your current browsing session, and is deleted from your computer when you close your browser.
First-Party Cookies - A first-party cookie either originates on or is sent to the Web site you are currently viewing. These cookies are commonly used to store information, such as your preferences when visiting that site.
Third-Party Cookies - A third-party cookie either originates on or is sent to a Web site different from the one you are currently viewing. Third-party Web sites usually provide some content on the Web site you are viewing. For example, many sites use advertising from third-party Web sites and those third-party Web sites may use cookies. A common use for this type of cookie is to track your Web page use for advertising or other marketing purposes. Third-party cookies can either be persistent or temporary.
Unsatisfactory Cookies - Unsatisfactory cookies are cookies that might allow access to personally identifiable information that could be used for a secondary purpose without your consent.