Glossary

Third-Party Cookie

A cookie set by a domain different from the website the user is visiting.

Identity & Data InfrastructureFoundationSource: Industry consensus

Definition

A cookie set by a domain different from the website the user is visiting.

Why it matters

Third-party cookie deprecation is the single biggest reason identity resolution, clean rooms and universal IDs have all become load-bearing infrastructure.

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