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Some advertisers use third-party cookies to track your visits to the various websites on which they advertise. Learn how to disable them.

Third-party cookies are [[Cookies - Information that websites store on your computer|cookies]] that are set by a website other than the one you are currently on. For example, cnn<!-- -->.com might have a Facebook like button on their site. That like button will set a cookie that can be read by Facebook. That would be considered a third-party cookie. Some advertisers use these types of cookies to track your visits to the various websites on which they advertise. If you are concerned about this, you can disable third-party cookies in Firefox. {note} * If you are concerned about tracking by advertisers, see also [[How do I turn on the Do-not-track feature?]]. * Disabling third-party cookies in Firefox can stop some types of tracking by advertisers, but not all. {/note} {for not fx60} Third-party cookie settings are available in the {for win}Options{/for}{for mac,linux}Preferences{/for} page's {for not fx56}[[Settings for privacy, browsing history and do-not-track|Privacy panel]]{/for}{for fx56}{menu Privacy & Security} panel{/for}: # [[T:optionspreferences]] # [[T:customhistory]] # In the drop-down menu next to '''Accept third-party cookies''' choose {menu Never}. #;{for not fx56}[[Image:Privacy - Accept third-party cookies - Never 38]]{/for}{for =fx56}[[Image:Fx56Privacy&Security-CustomHistory-never]]{/for}{for fx57}[[Image:Fx57CustomHistory3rdPartyCookies-never]]{/for}{note}'''Note''': If after browsing with this setting, you realize you can't view properly some of your favorite websites, an intermediate solution is to set it to '''From visited'''. That will allow third-party cookies coming from previously visited websites.{/note} # [[T:closeOptionsPreferences]] {/for} {for =fx60,=fx61,=fx62} Third-party cookie settings are available in the {for win}Options{/for}{for mac,linux}Preferences{/for} page's {menu Privacy & Security} panel: # [[T:optionspreferences]] # Select the {menu Privacy & Security} panel and go to the '''Cookies and Site Data''' section. #;[[Image:Fx60CookiesAndSiteDataThird-partyNever]] # In the drop-down menu next to '''Accept third-party cookies and site data''' choose {menu Never}.{note}'''Note''': If after browsing with this setting, you realize you can't view properly some of your favorite websites, an intermediate solution is to set it to '''From visited'''. That will allow third-party cookies coming from previously visited websites.{/note} # [[T:closeOptionsPreferences]] {/for} {for fx63} = Disable third-party cookies = To block third-party trackers or all third-party cookies: #Click the Firefox menu button [[Image:fx57menu]] and select {menu Content Blocking}. #*This takes you to the [[Content blocking|Content Blocking]] section of your Firefox [[T:optionsorpreferences]] {menu Privacy & Security} panel. #;[[Image:Fx63menuContentBlocking]] #Select the ''Third-Party Cookies'' checkbox to block third-party tracking cookies. To block all third-party cookies, change the setting from ''Trackers (recommended)'' to ''All third-party cookies (may cause websites to break)''. {note}'''Note:''' If the checkbox is already selected and you see the message ''Your settings in Cookies and Site Data are preventing changes to Third-Party Cookies settings'', click {button Change Cookie Settings}.<br>[[Image:Fx63ChangeCookieSettings]]<br>This takes you to the '''Cookies and Site Data''' section of Firefox {for win}Options{/for}{for mac,linux}Preferences{/for}, where you can change the type of cookies blocked. <br>[[Image:Fx63settings-BlockCookies]]{/note} = Enable third-party cookies for specific sites = Some websites may not work properly when third-party cookies are blocked, even with the ''Trackers (recommended)'' setting. To enable third-party cookies for specific websites, click the [[Control Center - manage site privacy and security controls|Control Center]] button [[Image:Site Info button]] in the address bar and click {button Disable Blocking for This Site}. ;[[Image:Fx63ControlCenter-ThirdPartyCookiesBlocked]] For more information, see [[Content blocking#w_turn-content-blocking-off-on-individual-sites|Turn Content Blocking off on individual sites]]. {/for}