Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 will evaluate this policy's compact policy whenever it is used with a cookie. The actions IE will take depend on what privacy level the user has selected in their browser (Low, Medium, Medium High, or High; the default is Medium. In addition, IE will examine whether the cookie's policy is considered satisfactory or unsatisfactory, whether the cookie is a session cookie or a persistent cookie, and whether the cookie is used in a first-party or third-party context. This section will attempt to evaluate this policy's compact policy against Microsoft's stated behavior for IE6.
Note: this evaluation is currently experimental and should not be considered a substitute for testing with a real Web browser.
Unsatisfactory policy: this compact policy is considered unsatisfactory according to the rules defined by Internet Explorer 6. The behavior of Internet Explorer 6 regarding cookies set under this compact policy is as follows:
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FIRST-PARTY USAGE
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THIRD-PARTY USAGE
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| Persistent Cookies
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Low: Policy satisfactory at this level; cookies will be accepted.
Medium: Opt-out is not provided for all unsatisfactory purposes and recipients, so the cookie will be downgraded to a session cookie.
Medium High: No opt-out is provided, so the cookie will be blocked.
High: Since opt-in is not required, the cookie will be blocked.
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Low: Opt-out is not provided for all unsatisfactory purposes and recipients, so the cookie will be downgraded to a session cookie.
Medium: Opt-out is not provided for all unsatisfactory purposes and recipients, so the cookie will be blocked.
Medium High: Since opt-in is not required, the cookie will be blocked.
High: Since opt-in is not required, the cookie will be blocked.
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| Session Cookies
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Low: Policy satisfactory at this level; cookies will be accepted.
Medium: Policy satisfactory at this level; cookies will be accepted.
Medium High: Policy satisfactory at this level; cookies will be accepted.
High: Since opt-in is not required, the cookie will be blocked.
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Low: Policy satisfactory at this level; cookies will be accepted.
Medium: Opt-out is not provided for all unsatisfactory purposes and recipients, so the cookie will be blocked.
Medium High: Since opt-in is not required, the cookie will be blocked.
High: Since opt-in is not required, the cookie will be blocked.
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A policy which is considered unsatisfactory by Internet Explorer 6 contains certain categories of data which are used or shared in a particular manner. This policy is placed in the unsatisfactory category, because the following categories of data are associated with this policy's cookies:
- Physical contact information is collected.
- Online contact information is collected.
In addition, the data is used in the following manner, marking the policy as unsatisfactory:
- The data is used for other purposes.
Note that allowing an opt-out will make this policy acceptable under the Low and Medium settings, and under Medium High for first-party cookie usage. At the High setting, and at the Medium High setting for third-party cookies, all of these data uses must be opt-in for the policy to be considered satisfactory.
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