Cookie Vendor

A third-party service provider that places cookies through your website to enable their services—such as analytics platforms, advertising networks, social media widgets, or customer support tools. Cookie vendors set cookies on your domain or their own domains when users visit your site. From a privacy perspective, you're responsible for cookie vendors' compliance on your site, even though they're third parties. This includes ensuring vendors only drop cookies after obtaining appropriate consent, disclosing vendor cookies in your cookie policy, and maintaining data processing agreements with vendors where required. Many websites use dozens of cookie vendors, creating complex compliance obligations. Cookie scanning tools can identify what vendors are setting cookies on your site. You should maintain an inventory of cookie vendors, understand what data they collect, review their privacy practices, and ensure your vendor agreements address privacy responsibilities. Some regulations require listing cookie vendors by name in cookie policies or preference centers.