P3P 1.0 Implementation guide

Standards documentation is available from W3C at:

NOTES:

  1. Version P3P 1.1 is currently in the works.
  2. Throughout the specifications you’ll see references to “Well-Known Location”, this refers to the default path and naming of these files in the /w3c/ folder.
  3. In my examples below, I have left MOST data empty, the “

xxx” indicates a field that must match between these files.
HTML:


<html>
<head>
<link type="text/xml" rel="P3Pv1" href="/w3c/p3p.xml" />
</head>
<body>
...
</body>
</html>

HTTP Header:

p3p: policyref="/w3c/p3p.xml", CP="TST"

/w3c/p3p.xml:


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>
<META xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2002/01/P3Pv1">
<POLICY-REFERENCES>
<POLICY-REF about="/w3c/privacy.xml#xxx">
<INCLUDE>/*</INCLUDE>
<COOKIE-INCLUDE name="*" value="*" domain="*" path="*" />
</POLICY-REF>
</POLICY-REFERENCES>
</META>

/w3c/prixacy.xml


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>
<POLICIES xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2002/01/P3Pv1">
<POLICY name="xxx" discuri="/index.html" xml:lang="en">
<ENTITY>
<DATA-GROUP>
<DATA ref="#business.name"></DATA>
<DATA ref="#business.department"></DATA>
<DATA ref="#business.contact-info.postal.name.given"></DATA>
<DATA ref="#business.contact-info.postal.street"></DATA>
<DATA ref="#business.contact-info.postal.city"></DATA>
<DATA ref="#business.contact-info.postal.stateprov"></DATA>
<DATA ref="#business.contact-info.postal.postalcode"></DATA>
<DATA ref="#business.contact-info.postal.country"></DATA>
<DATA ref="#business.contact-info.online.email"></DATA>
<DATA ref="#business.contact-info.telecom.telephone.intcode"></DATA>
<DATA ref="#business.contact-info.telecom.telephone.loccode"></DATA>
<DATA ref="#business.contact-info.telecom.telephone.number"></DATA>
<DATA ref="#business.contact-info.online.uri"></DATA>
</DATA-GROUP>
</ENTITY>
<ACCESS><nonident/></ACCESS>
<DISPUTES-GROUP>
<DISPUTES resolution-type="service" service="/index.html" short-description="Customer Service">
<LONG-DESCRIPTION></LONG-DESCRIPTION>
<REMEDIES><correct/></REMEDIES>
</DISPUTES>
</DISPUTES-GROUP>
<STATEMENT>
<CONSEQUENCE>We record some information in order to serve your request and to secure and improve our Web site.</CONSEQUENCE>
<PURPOSE><current/><develop/><admin/></PURPOSE>
<RECIPIENT><ours/></RECIPIENT>
<RETENTION><stated-purpose/></RETENTION>
<DATA-GROUP>
<DATA ref="#dynamic.clickstream"/>
<DATA ref="#dynamic.http"/>
</DATA-GROUP>
</STATEMENT>
</POLICY>
</POLICIES>

REFERENCES:

  • http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/CR-P3P-20001215/
  • http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ie/ms537343%28v=vs.85%29.aspx#unsatisfactory_cookies

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