retention
Syntax
retention = {no-retention|stated-purpose|legal-requirement|
business-practices|indefinitely}Description
Specifies how long the information in the cookie or linked to by the cookie is retained.
Options
- no-retention
- Information is not retained for more than a brief period of time necessary to make use of it during the course of a single online interaction.
- stated-purpose
- Information is retained to meet the stated purpose, and is to be discarded at the earliest time possible.
- legal-requirement
- Information is retained to meet a stated purpose, but the retention period is longer because of a legal requirement or liability.
- business-practices
- Information is retained under a service provider's stated business practices.
- indefinitely
- Information is retained for an indeterminate period of time.
Usage
This stanza entry is required.
Default value
no-retention
Example
retention = no-retention