# Piwik Pro First Party Cookies

**URL:** <https://community.piwik.pro/t/piwik-pro-first-party-cookies/3444>\
**Category:** Privacy\
**Created:** [January 6, 2024, 9:44am UTC](https://community.piwik.pro/t/piwik-pro-first-party-cookies/3444 "2024-01-06T09:44:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![joaopiwik](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/community.piwik.pro/joaopiwik/32/2835_2.png) [@joaopiwik](https://community.piwik.pro/u/joaopiwik)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2024, 9:44am UTC](https://community.piwik.pro/t/piwik-pro-first-party-cookies/3444/1 "2024-01-06T09:44:05Z")

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Hello there!

I know that Piwik.pro says it uses first-party cookies, and I am not doubt it. But I just want to make my “mind” clear about it and maybe even learn somethign today. If Piwik.pro uses 1st party cookies why the domain for the cookies pk\_sess or ppms\_privacy is piwik.pro? Shouldn’t be my own website?  
Thank you!

 ![piwik_cookies](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/piwikpro/original/2X/6/64a02ef440d176276bad8062e798e3858b636af0.png)

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**Author:** ![anthonybartczak](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/community.piwik.pro/anthonybartczak/32/2430_2.png) [@anthonybartczak](https://community.piwik.pro/u/anthonybartczak)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2024, 10:57am UTC](https://community.piwik.pro/t/piwik-pro-first-party-cookies/3444/2 "2024-01-06T10:57:49Z")

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Hi @joaopiwik,

These cookies are most likely set on your Piwik PRO instance/account. If you were to delete them and not open the Piwik PRO interface, the `.piwik.pro` ones shouldn’t show up. But even if they are present in your browser when you are on your website, the tracking code will only use the first party ones.

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**Author:** ![joaopiwik](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/community.piwik.pro/joaopiwik/32/2835_2.png) [@joaopiwik](https://community.piwik.pro/u/joaopiwik)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2024, 11:38am UTC](https://community.piwik.pro/t/piwik-pro-first-party-cookies/3444/3 "2024-01-06T11:38:41Z")

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Thank you anthonybarczak,

Perfect as I and you can see in the image

 ![piwik_cookies_2](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/piwikpro/original/2X/b/b2d5dfa9cda9d151257cfb2d4f76b667a9fbb16e.png)  
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