Third party

Third party has these meanings:

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• In contract law, a third party is any person other than the two principals (the first party and the second party) who is involved in, or affected by, a contract. For example:
• Third party insurance insures against damages to third parties ? that is, people other than the first party (the insured) and the second party (the insurer). Automobile public liability insurance against accidents would be a common example of this type of insurance.
• "Third party" or "aftermarket" goods and services are modifications to products by someone other than the original manufacturer or supplier.
• In the video game industry, a third-party developer is a games development company that neither manufactures a brand of video game console nor is tied to one brand through contract or ownership.
• In a two-party system of politics, a third party is any political party other than the two dominant ones; see third political party.
• For examples, see third party (Canada) and third party (United States).
• On the Internet third parties include companies and references to servers other than the two initially communicating:
• As an email example: A message from Company A to Customer B might include image links from Company B. Company B is often a partner of Company A, but is called a "third party" in relation to this email.
• As an web example: User A requests a page from Company A's site (i.e. www.company-a.com). The page returned from www.company-a.com contains image links to Company B's site (i.e. www.company-b.com). In this context www.company-b.com is the "third party" server.