Referrer-Policy
type: TechArticle
description: Referrer-Policy controls how much URL information your site leaks when users follow a link or load a subresource. strict-origin-when-cross-origin is the sensible default.
language: en
is part of: Web Specification Studio
author: Web Specification Studio
publisher: Web Specification Studio
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
date modified: 2026-05-29T09:13:20.000Z
citation: Referrer Policy (W3C Editor's Draft)
  type: CreativeWork
  publisher: W3C
citation: MDN — Referrer-Policy
  type: CreativeWork
  publisher: MDN
citation: web.dev — A new default Referrer-Policy for Chrome
  type: CreativeWork
  publisher: web.dev

Web Specification Studio
type: WebSite

Web Specification Studio
type: Organization

breadcrumb
type: BreadcrumbList
item list element: Home
  type: ListItem
  position: 1
  item: https://webspecification.com/
item list element: Spec
  type: ListItem
  position: 2
  item: https://webspecification.com/spec/
item list element: Security
  type: ListItem
  position: 3
  item: https://webspecification.com/spec/security/
item list element: Referrer-Policy
  type: ListItem
  position: 4
  item: https://webspecification.com/spec/security/referrer-policy/