Cache-control and google *help*

Hi,

I’ve searched the internet but I couldn’t find a clear answer…

In each document I have:
cache-control:private.

Problem: google doesn’t seem to ‘add’ my website. While other s.e. do.
Googlebot doesn’t visit my website also anymore… ??

So:

  • what does cache-control:private actually means? i.o.w.: should I remove it?
    (it’s just a normal website)

  • does the cache-control affect the searchengines bots / listing / ranking ??

Thank you for your time and possible answer,

3Pinter