We use cookies to help our site run effectively and provide the best experience for our visitors. In this guide, we’ll describe the cookies we place on our visitors’ browsers.
WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are small pieces of data that websites store on a device. Cookies can improve your visitors’ browsing experience because they help websites remember preferences and understand how people use different features.
FUNCTIONAL AND REQUIRED COOKIES
Squarespace uses some necessary cookies because they allow visitors to navigate and use key features on our site. These cookies vary from site to site depending on the features it uses. For example, Functional and Required Cookies help these features work:
· Customer accounts
· Shopping cart and checkout
· URL redirects
NAME / TYPE / DURATION / PURPOSE
Crumb / Cookie / Session / Prevents cross-site request forgery (CSRF). CSRF is an attack vector that tricks a browser into taking unwanted action in an application when someone’s logged in.
RecentRedirect / Cookie / 30 minutes / Prevents redirect loops if a site has custom URL redirects. Redirect loops are bad for SEO.
CART / Cookie / 2 weeks / Shows when a visitor adds a product to their cart.
hasCart / Cookie / 2 weeks / Tells Squarespace that the visitor has a cart.
Locked / Cookie / Session / Prevents the password-protected screen from displaying if a visitor enters the correct site-wide password.
SiteUserInfo / Cookie / 3 years / Identifies a visitor who logs into a customer account.
SiteUserSecureAuthToken / Cookie / 3 years / Authenticates a visitor who logs into a customer account.
Commerce-checkout-state / sessionstorage / Session / Stores state of checkout while the visitor is completing their order in PayPal.
squarespace-popup-overlay / localstorage / Persistent / Prevents the Promotional Pop-Up from displaying if a visitor dismisses it.
squarespace-announcement-bar / localstorage / Persistent / Prevents the Announcement Bar from displaying if a visitor dismisses it.
ss_sd / Cookie / Session / Ensures that visitors on the Squarespace 5 platform remain authenticated during their sessions.
Test / Cookie / Session / Investigates if the browser supports cookies and prevents errors.
squarespace-likes / localstorage / Persistent / Shows when you've already "liked" a blog post.
CHECKOUT_WEBSITE / Cookie / Session / Identifies the correct site for checkout when Checkout on Your Domain is disabled.
ANALYTICS AND PERFORMANCE COOKIES
Squarespace use Analytics and Performance cookies to collect information on our behalf about how visitors interact with our site. Storing these cookies populates data, such as traffic sources, unique visitors, and cart abandonment.
COOKIE NAME / DURATION / PURPOSE
ss_cid / 2 years / Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site.
ss_cvr / 2 years / Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site.
ss_cvisit / 30 minutes / Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site.
ss_cvt / 30 minutes / Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site
ss_cpvisit / 2 years / Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site
ss_cookieAllowed / 30 days / Remembers if a visitor agreed to placing Analytics cookies on their browser if a site is restricting the placement of cookies.
CHECK YOUR COOKIES
For the most common browsers, you can:
· See which cookies are active in your browser’s settings.
· Clear cookies from your browser or device, either globally or from a specific website.
For help locating cookies on your device, visit your browser's documentation:
· Chrome
· Firefox
· Safari