Cookies

We use cookies to help your site run effectively and provide the best experience for your visitors. In this guide, we’ll describe the cookies we place on your visitors’ browsers.

Functional and Required Cookies

We use some necessary cookies because they allow visitors to navigate and use key features on our site.

NameTypeDurationPurpose
CrumbCookieSessionPrevents 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.
RecentRedirectCookie30 minutesPrevents redirect loops if a site has custom URL redirects. Redirect loops are bad for SEO.
CARTCookie2 weeksShows when a visitor adds a product to their cart
hasCartCookie2 weeksTells Squarespace that the visitor has a cart
LockedCookieSessionPrevents the password-protected screen from displaying if a visitor enters the correct site-wide password.
SiteUserInfoCookie3 yearsIdentifies a visitor who logs into a customer account
SiteUserSecureAuthTokenCookie3 yearsAuthenticates a visitor who logs into a customer account
Commerce-checkout-statesessionstorageSessionStores state of checkout while the visitor is completing their order in PayPal
squarespace-popup-overlaylocalstoragePersistentPrevents the Promotional Pop-Up from displaying if a visitor dismisses it
squarespace-announcement-barlocalstoragePersistentPrevents the Announcement Bar from displaying if a visitor dismisses it
ss_sdCookieSessionEnsures that visitors on the Squarespace 5 platformremain authenticated during their sessions.
TestCookieSessionInvestigates if the browsersupports cookies and prevents errors.
squarespace-likeslocalstoragePersistentShows when you've already "liked" a blog post.
CHECKOUT_WEBSITECookieSessionIdentifies the correct site for checkout when Checkout on Your Domain is disabled.
 

Analytics and Performance Cookies

We use Analytics and Performance cookies to collect information about how visitors interact with your site. Storing these cookies is how we populate the data such as traffic sources, unique visitors, and cart abandonment.

Cookie NameDurationPurpose
ss_cid2 yearsIdentifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor's sessions on a site
ss_cvr2 yearsIdentifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor's sessions on a site
ss_cvisit30 minutesIdentifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor's sessions on a site
ss_cvt30 minutesIdentifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor's sessions on a site
ss_cpvisit2 yearsIdentifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor's sessions on a site
ss_cookieAllowed30 daysRemembers if a visitor agreed to placing Analytics cookies on their browser if a site is restricting the placement of cookies
 

Cookies used for advertising

  • Third party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to your website or other websites.

  • Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to your users based on their visit to your sites and/or other sites on the Internet.

  • Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Ads Settings. (Alternatively, you can direct users to opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.)

 

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.

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