About this cookie policy

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them. You should read this policy to understand what cookies are, how we use them, the types of cookies we use i.e, the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used and how to control the cookie preferences. For further information on how we use, store and keep your personal data secure, see our Privacy Policy. Learn more about who we are, how you can contact us and how we process personal data in our Privacy Policy.

What are cookies ?

Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information. The cookies are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser. These cookies help us make the website function properly, make the website more secure, provide better user experience, and understand how the website performs and to analyse what works and where it needs improvement.

How do we use cookies ?

As most of the online services, our website uses cookies first-party and third-party cookies for a number of purposes. The first-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function the right way, and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable data.

The third-party cookies used on our websites are used mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, keeping our services secure, providing advertisements that are relevant to you, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.

What types of cookies do we use ?

Essential: Some cookies are essential for you to be able to experience the full functionality of our site. They allow us to maintain user sessions and prevent any security threats. They do not collect or store any personal information. For example, these cookies allow you to log-in to your account and add products to your basket and checkout securely.

Statistics: These cookies store information like the number of visitors to the website, the number of unique visitors, which pages of the website have been visited, the source of the visit etc. These data help us understand and analyse how well the website performs and where it needs improvement.

Marketing: Our website displays advertisements. These cookies are used to personalise the advertisements that we show to you so that they are meaningful to you. These cookies also help us keep track of the efficiency of these ad campaigns.The information stored in these cookies may also be used by the third-party ad providers to show you ads on other websites on the browser as well.Functional: These are the cookies that help certain non-essential functionalities on our website. These functionalities include embedding content like videos or sharing contents on the website on social media platforms.

Preferences: These cookies help us store your settings and browsing preferences like language preferences so that you have a better and efficient experience on future visits to the website.

Functional and Required Cookies

Squarespace uses some necessary cookies because they allow visitors to navigate and use key features on your 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

_acloggedin

  • Supports login by Scheduling client if the client has an account.

  • Cookie

  • Duration: January 1, 2025

_client_acloggedin

  • Supports login by Scheduling client if the client has an account.

  • Cookie

  • Duration: January 1, 2025

algoliasearch-client-js

  • Adds auto-populated suggestions to address fields in Scheduling to help clients complete forms faster.

  • localstorage

  • Duration: Persistent

AWSALB, AWSALBCORS

  • Improves performance in Scheduling by using one server for the duration of the session.

  • Cookie

  • Duration: 1 week

CART

  • Shows when a visitor adds a product to their cart

  • Cookie

  • Duration: 2 weeks

CHECKOUT_WEBSITE

Commerce-checkout-state

  • Stores state of checkout while the visitor is completing their order in PayPal

  • sessionstorage

  • Duration: Session

Crumb

hasCart

  • Tells Squarespace that the visitor has a cart

  • Cookie

  • Duration: 2 weeks

Locked

  • Prevents the password-protected screen from displaying if a visitor enters the correct site-wide password.

  • Cookie

  • Duration: Session

PHPSESSID

  • Securely authenticates a visitor during their checkout in Scheduling.

  • Cookie

  • Duration: 1 month

RecentRedirect

  • Prevents redirect loops if a site has custom URL redirects. Redirect loops are bad for SEO.

  • Cookie

  • Duration: 30 minutes

remember_client

  • Remembers Scheduling client’s login details if they have an account.

  • Cookie

  • Duration: 365 days

siteUserCrumb

SiteUserInfo

SiteUserSecureAuthToken

  • Authenticates a visitor who logs into a customer account

  • Cookie

  • Duration: 3 years

squarespace-announcement-bar

  • Prevents the announcement bar from displaying if a visitor dismisses it

  • localstorage

  • Duration: Persistent

squarespace-likes

  • Shows when you've already "liked" a blog post.

  • localstorage

  • Duration: Persistent

squarespace-popup-overlay

  • Prevents the promotional pop-up from displaying if a visitor dismisses it

  • localstorage

  • Duration: Persistent

ss_sd

  • Ensures that visitors on the Squarespace 5 platform remain authenticated during their sessions.

  • Cookie

  • Duration: Session

Test

  • Investigates if the browser supports cookies and prevents errors.

  • Cookie

  • Duration: Session

TZ

  • Allows a Scheduling client’s appointments to display correctly based on their time zone preferences.

  • localstorage

  • Duration: Persistent

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.

Analytics and Performance Cookies

The SquareSpace platform uses Analytics and Performance Cookies to collect information on your behalf about how visitors interact with this site:

ss_cid

  • Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site

  • Duration: 2 years

ss_cookieAllowed

  • Remembers if a visitor agreed to placing Analytics cookies on their browser if a site is restricting the placement of cookies

  • Duration: 30 days

ss_cpvisit

  • Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site

  • Duration: 2 years

ss_cvisit

  • Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site

  • Duration: 30 minutes

ss_cvr

  • Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site

  • Duration: 2 years

ss_cvt

  • Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site

  • Duration: 30 minutes

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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