Cookie Policy

The cookies Squarespace uses:

We use cookies to help your site run effectively and provide the best experience for your visitors. This guide describes the cookies we place on visitors to your Squarespace site.

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 so visitors can navigate and use key features on your site. These cookies vary from site to site depending on the features it uses.

Name, purpose, type, and duration

_acloggedin

Supports login by Scheduling client if the client has an account
Cookie
January 1, 2025

_client_acloggedin

Supports login by Scheduling client if the client has an account
Cookie
January 1, 2025

algoliasearch-client-js

Adds auto-populated suggestions to address fields in Scheduling to help clients complete forms faster
localstorage
Persistent

CART

Shows when a visitor adds a product to their cart
Cookie
Two weeks

CHECKOUT_WEBSITE

Identifies the correct site for checkout when checkout on your domain is disabled
Cookie
Session

client_username

Remembers a logged in Scheduling client's username between visits
Cookie
One year

Commerce-checkout-state

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

Crumb

Prevents cross-site request forgery (CSRF)
Cookie
Session

hasCart

Tells Squarespace that the visitor has a cart
Cookie
Two weeks

Locked

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

PHPSESSID

Securely authenticates a visitor during their checkout in Scheduling
Cookie
One month

RecentRedirect

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

remember_client

Remembers Scheduling client’s login details if they have an account
Cookie
365 days

siteUserCrumb

Prevents cross-site request forgery (CSRF) for logged in site users
Cookie
Three years

SiteUserInfo

Identifies a visitor who logs into a customer account
Cookie
Three years

SiteUserSecureAuthToken

Authenticates a visitor who logs into a customer account
Cookie
Three years

squarespace-announcement-bar

Prevents the announcement bar from displaying if a visitor dismisses it
localstorage
Persistent

squarespace-likes

Shows when you've already "liked" a blog post
localstorage
Persistent

squarespace-popup-overlay

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

squarespace-video-player-options

Remembers video player selected preferences ( volume, playback speed, and quality) for videos uploaded directly to Squarespace
localstorage
Persistent

ss_cookieAllowed

Remembers if a visitor agreed to placing analytics cookies on their browser if a site is restricting the placement of cookies
Cookie
30 days

ss_sd

Ensures that visitors on the Squarespace 5 platform remain authenticated during their sessions
Cookie
Session

Test

Investigates if the browser supports cookies and prevents errors
Cookie
Session

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

We use analytics and performance cookies to collect information on your behalf about how visitors interact with your site. Storing these cookies is how we populate the data you find in Squarespace analytics, such as traffic sources, unique visitors, and cart abandonment.

Cookie Name, Duration, Purpose

ss_cid

Two years