Your privacy is very important to us. Accordingly, we have developed this Policy in order for you to understand how we collect, use, communicate and disclose and make use of personal information. The following outlines our privacy policy.
Before or at the time of collecting personal information, we will identify the purposes for which information is being collected.
We will collect and use personal information solely with the objective of fulfilling those purposes specified by us and for other compatible purposes, unless we obtain the consent of the individual concerned or as required by law.
We will only retain personal information as long as necessary for the fulfillment of those purposes.
We will collect personal information by lawful and fair means and, where appropriate, with the knowledge or consent of the individual concerned.
Personal data should be relevant to the purposes for which it is to be used, and, to the extent necessary for those purposes, should be accurate, complete, and up-to-date.
We will protect personal information by reasonable security safeguards against loss or theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use or modification.
We will make readily available to customers information about our policies and practices relating to the management of personal information.
We are committed to conducting our business in accordance with these principles in order to ensure that the confidentiality of personal information is protected and maintained.
The cookies Squarespace uses
How the different cookies we place enhance the browsing experience.
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. This guide doesn’t cover the cookies Squarespace uses on visitors to our websites or users of our web or mobile apps.
For more information about our use of cookies, including cookies we use on squarespace.com and our web and mobile apps, visit our Cookie Policy and Privacy Policy.
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. For example, functional and required cookies help these features work:
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
_dd_cookie_test
Tests if cookies are supported
Cookie
Expires instantly
_dd_s
Tracks browser errors
Cookie
Four hours
_dd_site_test
Tests if cookies are supported
Cookie
Expires instantly
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
orderStatusSessionToken
Authenticates a visitor who logs into an order status page.
Cookie
One year
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
TZ
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
Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site
ss_cpvisit
Two 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_cvr
Two years
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