Cookie Policy
What's a cookie?
A "cookie" is a piece of information that is stored on your computer's hard drive if you agree to this and which records how you move your way around a website so that, when you revisit that website, it can present tailored options based on the information stored about your last visit. Cookies can also be used to analyse traffic and for advertising and marketing purposes. Cookies are used by nearly all websites and do not harm your system.
We are required to obtain your consent for all non-essential cookies used on our website. You can block cookies (including essential cookies) at any time by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block essential cookies you may not be able to access all or parts of our site.
How do we use cookies?
We use cookies to track your use of our website. This enables us to understand how you use the site and track any patterns with regards how you are using our website. This helps us to develop and improve our website as well as products and / or services in response to what you might need or want.
Cookies are either:
Session cookies: these are only stored on your computer during your web session and are automatically deleted when you close your browser – they usually store an anonymous session ID allowing you to browse a website without having to log in to each page but they do not collect any personal data from your computer; or
Persistent cookies: a persistent cookie is stored as a file on your computer and it remains there when you close your web browser. The cookie can be read by the website that created it when you visit that website again. We use persistent cookies for Google Analytics.
Cookies can also be categorised as follows:
Strictly necessary cookies: These cookies are essential to enable you to use the website effectively, such as when buying a product and / or service. Without these cookies, the services available to you on our website cannot be provided. These cookies do not gather information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you have been on the internet.
Performance cookies: These cookies enable us to monitor and improve the performance of our website. For example, they allow us to count visits, identify traffic sources and see which parts of the site are most popular.
Functionality cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced features. For instance, we may be able to provide you with news or updates relevant to the services you use. They may also be used to provide services you have requested such as viewing a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect is usually anonymised.
Targeting cookies: These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests.
First and third party cookies: First party cookies are cookies set by our website. Third party cookies are cookies on our website that are set by a website other than our website, such as where we have adverts on our website or use Facebook pixels so that we can show you relevant content from us when you are on Facebook.
Functional & Session Cookies
These are required for Squarespace’s core functionality.
Crumb
Prevents cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks.
Duration: Session
SS_SESSION_ID
Tracks a user’s session for security and analytics.
Duration: Session
SS_ANALYTICS_ID
Unique identifier for tracking user behaviour in Squarespace analytics.
Duration: ~2 years
SS_MATTR
Squarespace’s machine learning-based personalisation.
Duration: ~1 year
SS_MID
A unique visitor ID stored across sessions.
Duration: ~2 years
ss_cvr
Tracks a returning visitor’s unique ID.
Duration: ~2 years
ss_cvt
Tracks a returning visitor's timestamp of last visit.
Duration: 30 minutes
ss_i18n
Stores user preferences for currency and localisation.
Duration: 1 year
IR_gbd
Tracks Squarespace’s global business domains (possibly for load balancing).
Duration: Session
Analytics & Tracking Cookies
These collect user interaction data.
_ga, _ga_1L8CXRNJCG, _ga_E5RVG86DKP
Google Analytics tracking cookies for user behaviour.
Duration: 2 years
_gcl_au
Google Ads conversion tracking cookie.
Duration: ~3 months
IR_PI
Squarespace partner tracking cookie (possibly for referral programs).
Duration: 2 years
_derived_epik
Used by an authentication or tracking system (e.g., Epik).
Duration: 1 year
Advertising & Remarketing Cookies
Used for ad targeting and re-marketing.
_fbp
Facebook Pixel cookie for tracking conversions and remarketing.
Duration: 90 days
_pin_unauth
Pinterest tracking for user interactions.
Duration: 1 year
_uetvid
Microsoft (Bing) tracking for ad campaigns.
Duration: 1 year
_scid, _scid_r
Snapchat tracking cookies.
Duration: 1 year
_rdt_uuid
Reddit tracking for advertising.
Duration: 6 months
_ttp, _tt_enable_cookie
TikTok tracking cookies.
Duration: 1 year
Consent & GDPR Compliance Cookies
These manage user consent preferences.
cmapi_cookie_privacy
Stores the user's cookie consent preferences.
Duration: 1 year
cmapi_gtm_bl
Google Tag Manager permissions.
Duration: 1 year
notice_behavior
Stores GDPR consent preferences.
Duration: Session
notice_gdpr_prefs
Tracks user’s privacy choices under GDPR.
Duration: 1 year
notice_preferences
Stores other cookie consent settings.
Duration: 1 year
You can alter your cookie preferences at any time by managing cookie preferences in the cookie notice. You can also control your cookie settings through your web browser. You can opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, by going to http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.