Squarespace Cookie Management Guide: Understanding Types and Usage

Squarespace Cookie Management Guide: Understanding Types and Usage

By Michael Chen

January 2, 2025 at 04:29 AM

Squarespace websites use cookies to enhance visitor experience and ensure proper site functionality. Here's what you need to know about these cookies and their purposes.

Types of Cookies Used

Squarespace implements two main types of cookies:

  • Necessary cookies: Required for basic site navigation and features
  • Non-essential cookies: Track visitor interactions and site analytics

Necessary and Essential Cookies

These cookies support critical functions like:

  • Customer accounts
  • Shopping cart and checkout
  • URL redirections
  • Security measures
  • User authentication
  • Site preferences

Key necessary cookies include:

  • CART: Tracks items in shopping cart (2-week duration)
  • _ssid: Fraud prevention (4-year duration)
  • Crumb: Prevents cross-site request forgery (session only)
  • SiteUserInfo: Client account authentication (3-year duration)

Analytical and Performance Cookies

These cookies collect visitor interaction data:

  • ss_cid: Tracks unique visitors (2-year duration)
  • ss_cpvisit: Monitors visitor sessions (2-year duration)
  • ss_cvisit: Tracks current visit (30-minute duration)
  • ss_cvr: Records visitor data (2-year duration)
  • ss_cvt: Monitors current session (30-minute duration)

Third-Party Cookies

Third-party integrations may place additional cookies:

  • Google Analytics
  • YouTube
  • OpenTable
  • Tock
  • Weglot
  • Acuity

Managing Cookie Settings

To disable non-essential cookies:

  1. Open Visitor Cookies and Data panel
  2. Turn off Cookie Banner
  3. Set Non-Essential Cookies to "Restrict"
  4. Save changes

Note: Disabling cookies may affect analytics accuracy and visitor tracking capabilities.

Browser Cookie Management

Review and manage cookies in your browser:

  • Chrome
  • Firefox
  • Safari
  • Microsoft Edge

For compliance with privacy laws, consider adding a cookie banner to inform visitors about cookie usage and obtain consent when required.

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