Cookie Policy
Cookies are small, often encrypted text files, located in browser directories. They are used to help you navigate the websites efficiently and perform certain functions.
Cookies are created when a user’s browser loads a particular website. The website sends information to the browser which then creates a text file. Every time the user goes back to the same website, the browser retrieves and sends this file to the website’s server. For Managing cookies for different browsers see here.
Square Space uses cookies for many important reasons:
To provide a great experience for your visitors and customers.
To monitor and analyze the performance, operation and effectiveness of Square Space’s platform.
To ensure our platform is secure and safe to use.
To manage your Cookies and preferences, you can find out more relevant to your specific browser here
Types of Cookies
First-party cookies: Cookies that Square Space places on your site.
Third-party cookies: Cookies that are placed and used by third parties.
Duration
Session (transient) cookies: These cookies are erased when site visitors close their browsers and are not used to collect information from their computers. They typically store information in the form of a session identification that does not personally identify the user.
Persistent (permanent or stored) cookies: These cookies are stored on a site visitor’s hard drive until they expire (at a set expiration date) or until they are deleted. These cookies are used to collect identifying information about the user, such as web surfing behavior or user preferences for a specific site.
Category
Strictly necessary cookies: These are the cookies that let your visitors browse through your site. They are also necessary for security reasons.
Functional cookies: These cookies “remember” registered visitors/customers in order to improve their user experience.
First Party Cookies
ForceFlashSite: Session, Strictly necessary
Purpose: When viewing a mobile site (old mobile under m.domain.com) it will force the server to display the non-mobile version and avoid redirecting to the mobile site
XSRF-TOKEN: Session, Strictly necessary
Purpose: Security
smSession: Session, Strictly necessary
Purpose: Used to identify logged in site members
consent-policy: Persistent (12 months), Functional
Purpose: Used for cookie banner parameters
bSession: Persistent (30 minutes), Functional
Purpose: Used for system effectiveness measurement
fedops.logger.sessionId: Persistent (12 months), Functional
Purpose: Used for stability/effectiveness measurement
Third Party Cookies
hs: Session, Strictly necessary
Purpose: Security
TS*: Session, Functional
Purpose: Security
TS01***: Session, Functional
Purpose: Security
TSxxxxxxxx (where x is replaced with a random series of numbers and letters): Session, Functional
Purpose: Security
TSxxxxxxxx_d (where x is replaced with a random series of numbers and letters): Session, Functional
Purpose: Security
SSR-caching: Persistent (1 minute), Functional
Purpose: Indicates how a site was rendered
svSession: Persistent (Two years), Functional
Purpose: Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site
For more information on how we manage your data, see our Privacy Policy.