The cookies Squarespace uses

Updated May 1, 2022

Squarespace uses several necessary cookies to ensure visitors can navigate and use essential features on your site. These cookies vary based on the features utilized by each site. Below is a list of functional and required cookies used by Squarespace, along with their purpose and storage duration:

  • _acloggedin: Supports login by scheduling clients with an account (Cookie, expires January 1, 2025)

  • _client_acloggedin: Supports login by scheduling clients with an account (Cookie, expires January 1, 2025)

  • algoliasearch-client-js: Adds auto-populated suggestions to address fields for faster form completion (Local Storage, Persistent)

  • CART: Indicates when a visitor adds a product to their cart (Cookie, expires in 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, expires in one year)

  • Commerce-checkout-state: Stores the state of checkout during a visitor's PayPal order completion (Session Storage, Session)

  • Crumb: Prevents cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (Cookie, Session)

  • hasCart: Indicates that the visitor has a cart (Cookie, expires in two weeks)

  • Locked: Prevents password-protected screen from displaying if the visitor enters the correct site-wide password (Cookie, Session)

  • PHPSESSID: Securely authenticates a visitor during checkout in Scheduling (Cookie, expires in one month)

  • RecentRedirect: Prevents redirect loops for sites with custom URL redirects (Cookie, expires in 30 minutes)

  • remember_client: Remembers scheduling client's login details if they have an account (Cookie, expires in 365 days)

  • siteUserCrumb: Prevents cross-site request forgery (CSRF) for logged-in site users (Cookie, expires in three years)

  • SiteUserInfo: Identifies a visitor who logs into a customer account (Cookie, expires in three years)

  • SiteUserSecureAuthToken: Authenticates a visitor who logs into a customer account (Cookie, expires in three years)

  • squarespace-announcement-bar: Prevents the announcement bar from displaying if dismissed by the visitor (Local Storage, Persistent)

  • squarespace-likes: Indicates when a blog post has already been "liked" (Local Storage, Persistent)

  • squarespace-popup-overlay: Prevents promotional pop-up from displaying if dismissed by the visitor (Local Storage, Persistent)

  • squarespace-video-player-options: Remembers video player preferences for videos uploaded to Squarespace (Local Storage, Persistent)

  • ss_cookieAllowed: Remembers if a visitor agreed to analytics cookies (Cookie, expires in 30 days)

  • ss_sd: Ensures authentication for visitors on the Squarespace 5 platform (Cookie, Session)

  • Test: Investigates browser's cookie support and prevents errors (Cookie, Session)

  • TZ: Enables appointments to display correctly based on scheduling client's time zone (Local Storage, Persistent)

Analytics and performance cookies:

  • ss_cid: Identifies unique visitors and tracks visitor sessions on a site (Cookie, expires in two years)

  • ss_cpvisit: Identifies unique visitors and tracks visitor sessions on a site (Cookie, expires