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 Acuity Scheduling client if the client has an account
Cookie
January 1, 2025
_client_acloggedin
Supports login by Acuity 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
_grecaptcha
Helps reduce spam in Acuity Scheduling
Local storage
No expiry
_ssid
Remembers devices for anti-fraud purposes
Cookie
Four years
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 Acuity Scheduling client's username between visits
Cookie
One year
clientUser
Stores the Acuity Scheduling client's username, OAuth2 Access Token, and OAuth2 Refresh Token. This cookie is required for functionality of logged-in clients
Cookie
30 days
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 Acuity 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 Acuity 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 Acuity 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
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