Cookie Policy

Effective Date: October 10, 2025

1. Introduction

This Cookie Policy explains how Social Selling Gal (“we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on our website https://www.socialsellinggal.com (the “Site”).
Our Site is built and hosted by Squarespace, Inc., which sets certain cookies automatically.
This Policy describes what cookies are, which ones Squarespace places (including ecommerce cookies), and how you can control your preferences in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act / California Privacy Rights Act (CCPA/CPRA).

2. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They enable the Site to function, remember your preferences, keep your shopping cart active, and gather anonymous analytics.
Some cookies are essential for security and commerce functions; others are optional and used only with your consent.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Required (Essential) Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the Site and online store to operate properly. They enable secure browsing, cart functionality, and checkout processing. They cannot be disabled.

Examples (Squarespace default and commerce cookies):

  
    
  
      Cookie Name
      Purpose
      Category
      Duration
    

  
      ss_cid
      Identifies a visitor for analytics and maintains session security
      Required (Essential)
      2 years
    

      ss_cvisit
      Tracks a single visitor session
      Required (Essential)
      30 minutes
    

      ss_cpvisit
      Tracks multiple page visits by the same visitor
      Required (Essential)
      2 years
    

      ss_cvr
      Records visitor activity for session tracking
      Required (Essential)
      2 years
    

      ss_cvt
      Tracks current visitor session activity
      Required (Essential)
      30 minutes
    

      crumb
      Prevents cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks
      Required (Essential)
      Session
    

      cart
      Stores a unique ID for the visitor’s shopping cart
      Required (Essential – Commerce)
      2 weeks
    

      ss_cart
      Remembers items added to the shopping cart
      Required (Essential – Commerce)
      Session
    

      commerce-checkout-state
      Saves checkout progress during a shopping session
      Required (Essential – Commerce)
      Session
    

      ss_checkout
      Supports secure checkout and payment completion
      Required (Essential – Commerce)
      Session
    

      ss_sd
      Helps detect and prevent payment fraud
      Required (Essential – Commerce)
      Session
    

      ss_lastvisit
      Recognizes returning visitors for improved experience
      Required (Essential)
      1 year
    

      RecentRedirect
      Improves navigation between pages after redirects
      Required (Essential)
      30 minutes
    

      Test
      Checks browser compatibility and cookie support
      Required (Essential)
      Session
    

      Functional preference cookies
      Remember language, region, or other user preferences
      Functional
      Varies
    

      Squarespace Analytics
      Collects anonymous data on site usage (pages viewed, time on site)
      Analytics / Performance
      Varies (session to 2 years)
    

      Marketing / Advertising Cookies (future use)
      May be used to measure ad performance or personalize promotions (e.g., LinkedIn Ads, Meta Pixel, Google Ads)
      Marketing
      Varies (set only with user consent)
    



  

3.2 Functional Cookies

Functional cookies remember user preferences—such as language, region, or previously entered form details—to enhance convenience. Disabling them may reduce usability but won’t block essential site features.

3.3 Analytics and Performance Cookies

Squarespace uses anonymized analytics cookies to measure traffic and usage patterns (pages viewed, visit length, device type). The data is aggregated and cannot identify you personally. These cookies are activated only if you accept non-essential cookies via our banner.

3.4 Marketing Cookies

We may occasionally use marketing or advertising cookies to:

Measure the effectiveness of campaigns (e.g., LinkedIn Ads, Meta Pixel, Google Ads)
Deliver relevant promotions or content
Understand how visitors interact with our marketing materials

These cookies will be set only after you provide explicit consent through the cookie banner or settings panel. If new marketing cookies are introduced, this Policy will be updated to identify each third-party provider and explain its purpose.

4. Your Cookie Choices

When you first visit our Site, you will see a cookie banner that allows you to:

Accept All Cookies, or
Reject All Non-Essential Cookies, keeping only required cookies active.

You can adjust your preferences anytime by clicking “Cookie Settings” in the website footer.

Rejecting non-essential cookies will disable analytics and marketing tools but preserve full functionality for browsing and checkout.

5. Managing Cookies in Your Browser

You can control or delete cookies directly through your browser.

Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cookies-information-websites-store-on-your-computer
Safari: https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac
Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/delete-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09

Disabling essential cookies may prevent the checkout or account-login functions from working.

6. Third-Party Services and Integrations

If you use embedded or third-party services on our Site—such as payment forms, scheduling tools, social media links, or video embeds—those providers may also set their own cookies.
Examples include:

Squarespace Payments / Stripe (for secure checkout)
Mailchimp or similar (for email subscriptions)
YouTube or Vimeo (for video embeds)

We do not control these cookies and recommend reviewing each provider’s own privacy and cookie policies.

7. Updates to This Policy

We may revise this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect new features, technologies, or legal requirements.
The “Effective Date” above indicates the latest version.
Significant updates will also be announced through the cookie banner.

8. Contact Us

Social Selling Gal
privacy@socialsellinggal.com