COOKIE POLICY
WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are small pieces of data stored on a site visitor's browser. They are typically used to keep track of the settings users have selected and actions they have taken on a site.
HOW DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TOOLS?
Wix uses cookies for many important reasons, such as:
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To provide a great experience for my visitors and customers.
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To identify registered members (users who registered to your site)
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To monitor and analyse the performance, operation and effectiveness of Wix's platform.
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To ensure our platform is secure and safe to use.
TYPES OF COOKIES
Cookies can be classified according to their type, duration and category.
Type:
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First-party cookies: Cookies that Wix places on your site.
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Third-party cookies: Cookies that are placed and used by third parties.
Duration:
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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.
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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 behaviour or user preferences for a specific site.
Category:
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Strictly necessary cookies: These are the cookies that let your visitors browse through your site. They are also necessary for security reasons.
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Functional cookies: These cookies "remember" registered visitors/customers in order to improve their user experience.
The following links explain how to access cookie settings in various browsers:
Take a look at the table below to see which cookies we place on Wix sites:
FIRST-PARTY COOKIES
Strictly Necessary
Cookie name: ForceFlashSite
Duration: Session
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
Cookie name: hs
Duration: Session
Purpose: Security
Cookie name: smSession
Duration: Persistent (Two days or two weeks)
Purpose: Identifies logged in site members
Cookie name: XSRF-TOKEN
Duration: Session
Purpose: Security
FIRST-PARTY COOKIES
Functionality
Cookie name: svSession
Duration: Persistent (Two years)
Purpose: Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site
Cookie name: SSR-caching
Duration: Session
Purpose: Indicates how a site was rendered.
Cookie name: smSession
Duration: Persistent (Two weeks)
Purpose: Identifies logged in site members
THIRD-PARTY COOKIES
Functionality
Cookie name: TS*
Duration: Session
Purpose: Security
Cookie name: TS01*******
Duration: Session
Purpose: Security
IF YOU DON'T WANT COOKIES
You can restrict, remove or block cookies through your browser settings at any time.
To find out more about Cookies, including how to control, opt-out and delete them, go to http://www.aboutcookies.org for guidance.