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S.A.A.A.D. Peoples Ag Project doesn’t know much about cookies nor really cares too much about utilizing them besides to track traffic to the site, but you should most definitely care about who harvests your data, what they do with it and why. I’m copying and pasting the below stuff off our web host’s [Squarespace] privacy/disclosure/cookie policy since they program all that jazz and S.A.A.A.D. doesn’t interfere unless we learn these cookies are being used/sold in unsavory ways by third, fourth, fifth parties, etc…. then we’ll put the kibosh on that.

If you really don’t trust this stuff then email us and we can send you PDF copies of the site’s pages or figure out how to turn whatever cookies off that are stressing you out:

saaad@SAAADPeoplesAgProject.org

+1 424 202 9917

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What are cookies?

Cookies are small files that contain information about browsing activity.

Whenever you visit a website, the website sends a cookie to the device you're using to access the website. Your device automatically stores the cookie in a file that's located within your web browser.

When you revisit a site, the website will respond in a more personalized way, remembering your preferences, providing faster page load times and so forth.

How are cookies used?

Cookies have many uses.

Membership websites and social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter use cookies to remember login credentials (username and password) so you don't have to enter them manually every time you access the website.

We don’t have that problem here. We personally just want to see how many people visited the site and if it’s trending up or down, blah, blah, blah..

PRIMARILY (and we don’t do this but Squarespace or the third, fourth, fifth,,, party applications they give access to may…) cookies are used to target advertising at you. Cookies can display custom advertisements based on your previous search history and web browsing behavior. If you've been browsing the Internet searching for used S&M apparatuses, then you'll probably see ads for used S&M apparatuses on sites that implement custom banner advertisements. I think this is information advertisers pay for so it is yet another instance where, unbeknownst to you, someone is making money off of you.

You can manage browser cookies through your browser settings. The 'Help' feature on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, how to block cookies, and when cookies will expire. If you block all cookies on your browser, neither we nor third parties will transfer cookies to your browser. If you do this, however, you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit a site and some features and services may not work. [thanks, Amazon]

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Squarespace’s stuff:

We use cookies to help your site run effectively and provide the best experience for your visitors. This guide describes the cookies we place on visitors to your Squarespace site. This guide doesn’t cover the cookies Squarespace uses on visitors to our websites or users of our web or mobile apps.

For more information about our use of cookies, including cookies we use on squarespace.com and our web and mobile apps, visit our Cookie Policy and Privacy Policy.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small pieces of data that websites store on a device. Cookies can improve your visitors’ browsing experience because they help websites remember preferences and understand how people use different features.

Functional and Required Cookies

Squarespace uses some necessary cookies because they allow visitors to 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:

Customer accounts
Shopping cart and checkout
URL redirects

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Name

Purpose, type, and duration

_acloggedin

Supports login by Scheduling client if the client has an account.
Cookie
January 1, 2025

_client_acloggedin

Supports login by Scheduling client if the client has an account.
Cookie
January 1, 2025

algoliasearch-client-js

Adds auto-populated suggestions to address fields in Scheduling to help clients complete forms faster.
localstorage
Persistent

AWSALB, AWSALBCORS

Improves performance in Scheduling by using one server for the duration of the session.
Cookie
1 week

CART

Shows when a visitor adds a product to their cart
Cookie
2 weeks

CHECKOUT_WEBSITE

Identifies the correct site for checkout when Checkout on Your Domain is disabled.
Cookie
Session

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
2 weeks

Locked

Prevents the password-protected screen from displaying if a visitor enters the correct site-wide password.
Cookie
Session

PHPSESSID

Securely authenticates a visitor during their checkout in Scheduling.
Cookie
1 month

RecentRedirect

Prevents redirect loops if a site has custom URL redirects. Redirect loops are bad for SEO.
Cookie
30 minutes

remember_client

Remembers 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
3 years

SiteUserInfo

Identifies a visitor who logs into a customer account
Cookie
3 years

SiteUserSecureAuthToken

Authenticates a visitor who logs into a customer account
Cookie
3 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

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

Allows a 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

We use Analytics and Performance cookies to collect information on your behalf about how visitors interact with your site. Storing these cookies is how we populate the data you find in Squarespace Analytics, such as traffic sources, unique visitors, and cart abandonment.

You can disable Squarespace Analytics and Performance cookies at any time.

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Cookie Name

Duration

Purpose

ss_cid

2 years