Cookie Statement

The Wong Janice - Version February 2022

Like many websites, TWJ uses cookies and similar technologies (“Cookies”) on the website, www.thewongjanice.com (the “Website”). This statement describes what Cookies are, which Cookies we use and why we use Cookies. In addition, we give you information about the third-party Cookies We use. You can also read how you can prevent these Cookies from being stored and how to delete them. This Cookie Statement is effective of 1 February 2022.

Caution: Blocking/deleting our Cookies may downgrade or ‘break’ certain elements of the Website’s functionality.

What are Cookies and Why do we use Cookies?

A Cookie is a small data file that is transferred and downloaded to your computer or (mobile) device to provide a smooth user experience when you visit the Website and to collect additional website usage data when you for example visit our Website. We use these Cookies for several reasons: to deliver our Website to you, to collect additional website usage data and to gain insight in how you use our Website, in order to improve and optimize Website and your experience.

There are several types of cookies:

Necessary Cookies: These are set and used by us through our Website, and are necessary to allow you to move through the Website and use the Websites features to f.e. access certain restricted content on the Website. These cookies do not collect any personal information.
Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information on how visitors interact with our Website. These cookies collect aggregated anonymous data and do not identify you as an individual. We use the aggregated information to improve our Website.
Functionality Cookie: Most types of these cookies are used to track Website preferences such as language, region etc. and allow us to tailor the Website to your Needs. The information these cookies collect may include personal data that you have disclosed. Not accepting functional cookies may result in loss of functionality of the Website.
Targeting or Advertising Cookies: These types of cookies are used to deliver direct marketing. They store user data and behaviour information, which allows advertising services to target audience groups according to set variables. These cookies remember the websites you visit and share this information with third parties. These cookies may also be linked to site functionality provided by third parties. These cookies collect visitors’ Device ID or IP address.
Third Party Cookies: These are set and used by companies other than The Wong Janice. Third Party Cookies enable third parties to provide features and/or functionality on or through our Website.
1. Third Party Cookies are able to recognize your computer or (mobile) device when visiting our Website and may collect personal information. These Cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the Website and which pages you visit. We have no control over what they do for themselves with the information collected through these Cookies. For more information, please check their privacy policies on their respective websites.
2. We also use social media buttons on this site that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. For these to work the following social media sites including: Facebook, YouTube and Spotify. They will set Cookies through our Website which may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy statements. For more information, please check their privacy policies on their respective websites: Facebook, YouTube and Spotify).

How long will cookies remain valid?

Some cookies will be valid for only a browser session while others will remain valid for longer periods of time. The validity may differ per cookie. You can control the validity of cookies via your browser settings. At all times, you can refuse or erase cookies. Depending on your specific browser, you may have several options to control cookies preferences.

Other tracking technologies

From time to time, third parties may use other technologies to recognize or track a visitor’s behaviour and interaction on the Website, such as Facebook pixel. They do this to provide you with a more customized online experience. For such purposes, they may also use tracking pixels. Pixels work in conjunction with Cookies. Disabling cookies will also disable the tracking pixel. In the cookie preferences you can set the cookie preferences.

The Website is built on the Squarespace platform and subsequently uses the following cookies:

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

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

client_username

Remembers a logged in Scheduling client's username between visits
Cookie
1 year

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_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

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

Cookie Name

Duration

Purpose

ss_cid

2 years