cookie policy

What are Cookies?
Cookies are small files which are stored on a user's computer and hold data relating to a specific website. Cookies are placed on the user's computer by that website and accessed each time a user browses the site. The cookies used by The Woodworks Trading Ltd are fairly standard and harmless. We primarily use them to collect data to help us improve our website by seeing which parts of the site are being used, how users are navigating to each page and what items on each page they prefer to click on. Nonetheless we would like you to know which cookies The Woodworks Trading Ltd employs and why we use them.

Below we have listed each of the cookies that our site sets, with detail as to why we use them. For those that want a little more information, we've added information which details the exact purpose of every single cookie we create. We've also included information about the time the cookie is kept on your system.

If you wish to restrict or block web browser cookies which are set on your device then you can do this through your browser settings; the Help function within your browser should tell you how. Alternatively, you may wish to visit www.aboutcookies.org, which contains comprehensive information on how to do this on a wide variety of desktop browsers.


Functional and Required Cookies

Squarespace (the website hosting provider) 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


Cookie Name Duration Purpose

Crumb Session Prevents cross-site request forgery (CSRF). CSRF is an attack vector that tricks a browserinto taking unwanted action in an application when someone’s logged in.

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

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

hasCart 2 weeks Tells Squarespace that the visitor has a cart

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

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

SiteUserSecureAuthToken 3 years Authenticates a visitor who logs into a customer account

Commerce-checkout-state Session Stores state of checkout while the visitor is completing their order in PayPal

squarespace-popup-overlay Persistent Prevents the Promotional Pop-Up from displaying if a visitor dismisses it

squarespace-announcement-bar Persistent Prevents the Announcement Bar from displaying if a visitor dismisses it

Test Session Investigates if the browser supports cookies and prevents errors.


Analytics and Performance Cookies

We use the following Analytics and Performance cookies to collect information about how visitors interact with our site and improve our website experience:

Cookie Name Duration Purpose

ss_cid 2 years Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site

ss_cvr 2 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_cvt 30 minutes Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site

ss_cpvisit 2 years Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site

ss_cookieAllowed 30 days Remembers if a visitor agreed to placing Analytics cookies on their browser