Cookies Policy

Acorn IP LLP cookies notice

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.

Last updated: 07 March 2025

We place two kinds of cookies on visitors’ browsers: 

  • Necessary cookies so visitors can navigate and use key features on our site.

  • Non-essential, or analytics and performance cookies, that collect information on our behalf about how visitors interact with our site.

Necessary and Required Cookies

We use some necessary cookies in order for the site to function:

Cookie Cookie Duration Purpose
_dd_cookie_test Expires instantly Tests if cookies are supported.
_dd_s Four hours Tracks browser errors.
_dd_site_test Expires instantly Tests if cookies are supported.
_ssid Four years Remembers devices for anti-fraud purposes.
Crumb Session

Prevents cross-site request forgery (CSRF) for logged in site users.

RecentRedirect 30 minutes Prevents redirect loops if a site has custom URL redirects.
squarespace-announcement-bar Persistent Prevents the announcement bar from displaying if a visitor dismisses it.
squarespace-likes Persistent Shows when you've already "liked" a blog post.
squarespace-popup-overlay Persistent Prevents the promotional pop-up from displaying if a visitor dismisses it.
squarespace-video-player-options Persistent Remembers video player selected preferences (volume, playback speed, and quality) for videos uploaded directly to Squarespace.
ss_performancecookiesAllowed 30 days Remembers if a visitor agreed to placing Performance and Analytics cookies on their browser.
ss_marketingcookiesAllowed 30 days Remembers if a visitor agreed to placing Marketing cookies on their browser.
Test Never Investigates if the browser supports cookies and prevents errors.

Performance and Analytics Cookies

We use some cookies for performance and analytics purposes:

Cookie Cookie Duration Purpose
_ga Persistent Used by Google Analytics. Registers an anonymous, unique ID to collect statistical data about how our website is used to improve your experience.
_gat Session Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate.
_gid Session Used by Google Analytics. Registers an anonymous, unique ID to collect statistical data about how our website is used to improve your experience.
ss_cid Two years Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site.
ss_cpvisit Two 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_cvr Two years 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.