Cookie Policy
Last updated: 6 September 2026
This website uses cookies and similar technologies to operate correctly and, with your permission, to understand how visitors use the website.
This Cookie Policy should be read together with the Privacy Policy.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small files stored on your device when you visit a website. Similar technologies, including local storage and session storage, may perform related functions.
Some cookies and technologies are necessary for the website to operate. Others are used for analytics and performance measurement.
Necessary cookies
Squarespace uses necessary cookies and similar technologies to provide essential website functions, maintain security and remember privacy choices.
These technologies may support:
website security;
cookie-consent choices;
shopping baskets;
checkout;
order-status pages;
customer accounts;
forms; and
protection against fraud and unauthorised requests.
Necessary technologies used by the website may include:
CART — remembers the contents of a visitor’s shopping basket;
hasCart — records that a visitor has an active basket;
CHECKOUT_WEBSITE — identifies the correct website during checkout;
Commerce-checkout-state — stores checkout information while certain payment methods are being used;
orderStatusSessionToken — authenticates access to an order-status page;
Crumb and siteUserCrumb — help protect against unauthorised cross-site requests;
SiteUserInfo and SiteUserSecureAuthToken — support customer accounts where a visitor chooses to create one;
_ssid — supports device recognition and fraud prevention;
ss_performancecookiesAllowed — remembers a visitor’s analytics and performance-cookie choice; and
ss_marketingcookiesAllowed — remembers a visitor’s marketing-cookie choice where applicable.
The exact necessary technologies used may vary according to the Squarespace features active on the website. Necessary cookies do not require consent where they are strictly required to provide a service requested by the visitor or to keep the website secure.
Squarespace analytics and performance cookies
If you consent to analytics and performance cookies, Squarespace may use cookies including:
ss_cid — identifies unique visitors and sessions; duration up to two years;
ss_cpvisit — identifies unique visitors and sessions; duration up to two years;
ss_cvisit — identifies visitor sessions; duration approximately 30 minutes;
ss_cvr — identifies unique visitors and sessions; duration up to two years; and
ss_cvt — identifies visitor sessions; duration approximately 30 minutes.
These cookies help me understand website traffic, referring sources and how visitors use different pages and shop features.
Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics 4, provided by Google, to measure and understand website use.
Consent choices made through the Squarespace cookie controls are communicated to Google through the website’s Google Analytics integration.
Depending on your choices and Google’s applicable technology, information processed may include:
pages viewed;
interactions with the website;
device and browser information;
approximate geographic information;
referring sources; and
ecommerce events.
When an order is received, Squarespace may send Google Analytics information including the order ID, store name, purchase total including delivery, and the customer’s city, region and country. Complete payment-card details are not sent to Google Analytics by Maria Raskina Art.
Payment and fraud prevention
Checkout payments are processed using Squarespace Payments and its payment-service providers.
Squarespace and its payment providers may use necessary cookies or similar technologies to:
process and authenticate payments;
maintain checkout security;
prevent fraud;
recognise a device; and
comply with legal and regulatory requirements.
These providers process information under their own privacy and cookie notices as well as their agreements with Squarespace.
Customer accounts
Visitors may choose to create a customer account to manage orders and save relevant checkout information.
Where an account is created, Squarespace uses necessary authentication and security cookies. Customers may also check out as guests without creating an account.
Consent and cookie controls
Non-essential cookie storage is restricted according to the choices made through the website’s cookie banner.
You can:
accept the available cookies;
decline non-essential cookies; or
manage your cookie preferences.
You can change or withdraw your choice later using the cookie-preferences control displayed on the website.
Withdrawing consent does not affect processing that occurred before consent was withdrawn.
Third-party providers
The principal providers that may process information through cookies or related website technologies are:
Squarespace, which hosts the website and provides its commerce, security, customer-account, analytics and website functionality;
Squarespace Payments and its payment-service providers, which process and protect online transactions; and
Google, which provides Google Analytics.
These providers may process information outside the United Kingdom. Where required, they are responsible for applying appropriate safeguards to their processing and international data transfers.
Managing cookies through your browser
You can also use your browser settings to view, block or delete cookies.
Blocking necessary cookies may prevent important functions from working correctly, including the shopping basket, checkout, customer accounts and order-status pages.
Updates to this policy
I may update this Cookie Policy when the website, shop, analytics tools or other technologies change.
The latest version will be published on this page with an updated date.
Contact
For questions about cookies or personal information, contact:
Maria Raskina
Independent artist
Harpenden, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Email: maria@raskina.co.uk