Cookie Policy
Last updated: 28/10/2026
At Nine Years and Counting, your privacy matters. This policy explains how cookies and similar technologies are used on www.nineyearsandcounting.com and how you can manage your choices.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small files stored on your phone, tablet or computer when you visit a website. They can help a website work properly, remember preferences and understand how visitors use its pages.
Cookies on this website
Strictly necessary cookies: Support essential website functions, such as security and remembering your cookie choices.
Preference cookies: Remember choices that personalise your experience.
Analytics cookies: Help us understand which pages people visit and how we can improve the website.
Third-party content and advertising cookies: May be used by external services providing embedded videos, social media features or advertising.
The specific cookies used are listed below.
• Crumb — Helps protect against forged requests. Duration: browser session.
• ss_performancecookiesAllowed — Remembers the visitor’s choice about analytics and performance cookies. Duration: 30 days.
• ss_marketingcookiesAllowed — Remembers the visitor’s choice about marketing cookies. Duration: 30 days.
• Test — Checks whether the browser supports cookies. Duration: browser session.
Analytics and Performance
These cookies help Squarespace identify visitors and connect their visits for website analytics:
• ss_cid — Duration: 2 years.
• ss_cpvisit — Duration: 2 years.
• ss_cvisit — Duration: 30 minutes.
• ss_cvr — Duration: 2 years.
• ss_cvt — Duration: 30 minutes.
Other Website Storage
The following features use local storage rather than cookies. This information can remain on your device until cleared.
• squarespace-likes — Remembers when a visitor has liked a blog post.
• squarespace-announcement-bar — Remembers when a visitor has dismissed an announcement bar.
• squarespace-popup-overlay — Remembers when a visitor has dismissed a promotional pop-up.
• squarespace-video-player-options — Remembers preferences for videos uploaded directly to Squarespace, such as volume and playback speed.
Further Information
You can read more about Squarespace’s cookies and similar technologies here:
https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001264507-The-cookies-Squarespace-uses
Your choices
Where consent is required, we ask for it before placing cookies on your device. You can accept or reject optional cookies through cookie banner .
You can change your preferences or withdraw consent at any time by [insert the exact steps or link to reopen cookie settings]. Withdrawing consent does not affect processing that took place before withdrawal.
You can also delete or block cookies through your browser settings. Blocking some cookies may affect how parts of the website work.
Further privacy information
For information about how personal information is handled, please read our [Privacy Policy link].
Updates to this policy
We may update this policy when the website or its use of cookies changes. The latest version will appear on this page with an updated date.
Contact
If you have questions about this policy, contact:
Nine Years and Counting
info@nineyearsandcounting.com