Cookies and Your Wix Site
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Cookies are small pieces of data stored on a site visitor's browser. They are typically used to keep track of the settings users have selected and actions they have taken on a site.
In accordance with data privacy regulations, you must inform your visitors that you are using cookies on your site. This can be done by adding a section about your site's cookies in your privacy policy. Make sure to include details about the types of cookies your site uses. Learn more about creating a privacy policy.
You can also use the Wix Privacy Center to add a cookie banner to your site. This gives your site-visitors the opportunity to accept or decline non-essential cookies on your site.
Wix uses cookies for important reasons, such as:
- To provide a great experience for your visitors and customers.
- To identify your registered members (users who registered to your site).
- To monitor and analyze the performance, operation and effectiveness of Wix's platform.
- To ensure our platform is secure and safe to use.
Types of Cookies
In general, the cookies which are initially placed on your Wix website may be categorized as essential cookies. However, considering that our platform gives you the ability to add multiple components, codes, third-party applications...and so on, your website may include other types of cookies which might require specific settings.
Take a look at the table below to see which cookies we place on Wix sites:
Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Cookie Type |
|---|---|---|---|
XSRF-TOKEN | Cookie for fraud detection of calls | Session | Essential |
hs | Security Cookie for Hive (legacy) | Session | Essential |
svSession | Session cookie for identification | 6 months | Essential |
SSR-caching | Performance cookie for rendering | 24 hours | Essential |
TS* | Cookies for attack detection | Session | Essential |
bSession | Used for system effectiveness measurement | 24 hours | Essential |
fedops.logger.sessionId | Tracking session errors and issues (resilience) | 12 months | Essential |
_wixAB3|* | Cookie for site experiments | 6 months | Essential |
server-session-bind | Cookie for API protection | Session | Essential |
client-session-bind | Cookie for API protection | Session | Essential |
Important:
Your site may use cookies that aren't listed in the table above. For example, if you're using one of Wix's business solutions (Wix Stores, Wix Restaurants, Wix Bookings etc.), third-party apps or third-party integrations (e.g. Google Analytics, Facebook Ads). These apps and integrations may place additional cookies on your site.
Checking Your Cookies
You can check which cookies are used by each business solution, third-party app or third-party integration using Chrome's built-in cookie view. While in incognito mode, click the Secure icon 
next to the URL bar and then select Cookies.
next to the URL bar and then select Cookies. Tip:
Make sure you're viewing your site in incognito mode so that your browser doesn't detect irrelevant cookies.
Informing Your Visitors About Cookies
Data privacy laws and regulations may require you to inform your site visitors that you're using cookies. This can be done by adding a cookie banner to your site.
When informing your visitors of cookies, we recommend directing them to good sources of information such as All About Cookies. Your visitors should be able to see what cookies are used and how to manage them properly.
Useful links to include in your privacy policy
Important:
The information contained herein is not legal advice and you should not rely upon it as such. Specific requirements regarding cookies may vary between states and / or jurisdictions, in accordance with local laws and data protection authority's views. As stated in our Terms of Use, it is your responsibility to ensure that Wix services are permitted and abide by your local laws.
We strongly suggest you seek legal advice to better understand which requirements specifically apply to your jurisdiction, to ensure that you are fully compliant.
We strongly suggest you seek legal advice to better understand which requirements specifically apply to your jurisdiction, to ensure that you are fully compliant.
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