Cookies Policy

Last Updated: May 19, 2026

This Cookies Policy explains how Tech Ventura Law Inc. ("Tech Ventura Law") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website. This policy outlines our commitment to transparency under the strict privacy regimes of the United Kingdom and the State of California.

As a technology law practice, Tech Ventura Law does not deploy independent or proprietary tracking scripts, advertising pixels, or behavioral targeting systems. All cookies operating on this website are provisioned automatically by our hosting platform, Squarespace, and its integrated third-party service providers - including Google reCaptcha.

1. Understanding Cookies

Cookies are small text files downloaded to your device - computer, tablet, or smartphone - when you visit a website. They enable a platform to recognize your device, store preferences, and ensure secure interaction with site features. Cookies can be "session cookies" - which are deleted automatically when you close your browser - or "persistent cookies" - which remain on your device until they expire or are manually cleared.

2. The Categories of Cookies Deployed

To maintain absolute transparency, the cookies operating on this website are strictly limited to the following two categories:

Category A: Strictly Necessary Cookies (Always Active)

These cookies are foundational to the security, integrity, and basic functionality of the website. Without these cookies, the website cannot render properly or protect against malicious activity.

  • Purpose: They prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks, maintain secure user sessions, verify whether your browser accepts cookies, and ensure page redirection flows function correctly.

  • Legal Basis: Deployed under the strict necessity exemption.

  • California Status: These cookies do not constitute the "sale" of personal data under California privacy standards.

Category B: Analytics and Performance Cookies (Consent-Required)

These cookies are provisioned by Squarespace to gather aggregate, non-identifying architectural data about how visitors interact with the website.

  • Purpose: They track metrics such as unique visitor volume, internal page path routing, bounce rates, and session duration. This data allows Tech Ventura Law to analyze platform traffic and optimize performance.

  • Consent Requirement: These cookies are disabled by default. They will only deploy if you explicitly grant consent via our on-site cookie banner.

3. Third-Party Integrations and Data Flows

Squarespace Infrastructure

Because this website is built on the Squarespace platform, Squarespace serves as our primary data processor. Squarespace places both necessary and analytics cookies on your device. For an exhaustive, real-time list of specific cookie identifiers, expiration timelines, and technical attributes, you may consult the official documentation provided by our host: The Cookies Squarespace Uses.

Google reCaptcha Integration

Tech Ventura Law utilizes Squarespace Form Blocks to receive inquiries from prospective corporate clients. When you submit a form, this may occasionally trigger standard Google security or preference cookies, such as Google reCAPTCHA which uses the reCAPTCHA cookie (_grecaptcha). Further details about Google reCAPTCHA are available from Google’s FAQs.

Advertising Cookies

Squarespace provides in its cookie controls the ability to accept or decline advertising cookies. Any such advertising cookies are third party cookies and are not associated with Tech Ventura Law, nor have we entered into any financial arrangements with any third parties regarding any such advertising. Consequently, we recommend that you decline any advertising cookies.

4. Control and Management of Cookies

You possess the absolute right to accept, decline, or modify your cookie settings at any time.

The On-Site Cookie Banner

Upon your first visit to our website, you will be presented with a clear notice requesting your consent for Analytics and Performance cookies. If you ignore the banner or click "Decline," no performance cookies will be placed on your machine.

Browser Controls

You can configure your internet browser to refuse the installation of all cookies, or to alert you when a cookie is being transmitted. Consult your browser's technical documentation - such as for Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Microsoft Edge, - to execute these blockages. Note that if you completely disable all cookies, certain structural elements of this website may experience operational friction.

5. Opt-in

Tech Ventura Law operates on an opt-in model for non-essential cookies.

Tech Ventura Law does not track, profile, or analyze your browsing behavior unless you explicitly choose to permit it via the cookie banner. Any personal data derived from functional cookies is processed strictly to fulfill Tech Ventura Law's legitimate interest in providing a secure, stable online infrastructure.

6. Squarespace Necessary and Required Cookies

Squarespace documentation confirms that it uses the following necessary and required cookies:

Cookie Name Technical Type Duration Purpose
Crumb Cookie Session Prevents cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks.
siteUserCrumb Cookie 3 years Prevents cross-site request forgery (CSRF) for logged in site users.
RecentRedirect Cookie 30 minutes Prevents loop anomalies if a platform uses custom URL redirects - critical for optimization and security.
_dd_cookie_test Cookie Expires instantly Instantly tests if the browser configuration supports the deployment of functional cookies.
_dd_s Cookie 4 hours Tracks front-end browser errors to maintain architectural stability.
_dd_site_test Cookie Expires instantly Runs an automated platform test to verify active cookie support permissions.
_ssid Cookie 4 years Identifies and remembers operational devices for robust anti-fraud and corporate security protocols.
_grecaptcha localStorage Persistent Provisioned via invisible Google reCAPTCHA integrations to stop malicious spam and automated entries on form blocks.
Locked Cookie Session Prevents the site password screen from displaying if an authorized visitor provides correct access details.
Test Cookie Session Investigates if the browser supports cookies and prevents errors.
ss_sd Cookie Session Ensures that visitors on the Squarespace 5 platform remain authenticated during their sessions.
ss_performancecookiesAllowed Cookie 30 days Remembers if a visitor agreed to placing Performance and Analytics cookies on their browser.
ss_marketingcookiesAllowed Cookie 30 days Remembers if a visitor agreed to placing Marketing cookies on their browser
CART Cookie 2 weeks Shows when a visitor adds a product to their cart
hasCart Cookie 2 weeks Tells Squarespace that the visitor has a cart.
Commerce-checkout-state sessionStorage Session Stores state of checkout while the visitor is completing their order in PayPal.
CHECKOUT_WEBSITE Cookie Session Identifies the correct site for checkout if checkout on the domain is disabled.
SiteUserInfo Cookie 3 years Identifies a visitor who logs into a customer account.
SiteUserSecureAuthToken Cookie 3 years Validates the cryptographic credentials of users accessing protected, members-only client domains.
orderStatusSessionToken Cookie 1 year Authenticates a visitor who logs into an order status page.
squarespace-popup-overlay localStorage Persistent Suppresses repeated rendering of custom alert overlays or panels once a visitor dismisses the prompt.
squarespace-announcement-bar localStorage Persistent Suppresses repeated announcement banner deployment once a visitor elects to close the notice.
squarespace-likes localStorage Persistent Identifies instances where an informative insight or legal update has been marked as a 'liked' post by a device.
squarespace-video-player-options localStorage Persistent Stores video player preferences - including volume configuration, playback resolution, and speed metrics.
_acloggedin Cookie Persistent Manages secure client tracking boundaries for scheduling integrations when corporate systems are active.
_client_acloggedin Cookie Persistent Handles localized user authorization persistence checks during active client intake bookings.
ACUITY_CART localStorage Persistent Stores specific administrative quantities or subscription profiles and details selected during procurement workflows (client's package, gift, or subscription purchase, including the item purchased and the quantity).
client_username Cookie 1 year Remembers a logged in Acuity Scheduling client's username between visits.
clientUser Cookie 30 days Stores the Acuity Scheduling client's username, OAuth2 Access Token, and OAuth2 Refresh Token. This cookie is required for functionality of logged-in clients
PHPSESSID Cookie 1 month Securely authenticates a visitor during their checkout in Acuity Scheduling.
remember_client Cookie 365 days Remembers Acuity Scheduling client’s login details if they have an account.
TZ localStorage Persistent Enables a Acuity Scheduling client’s appointments to display correctly based on their time zone preferences.

7. Squarespace Analytics and Performance Cookies

Squarespace confirms that it uses the following analytics and performance cookies on the website which it hosts for Tech Ventura Law to provide our firm with information about how visitors interact with our site:

Cookie Name Technical Type Duration Purpose
ss_cid Cookie 2 years Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor's sessions on a site.
ss_cpvisit Cookie 2 years Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor's sessions on a site.
ss_cvisit Cookie 30 minutes Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor's sessions on a site.
ss_cvr Cookie 2 years Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor's sessions on a site.
ss_cvt Cookie 30 minutes Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor's sessions on a site.

8. California Privacy Disclosures

Tech Ventura Law falls within the statutory exemptions of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended, so our practice sits outside its regulatory scope.

However, we wish to confirm that Tech Ventura Law does not sell your data arising from the use of cookies to third parties.

9. Contact and Inquiries

If you have any questions regarding this Cookie Policy or the technical data practices of Tech Ventura Law, you may initiate direct contact via the verified email address published on our Contact Us page.