The Simple Membership Plugin uses several cookies to manage user sessions, ensure secure access, and optimize site performance. Understanding these cookies is essential not only for configuring your site and related services, such as caching plugins, but also for communicating cookie-related information to your users in compliance with privacy and data protection regulations. Below is a detailed description of each cookie used by the Simple Membership Plugin, including their purposes and lifespans.
#1) swpm_session
Purpose: This session cookie manages user sessions within the Simple Membership Plugin. It tracks the logged-in status of users and handles session-related information.
Lifespan: This cookie is deleted when the user closes their browser.
#2) swpm_in_use and wp_swpm_in_use
Purpose: These cookies indicate whether the Simple Membership Plugin is in use on the site. They are set to true when a member logs in, helping to configure caching plugins to avoid serving cached pages to users with this cookie.
Lifespan: These cookies have a default expiration of 3 days. If the “remember me” option is selected at login, the expiration extends to 14 days.
#3) simple_wp_membership_sec_*
Purpose: This security-related cookie is used by the Simple Membership Plugin to ensure secure handling of membership functionalities. It verifies the member’s session.
Lifespan: By default, this cookie expires in 3 days. If the “remember me” checkbox is selected during login, the expiration is extended to 14 days.
No Use of Third-Party Cookies
The Simple Membership Plugin does not use any third-party cookies. All cookies set by the plugin are first-party cookies, meaning they are created and used solely by the domain where the plugin is installed. These cookies are used exclusively for managing the functionality of the plugin, such as handling user sessions, ensuring secure access, and optimizing performance on your website. Because we do not utilize third-party cookies, there is no cross-site tracking or data sharing with external domains, ensuring a more privacy-focused experience for your users.