Cookie Settings
Last updated: May 2026
This page explains the cookies, local storage, and similar technologies used by Capture Core Moments. Essential technologies keep the site, checkout, authentication, language, security, and consent choices working. Analytics and functional storage are used only where allowed by your consent choices.
Cookie And Storage Table
| Name / Storage | Category | Purpose | Provider | Typical Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wedding-memories-session / server session cookie | Essential | Authentication, account access, checkout/session security. | Capture Core Moments | Session or configured login lifetime |
| cookie-consent / localStorage | Essential | Stores your selected cookie and tracking preferences. | Capture Core Moments | Until cleared or changed |
| i18n-lang / localStorage | Functional | Stores selected website language. | Capture Core Moments | Until cleared or changed |
| referralCode / cookie | Functional | Attributes referrals, affiliate links, vouchers, or promotions. | Capture Core Moments | Usually 30 days |
| guest-user-id, guest names, favorites / localStorage | Functional | Supports guest uploads, likes, favorites, and gallery continuity. | Capture Core Moments | Until cleared by the browser/user |
| Stripe cookies or storage | Essential for checkout | Payment processing, fraud prevention, and secure checkout. | Stripe | Set by Stripe according to its policies |
| Firebase/auth browser storage | Essential where login is used | Keeps authentication state and token refresh working. | Firebase / Google | Session or persistent login lifetime |
| Google Analytics identifiers | Analytics | Usage measurement and product improvement if analytics is accepted. | Set by Google according to configuration | |
| ga_client_id / localStorage | Analytics | Supports Google Analytics Measurement Protocol events after analytics consent. | Capture Core Moments / Google | Until cleared by the browser/user |
| admin-debug-mode, chunk_reload, cache keys / localStorage or sessionStorage | Essential or diagnostic | Debug display, app recovery after failed chunk loading, and local performance/cache behavior. | Capture Core Moments | Session or until cleared by the browser/user |
| Firebase auth keys, including firebase:authUser:* / browser storage | Essential where login is used | Keeps login state, token refresh, and authenticated app access working. | Firebase / Google | Session or persistent login lifetime |
| _ga, _ga_{measurementId} / cookies | Analytics | Google Analytics session and user distinction cookies set when analytics is accepted. Used to measure website usage and traffic patterns. | Google Analytics | _ga: 2 years; _ga_*: 1 year (set by Google) |
| preferredCurrency, currencyExplicitlySet / localStorage | Functional | Stores the user's preferred display currency and whether it was explicitly chosen. Used to show prices in the correct currency across sessions. | Capture Core Moments | Until cleared or changed |
| geoDetectedCurrency / sessionStorage | Functional | Stores the currency suggested by IP-based country detection for the current browser session. Cleared when the tab or browser is closed. | Capture Core Moments | Session (cleared on tab/browser close) |
| referralData / localStorage and sessionStorage | Functional | Stores the referral code from a referral link (?ref=) so it can be attributed to a signup or purchase. Stored in both sessionStorage (session-scoped) and localStorage (persistent backup). | Capture Core Moments | localStorage: 30 days; sessionStorage: session |
| i18nextLng, preferredLanguage / localStorage | Functional | Stores the user's selected interface language in addition to i18n-lang. Used to restore the language selection across visits. | Capture Core Moments | Until cleared or changed |
| Gallery functional keys: favorites_{eventId}, ccm_pin_verified_{eventId}, preview-design-*, thumb-v2-*, video-thumbnail-* / localStorage | Functional | Per-event gallery keys storing liked/favorited media, PIN verification status, design preview settings, and cached thumbnail URLs. Improves gallery performance and remembers user interactions without requiring a login. | Capture Core Moments | Until cleared by the browser/user |
| PayPal OAuth storage (set by PayPal during affiliate PayPal verification) | Functional — only during affiliate PayPal verification | PayPal may set cookies or browser storage during the OAuth flow used to verify an affiliate's PayPal account for commission payouts. Applies only to affiliates who connect a PayPal account. | PayPal | Set by PayPal according to its policies |
Rejecting non-essential cookies may disable analytics, referral attribution, remembered preferences, or some convenience features, but the core service remains available where technically possible.