Categories
- Necessary: sign-in, security, your language and country, the wall you are building before you have an account, and your cookie choice. The site doesn’t work without them, so they can’t be switched off.
- Wall statistics: a visitor cookie that lets owners see how many people viewed their wall and which links were clicked, and our own visit statistics. Set only with your permission.
- Partner tracking: lets partner networks confirm that a purchase came through a Buy link on a wall. Set only with your permission.
Cookies we set
| Name | Purpose | Category | Kept for |
|---|---|---|---|
| buildawall-session | Carries your signed-in state and the current visit. | Necessary | 2 hours |
| XSRF-TOKEN | Stops another site from posting your forms for you. | Necessary | 2 hours |
| lang | Holds the language you chose. | Necessary | 12 months |
| country | Holds the country you chose, which decides currency and shops. | Necessary | 12 months |
| baw_wall | Keeps the wall you began before signing in attached to this browser. | Necessary | 30 days |
| baw_cc | Ties one “Ask this wall” conversation to this browser. | Necessary | 30 days |
| CookieConsent | Holds the answer you gave this banner. | Necessary | 6 months |
| baw-theme | Remembers which way you last threw the light/dark switch. That switch is worked entirely on your device; our server never learns where it stands. | Necessary | As long as this device keeps it |
| baw_sid | A hashed identifier that lets owners count views and Buy presses on their wall. | Wall statistics | 12 months |
| iwm_cid | Tells our own statistics one visit from the next. | Wall statistics | 24 months |
Cookies set by shops and networks
When you follow a Buy link you leave buildawall. The shop or the affiliate network may set its own cookies on its own website to confirm a purchase; their cookie policies apply there.
Change your choice
You can change or withdraw your choice at any time with “Cookie settings” at the bottom of every page. You can also delete cookies in your browser settings.