Cookie Policy
Last updated: August 21, 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how The USA Move Guide (“we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They may be used to make a website function properly, remember preferences, understand how visitors use the website, and support other website features.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies for purposes including:
- operating essential website and shopping functions;
- remembering certain user preferences;
- processing and managing purchases through our online store;
- understanding how visitors find and use our website; and
- analyzing website traffic and performance.
Types of Cookies We Use
Necessary Cookies
These cookies are required for essential website functions and cannot generally be disabled through our cookie preference settings. They may be used for functions such as maintaining your shopping cart, processing purchases, providing security, and remembering necessary website settings.
Analytics Cookies
We use analytics technologies, including Google Analytics, to help us understand how visitors interact with our website. These technologies may collect information such as pages visited, traffic sources, interactions with the website, and general usage information.
Where consent is required, analytics cookies will not be activated until you provide consent.
WooCommerce and Shopping Cookies
Our website uses WooCommerce to provide our online store and digital-product purchasing functionality. WooCommerce may use cookies and similar technologies to maintain shopping-cart information, facilitate checkout, and provide other store functionality.
WooCommerce Sourcebuster may also collect information about how visitors arrived at our website for order-attribution purposes.
WordPress Cookies
Our website is built using WordPress. WordPress may use cookies for website functionality, including features related to user sessions and comments where applicable.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
When you visit our website, you may be presented with a cookie consent banner that allows you to:
- Accept All cookies;
- Reject non-essential cookies; or
- select Preferences to manage your choices.
You can change your cookie preferences where the website provides a cookie-preference control.
You may also control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain necessary cookies may affect the functionality of the website.
Cookies Used on This Website
Essential
Essential cookies enable basic functions and are necessary for the proper function of the website.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|
| wpconsent_preferences | This cookie is used to store the user's cookie consent preferences. | 30 days |
Comments
These cookies are needed for adding comments on this website.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|
| comment_author | Used to track the user across multiple sessions. | Session |
| comment_author_email | Used to track the user across multiple sessions. | Session |
| comment_author_url | Used to track the user across multiple sessions. | Session |
Statistics
Statistics cookies collect information anonymously. This information helps us understand how visitors use our website.
Google Analytics
Google Analytics is a powerful tool that tracks and analyzes website traffic for informed marketing decisions.
Learn more| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|
| _gali | Used by Google Analytics to determine which links on a page are being clicked | 30 seconds |
| _ga_ | ID used to identify users | 2 years |
| _gid | ID used to identify users for 24 hours after last activity | 24 hours |
| _gat | Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests when using Google Tag Manager | 1 minute |
| _gac_ | Contains information related to marketing campaigns of the user. These are shared with Google AdWords / Google Ads when the Google Ads and Google Analytics accounts are linked together. | 90 days |
| __utma | ID used to identify users and sessions | 2 years after last activity |
| __utmt | Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests | 10 minutes |
| __utmb | Used to distinguish new sessions and visits. This cookie is set when the GA.js javascript library is loaded and there is no existing __utmb cookie. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to the Google Analytics server. | 30 minutes after last activity |
| __utmc | Used only with old Urchin versions of Google Analytics and not with GA.js. Was used to distinguish between new sessions and visits at the end of a session. | End of session (browser) |
| __utmz | Contains information about the traffic source or campaign that directed user to the website. The cookie is set when the GA.js javascript is loaded and updated when data is sent to the Google Anaytics server | 6 months after last activity |
| __utmv | Contains custom information set by the web developer via the _setCustomVar method in Google Analytics. This cookie is updated every time new data is sent to the Google Analytics server. | 2 years after last activity |
| __utmx | Used to determine whether a user is included in an A / B or Multivariate test. | 18 months |
| _ga | ID used to identify users | 2 years |
WooCommerce Sourcebuster
SourceBuster is used by WooCommerce for order attribution based on user source.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|
| sbjs_session | The number of page views in this session and the current page path | 30 minutes |
| sbjs_udata | Information about the visitor’s user agent, such as IP, the browser, and the device type | session |
| sbjs_first | Traffic origin information for the visitor’s first visit to your store (only applicable if the visitor returns before the session expires) | session |
| sbjs_current | Traffic origin information for the visitor’s current visit to your store | session |
| sbjs_first_add | Timestamp, referring URL, and entry page for your visitor’s first visit to your store (only applicable if the visitor returns before the session expires) | session |
| sbjs_current_add | Timestamp, referring URL, and entry page for your visitor’s current visit to your store | session |
| sbjs_migrations | Technical data to help with migrations between different versions of the tracking feature | session |
Third-Party Services
Some cookies may be placed or used by third-party services integrated with our website. These third parties may process information according to their own privacy policies.
We do not control the cookies or privacy practices of third-party services.
Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes to our website, technologies, services, or applicable requirements.
The date at the top of this page indicates when this Cookie Policy was last updated.
Contact
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy, contact:
The USA Move Guide
Email: hello@theusamoveguide.com
