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Major browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, and Safari, have announced their imminent plan to ramp up the elimination of third-party cookies – some, including Apple’s Safari, already have a head start. The elimination of third-party cookies significantly impacts all systems globally, including Membee, which will affect member login on your website.

In response to this, Membee is changing the login process to eliminate the use of third-party cookies.

As these changes are not automatic, you are required to make a few crucial updates to ensure your member login continues to work in all browsers. If incomplete, it will lead to the inability for your members to access members-only event pricing, their member profiles, and any secured content on your website.

Membee’s Member Login Without Third-Party Cookies

Membee’s member login is now enhanced and tested to use first-party cookies so that it will no longer rely on third-party cookies. To further understand how login currently works and what cookies are, we have included more details at the end of this announcement.

In summary, first-party cookies allow the browser to see that Membee’s features (online member profile, event registration, etc) are hosted and stored on your website, keeping visitor data and user behavior secured to your website. You can learn more about first-party and third-party cookies here.

  • Membee’s member login is futureproofed as it will align with the changes the browsers are making
  • It will be easier for your members to login
  • It saves you time from troubleshooting member login if the member has third-party cookies disabled, as you may have experienced in the past
  • Privacy and security are enhanced for your members and visitors

Note: if your members block all cookies, it will prevent them from maintaining login on any website.

Required Changes You Need to Make

These changes are not automatic. Your member login will rely on third-party cookies until you complete a series of changes (detailed below) to start using first-party cookies.

Given the importance of this change, we have dedicated additional support resources to assist you with these changes until May 30, 2024. After May 30, you can still make the changes but any questions or issues you encounter will not receive priority support.

If these changes are not completed, it is very likely that your member login will no longer work when third-party cookies are permanently eliminated in the major browsers.

  • 1
    Schedule a date to make the changes
  • 2
    Identify where your Domain Name System (DNS) provider is and ensure you can log into the account
  • 3
    On your scheduled date, make an update to your DNS using the information we provide. We will provide you with clear instructions
  • 4
    Replace the scripts for the Membee widgets and feeds (eg. online profile update, event calendar, sign-up forms, directories, event feeds, etc) on your website

If you would like to review the detailed instructions before booking a date, click the button below.

Get Started

To get started, click below to book a day to update your Membee member login:

*Note: there is no meeting time, we will email you the information on your chosen date

Peer-Tested & Approved

Some organizations already have their member login upgraded following the same steps above.

Thank you to all the organizations that assisted us in this process!

I’ve completed the setup and I did a test. Everything seems to be working properly. For example, prior to this upgrade, if I tried to register as a member for an event on my iPhone, I would get the third-party cookie error when attempting to log in, however, now with the upgrade, I am able to log in just fine on my iPhone. Thank you for all your help!

Tommy, ADR Institute of Ontario Inc.

*Note: there is no meeting time, we will email you the information on your chosen date

Got a question?

We’re here to help. Simply send us an inquiry or email us at support@membee.com

What Are Cookies & What’s Changing?

Globally, cookies are used to help improve the user experience by authenticating and maintaining login. Even your bank uses cookies.

While there are many types of cookies, third-party cookies are used by content on your website that is created by a different domain or server and implemented by adding scripts to your website, like Membee’s events or directory widgets as examples. This integration method has been an industry standard for many years globally – so much so that 75% of the market share relies on third-party cookies worldwide!

As technology evolves, third-party cookies started to be used to track user behavior and personalize advertisements. Major browsers made the pivotal decision to phase out the use of third-party cookies to improve user privacy.

Some browsers have already disabled third-party cookies by default and implemented enhanced protection features built into the browser.

See these announcements from Firefox, Safari, and Google:

More recently, Google announced that they are beginning to deprecate third-party cookies by restricting 1% of its global user base, about 30 million people, with a goal to restrict all users in the second half of 2024. This impacts not only Membee but 75% of the global market share.

If you would like to learn more about what cookies are and how Membee uses them, click the button below

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