Cookie Policy
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device by websites that you visit. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.
2. How We Use Cookies
1st Ely Scout Group uses cookies to improve your experience on our website. We categorize the cookies we use into two types:
- Essential / Strictly Necessary Cookies: These are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to navigate the site securely or remember if you have accepted our cookie banner. The website cannot function properly without these.
- Performance / Analytics Cookies: These allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us improve the way our website works, ensuring that visitors can easily find what they are looking for. We only use these if you give us permission.
3. Cookies Used on Our Website
Below is a summary of the types of cookies you may encounter on our site:
| Cookie Type | Purpose | Duration |
| Strictly Necessary | Remembers your privacy/cookie preferences and ensures the site loads securely. | Session / Up to 1 year |
| Analytics (Optional) | Tracks anonymous visitor behavior (e.g., pages viewed, time spent on site) to help us improve the layout. | Persistent (Up to 2 years) |
| Third-Party (e.g., Maps/Videos) | Embedded content from YouTube or Google Maps may set cookies to track views or usage. | Set by the third party |
Note on Online Scout Manager (OSM): If you click a link on our site that takes you to an external portal managed by Online Scout Manager, OSM will use its own essential cookies to manage your secure session. These are subject to OSM’s own privacy and cookie policies.
4. Managing and Disabling Cookies
When you first visit our website, you will see a pop-up banner asking for your consent to use non-essential cookies. You can choose to accept or decline them.
You can also change your cookie preferences at any time by:
- Using our website’s cookie preference tool (if available in the bottom corner of the screen).
- Adjusting your web browser settings to refuse the setting of all or some cookies.
To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
5. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our technology or legal obligations. Any updates will be posted directly on this page.
6. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please email us at 1st.ely.enquiries@elydistrictscouts.org.