Cookie Policy
Last Updated: May 28, 2025
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognize your device and remember if you've been to the website before. Cookies are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.
This Cookie Policy explains how JoinBoyScoutSOC.org (the "Site") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website. It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for a very limited number of purposes on this conceptual, static website:
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our Site and to use some of its features. For example, we use a cookie to remember your consent to this cookie policy via the cookie banner. This is stored in your browser's `localStorage`.
- Functionality Cookies: (Currently Not Implemented Extensively) These cookies could be used to remember choices you make when you use our Site, such as remembering your language preferences or login details if such features were implemented. The primary functionality cookie currently in use is for the cookie consent itself.
As this is a static website without user accounts or complex interactive features, our use of cookies is minimal. We do not currently use cookies for analytics or advertising purposes. If this changes in the future, this policy will be updated.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for you to browse the website and use its features. Without these cookies, services like the cookie consent mechanism cannot be provided.
- `cookiesAccepted` (localStorage): This is not a traditional cookie but a `localStorage` item. We use this to remember if you have accepted our cookie policy, so we don't show you the cookie banner on every visit after you've accepted. This item persists until you clear your browser's `localStorage` or it expires (if an expiry were set, which it currently is not by default for `localStorage`).
Third-Party Cookies
Currently, JoinBoyScoutSOC.org does not intentionally set third-party cookies directly through its own code. However, if we embed content from third-party sites (e.g., a Google Map embed, YouTube videos), those third-party services may set their own cookies. We do not control the use of these cookies and you should check the third-party's website for more information about their cookies and how to manage them.
- Google Maps: If you interact with an embedded Google Map on our Contact page, Google may set cookies to store preferences and information. Please refer to Google's Cookie Policy for details.
4. Your Choices Regarding Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies (beyond those strictly necessary for site operation). When you first visit our Site, you will see a cookie banner asking for your consent to use non-essential cookies (though currently, we primarily use `localStorage` for consent itself which is user-initiated).
Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this website may become inaccessible or not function properly. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
Cookie Banner
Our cookie banner provides an "Accept" button. Clicking this button signifies your consent to our use of cookies as described in this policy and will store your preference in your browser's `localStorage` to hide the banner on subsequent visits.
5. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.
6. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at:
JoinBoyScoutSOC.org
Email: [email protected]
(Refer to our Privacy Policy for more contact details.)