Cookie Policy

Organisation: Lincolnshire County Archery Society (LCAS)

Version: 1.0

Date of Adoption: 1/02/2026

Review Date: 01/02/2028

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They help the website remember information about your visit, such as your preferences and settings.

Cookies are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide useful information to website owners.

2. Our Approach to Cookies

The Lincolnshire County Archery Society takes a privacy-first approach to our website. We have deliberately chosen to minimize the use of cookies and do not track or analyze visitor behavior.

What we DON'T do:

• We do not use Google Analytics or any other analytics platform

• We do not track visitors across our website

• We do not use marketing or advertising cookies

• We do not use performance monitoring cookies

• We do not profile or create user profiles

3. Cookies We Use

Our website uses only the absolute minimum cookies necessary for basic functionality:

Essential Cookies Only

These cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function and cannot be disabled:

• Cookie consent preferences (remembering your choice about cookies)

• Session management (keeping you logged in if you access password-protected areas)

• Security features (protecting against malicious attacks)

Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f) UK GDPR) - these cookies are essential for the website to operate securely

Third-Party Cookies

When you interact with embedded content from third-party services on our website, those services may set their own cookies. We only use third-party embeds when necessary:

Google Calendar

We use Google Calendar to display event dates. When you view the calendar, Google sets cookies necessary for the calendar to function properly.

Note: If you block third-party cookies in your browser, the calendar may not display correctly.

4. Cookie Details

The following table shows the minimal cookies our website may use:

Cookie Name/Type	Purpose	Type	Duration
cookie_consent	Remembers your cookie preferences	Essential	12 months
session_id	Maintains your session while browsing	Essential	Deleted when browser closes
Google Calendar cookies	Required for embedded calendar to function and display events	Third-party (Essential)	Varies (see Google privacy policy)
YouTube cookies	Set when viewing embedded videos	Third-party (Optional)	Varies (see YouTube privacy policy)

5. Your Choices

Because we only use essential cookies and minimal third-party embeds, you don't need to make many choices about cookies on our website.

Browser Settings

You can manage cookies through your browser settings. However, please note:

• Blocking all cookies may prevent the website from working properly

• Blocking third-party cookies will prevent the Google Calendar from displaying

For instructions on managing cookies in common browsers:

• Google Chrome: support.google.com/chrome

• Mozilla Firefox: support.mozilla.org

• Safari: support.apple.com/safari

• Microsoft Edge: support.microsoft.com/edge

6. Third-Party Privacy Policies

For information about how third-party services handle cookies, please refer to their privacy policies:

• Google (Calendar, Maps, YouTube): policies.google.com/privacy

• 123-Reg (Website hosting): www.123-reg.co.uk/terms/privacy

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. When we make changes:

• We will update the date at the top of this policy

• We will notify you through a notice on our website

• The updated policy will be available at www.lincsarchery.co.uk/cookies

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:

Responsible Officer: Steven Eales - Chair

Email: chair@lincsarchery.co.uk

Website: www.lincsarchery.co.uk

For general data protection queries, please refer to our Data Protection Policy available at:

www.lincsarchery.co.uk/county-documents

9. Quick Summary

Our Privacy-First Approach

We believe in respecting your privacy. That's why we've made the deliberate choice NOT to track or analyze visitor behavior on our website.

What cookies do we use?

• Essential cookies only: Just what's needed for the site to work (consent, security, sessions)

• Google Calendar: Required for our events calendar to display

• Occasional embeds: YouTube, Google Maps (only when you interact with them)

What we DON'T use:

No Google Analytics. No tracking. No marketing cookies. No user profiling. No analytics whatsoever.

Why this matters:

Your visit to our website is private. We don't know what pages you view, how long you stay, or track you in any way. We focus on providing information about archery in Lincolnshire, not on collecting data about you.

Questions?