Cookie Policy
Cove Sailing Club (SCIO) Cookie Policy
Last Updated: 18/09/2024
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Cove Sailing Club (SCIO) is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled in a safe and responsible manner. This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use cookies on our website, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.
1. What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, smartphone, tablet) when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used to make websites work efficiently, improve the user experience, and provide information to the site owners.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for various purposes, including:
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Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They are usually set in response to actions made by you, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms.
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Performance and Analytics Cookies: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. They help us improve the website’s performance and provide a better user experience.
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Functionality Cookies: These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
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Targeting or Advertising Cookies: We do not use cookies for advertising purposes, but third-party services (like embedded social media content) may collect data for such purposes. We have no control over these cookies.
3. Third-Party Cookies
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, social media plugins, or embedded content (e.g., videos). These third-party sites may set their own cookies. We do not control these cookies, and you should review the cookie policies of the respective third-party sites for more information.
4. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You can manage or disable cookies through your web browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may impact the functionality of our website and your ability to use certain features.
5. Payment Information
When you make payments through our website, we collect information necessary to process your payment, such as your name, payment method details (e.g., credit card information), and billing information. We use secure third-party payment processors to handle these transactions and do not store your full payment details on our servers.
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How We Protect Payment Data
We ensure that all payment transactions are encrypted and processed securely. Payment details are handled by a trusted third-party payment provider that comply with the highest security standards, such as PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard).
We only collect and retain the minimum amount of payment-related data required for processing payments and complying with legal obligations, such as record-keeping for accounting purposes.
More information can be found here: https://squareup.com/gb/en/legal/general/privacy
6. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please revisit this page regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:
Cove Sailing Club (SCIO)
Barons Point
Cove
G84 0PL
Email: secretary@covesailingclub.co.uk
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