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“Our Websites” refers to westlancashirescouts.org.uk , redrose.org.uk, greattower.org.uk, waddecar.org.uk, moorcrag.org.uk , storyofscouting.org.uk , growforce.org.uk and scoutmail.org.uk. Also our sub domains e.g. scouts.westlancashirescouts.org.uk

1. The Information we collect

West Lancashire Scouts will not pass the information we collect to any third party, except under the circumstances stated within this statement.


2. Registration information

When you register with West Lancashire Scouts, we may ask for your name, email address and on occasion postal address. We usually also capture your IP address at the time you register, and occasionally on visit, or posting on various message boards (forums).


3. Links  

“Our Websites” contain links to other Internet sites. This privacy statement only covers the domains listed in the description of “Our Websites”, except those sites who have specific separate statements linked from their pages. Please click on the link to Privacy Statement within a site to read the most appropriate Privacy Statement.


4. Disclaimer 

The views expressed in “Our Websites” are not necessarily those of the Scout Association or West Lancashire Scouts.


5. Copyright

The contents of this website and others covered by “ Our Websites” are the copyright of the West Lancashire County Scout Council.


6. Advertising

West Lancashire Scouts may now and in the future include interactive advertising for other businesses as part of the site operation. This may include the sharing of web site user information.


7. Legal jurisdiction.

All personal information and details held on and processed by computers situated in the United Kingdom.


8. Further information.

"Our Websites" may, as part of their normal operation, send out to information emails if Members have chosen to request these emails as they register.

9. Disclosure of data by order of a Court and Security

We reserve the right to communicate a Member's personal information as we hold to third parties who are empowered by regulation, statute or order of a court.


We have security measures in place to protect our databases. Access to these databases is restricted internally. However, it remains each Member's responsibility:

to keep their password secret;

to protect against unauthorised access to your personal Details;

to log off from any services when not using it;


10. Cookies

Some of “Our Websites” use small files known as "cookies" to enhance your use of the site. They have the following functions:


To hold Members' login information.

To ensure the best use of the website service by members.

11. The Data Protection act

You can obtain further information about data protection laws by visiting the Information Commissioner's website at www.ico.gov.uk.


12. Contacting West Lancashire Scouts

If you want to contact us to raise any questions about this privacy statement, or any general matters relating to websites, you can contact us using this email address: webmaster@westlancashirescouts.org.uk. All other enquires should be placed with our county office, please email countyoffice@westlancashirescouts.org.uk


Please use this address if you wish to request from us a copy of the personal data we hold about you. Please note that under English law we are entitled to charge you a fee for providing this service.