Cookies Policy
Last updated: October 28, 2025
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. Cookies allow websites to recognize your device and store information about your preferences or actions.
2. How We Use Cookies
GolfInfoScotland.com uses cookies to:
- Remember your cookie consent preferences
- Keep you logged in to your account
- Understand how you use our website through analytics
- Improve your user experience
- Enable map functionality and interactive features
3. Types of Cookies We Use
3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
Purpose: These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable basic features like page navigation, access to secure areas, and maintaining your login session.
Duration: Session cookies (deleted when you close your browser) or up to 30 days
Legal Basis: Legitimate interest - necessary for website operation
Can be declined: No - these are required for the site to work
Examples:
session_token- Maintains your login sessioncookie_consent- Remembers your cookie preferences
3.2 Analytics Cookies
Purpose: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. We use this data to improve our website and user experience.
Duration: Up to 24 months
Legal Basis: Consent
Can be declined: Yes
Provider: Google Analytics
Examples:
_ga- Distinguishes unique users (expires after 2 years)_ga_*- Used to persist session state (expires after 2 years)_gid- Distinguishes users (expires after 24 hours)
For more information about Google Analytics cookies, visit Google's Analytics Cookie Usage documentation.
3.3 Functional Cookies
Purpose: These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization, such as remembering your preferences (e.g., map view settings, filter selections).
Duration: Up to 12 months
Legal Basis: Legitimate interest or consent
Can be declined: Yes (may reduce functionality)
4. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are set by third-party services that appear on our pages. We do not control these cookies. Third parties include:
- Google Analytics: Website analytics and visitor tracking
- OpenStreetMap/Leaflet: Interactive map functionality
These third parties have their own privacy policies that govern their use of cookies.
5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
5.1 Cookie Consent Banner
When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner where you can accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in our footer.
5.2 Browser Settings
You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- View and delete cookies
- Block third-party cookies
- Block all cookies from specific websites
- Delete all cookies when you close your browser
Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may impact your ability to use certain features of our website.
Browser-specific cookie management guides:
6. Do Not Track (DNT)
Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature that lets you tell websites you do not want to be tracked. Currently, there is no industry standard for responding to DNT signals, but we respect your privacy choices through our cookie consent mechanism.
7. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our use of cookies or for legal reasons. When we make changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.
8. Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:
- Email: privacy@golfinfoscotland.com
- Company: BIRDIERUN LTD
- Company Number: 15964085
- Registered Address: 65 London Wall, London, England, EC2M 5TU