What cookies Scouts use

OptanonConsent - First party 

This cookie is set by the cookie compliance solution from OneTrust. It stores information about the categories of cookies the site uses and whether visitors have given or withdrawn consent for the use of each category. This enables site owners to prevent cookies in each category from being set in the users browser, when consent is not given. The cookie has a normal lifespan of one year, so that returning visitors to the site will have their preferences remembered. It contains no information that can identify the site visitor.

scouts-kc-refresh, prevPage2, prevPageReload, scouts-kc-access, __zlcstore, prevPage1, scouts-kc-id - First party 

OptanonAlertBoxClosed

This cookie is set by websites using certain versions of the cookie law compliance solution from OneTrust. It is set after visitors have seen a cookie information notice and in some cases only when they actively close the notice down. It enables the website not to show the message more than once to a user. The cookie has a normal lifespan of one year and contains no personal information.

AWSALBCORS

This domain is associated with Zendesk, which provides a range of customer service and engagement products, including live chat features.

Why are they strictly necessary?

Cookies needed for the functionality of the site (for example to log in to your Scouts account or our chat box).

zte2095 - First party 

This cookie is generally set to enhance the performance and functionality of the website. However, it's non-essential to its use.

_hjIncludedInSample - First party 

This cookie is associated with web analytics functionality and services from Hot Jar, a Malta based company. It uniquely identifies a visitor during a single browser session and indicates they are included in an audience sample.

_gid - First party

This cookie is used to identify unique users for website analytics purposes. Users are not personally identifiable from this cookie. This cookie expires after 24 hours.

_hjTLDTest - First party

When the Hotjar script executes we try to determine the most generic cookie path we should use, instead of the page hostname. This is done so that cookies can be shared across subdomains (where applicable). To determine this, we try to store the _hjTLDTest cookie for different URL substring alternatives until it fails. After this check, the cookie is removed.

_gat_UA-nnnnnnn-nn - First party

This is a pattern type cookie set by Google Analytics, where the pattern element on the name contains the unique identity number of the account or website it relates to. It appears to be a variation of the _gat cookie which is used to limit the amount of data recorded by Google on high traffic volume websites.

_hjSessionUser_xxxxxx - First party

Hotjar cookie that is set when a user first lands on a page with the Hotjar script. It is used to persist the Hotjar User ID, unique to that site on the browser. This ensures that behavior in subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID.

_hjSession_xxxxxx - First party

A cookie that holds the current session data. This ensues that subsequent requests within the session window will be attributed to the same Hotjar session.

_hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress - First party

This cookie is used by HotJar to detect the first pageview session of a user. This is a True/False flag set by the cookie.

_hjid - First party

Hotjar cookie. This cookie is set when the customer first lands on a page with the Hotjar script. It's used to persist the random user ID, unique to that site on the browser. This ensures that behaviour in subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID.

_hjDonePolls - First party

This cookie is set once a visitor completes a poll using the Feedback Poll widget.

_gat_UA-1111111-1 - First party

This is a pattern type cookie set by Google Analytics, where the pattern element on the name contains the unique identity number of the account or website it relates to. It appears to be a variation of the _gat cookie which is used to limit the amount of data recorded by Google on high traffic volume websites.

_ga - First party

This cookie is used to identify unique users for website analytics purposes. Users are not personally identifiable from this cookie.

_ga_xxxxxxxxxx - First party

To generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the Service

clck - First Party

This cookie is set by MS Clarity to create a unique User ID which persists on the site, on the browser. This ensures that behaviour in subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID.

_clsk - First Party

This cookie is set by MS Clarity. It connects multiple page views by a user into a single Clarity session recording.

CLID - third party

This cookie is set by MS Clarity. It identifies the first-time Clarity saw this user on any site using Clarity.

MUID - third party

This cookie is set by MS Clarity. It identifies unique web browsers visiting Microsoft sites. These cookies are used for advertising, site analytics, and other operational purposes.

MR - third party

This cookie is set by MS Clarity. Indicates whether to refresh MUID.

SM - third party

This cookie is set by MS Clarity. Used in synchronizing the MUID across Microsoft domains.

_vwo_uuid - First Party

This cookie name is associated with the product Visual Website Optimiser, by USA based Wingify. The tool helps site owners measure the performance of different versions of web pages. This cookie ensures a visitor always sees the same version of a page and is used to track behaviour to measure the performance of different page versions.

_vwo_uuid_v2 - First Party

This cookie name is associated with the product Visual Website Optimiser, by USA based Wingify. The tool helps site owners measure the performance of different versions of web pages. This cookie ensures a visitor always sees the same version of a page and is used to track behaviour to measure the performance of different page versions.

_vis_opt_s -  First Party

This cookie name is associated with the product Visual Website Optimiser, by USA based Wingify. The tool helps site owners measure the performance of different versions of web pages. This cookie distinguishes between new and returning visitors.

_vis_opt_test_cookie -  First Party

This cookie name is associated with the product Visual Website Optimiser, by USA based Wingify. The tool helps site owners measure the performance of different versions of web pages. This cookie tests if the browser is set to allow cookies.

 _vis_opt_exp_n_combi -  First Party

This cookie is used by the VWO (Visual Website Optimizer) to run tests and experiments on web pages to see how users interact with them. It helps in determining the most effective content or layout on the website.This cookie name is associated with the product Visual Website Optimiser, by USA based Wingify. The tool helps site owners measure the performance of different versions of web pages. This cookie is generated when users are given a particular version of a page. This makes sure that users see the same variation that they earlier saw when they visited the page.

_vwo_ds -  First Party

This cookie is associated with the product Visual Website Optimiser, by Wingify. The tool helps site owners measure the performance of different versions of web pages.

_vwo_sn  -  First Party

This cookie is associated with the product Visual Website Optimiser, by Wingify. The tool helps site owners measure the performance of different versions of web pages.

vuid - third party 

This domain is owned by Vimeo. The main business activity is: Video Hosting/Sharing

JSESSIONID - third party 

This domain is controlled by New Relic, which provides a platform for monitoring the performance of web and mobile applications.

__zlcmid - First party

Live chat widget sets the cookies to store the Zopim Live Chat ID used to identify a device across visits.

vuid - First party

These cookies are used by Vimeo to collect analytics tracking information. Expires after two years. More information about Vimeo cookie policy.

__zlcid - First party

This Cookie is used by our live chat provider, Zendesk, to identify a device across visits, and also across a single chat session. For more information visit the Zendesk website.

widget-mediator.zopim.com (AWSALBCORS, AWSALB) - Third party

This cookie is installed by our live chat provider, Zendesk. The cookie is used to improve performance and stability of our live chat widget. For more information visit the Zendesk website.

player

These cookies are used by Vimeo to store preferences for player controls (i.e. volume, stream quality, captions). Expires after one year. More information about Vimeo cookie policy.

_cfuvid

These cookies are used by Vimeo and is a Cloudflare cookie used to enforce rate limiting rules. Expires after one year. More information about Vimeo cookie policy.

__cf_bm

These cookies are used by Vimeo and is a Cloudflare bot manager, manages incoming traffic that matches criteria associated with bots. Expires after one year. More information about Vimeo cookie policy.

Targeting cookies are set via our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by our partners to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant ads on other sites. If you don't allow these cookies, you will not experience our targeted advertising across different websites. The following cookies may be set by our advertising partners: Google AdX, AppNexus, Bluekai, OpenX, Yahoo Ad Exchange (Right Media), DataLogix, Rubicon Project, Index Exchange, SpotX, AdobeDMP, Tapad, PubMatic, Smaato, BidSwitch, Liveramp, Nielsen, Eyeota, Xplusone, XplusOneAPX, XplusOneADX, XplusOne, Dataxu, XplusOneLiveramp, XoneTubemogul, Krux, AOL, TubeMogul, Audience Projects, Taboola, Acxiom, MerkleONE, Sizmek media.net, Roq.ad, AggregateKnowledge, Dataxtrade.

We use the following third party targeting cookies on scouts.org.uk – Visit the relevant third party websites to find out more about how they're used:

• ANONCHK - First Party - This cookie is set by MS Clarity. It indicates whether MUID (see “Performance Cookies” tab) is transferred to ANID, a cookie used for advertising. Clarity doesn't use ANID and so this is always set to 0.

• Google marketing platform - Doubleclick: test_cookie, IDE
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• Facebook - Fbevents.js and <!--Facebook Pixel Code -->
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•  YouTube - VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE, GPS, YSC 
  • Find out more about how Google and YouTube use cookies