This page explains the cookies and scripts that Gargrave AFC sets when you visit, what gets remembered about your session, and the choices you have. A cookie is a small text file saved by your browser; it helps the site recognise you on your next visit or remember a setting you chose.
What this site remembers about you
We use a session cookie to keep you logged in if you return to the site within the same browsing session. It holds no personal information and expires when you close your browser. A second cookie records whether you have accepted this notice, so we do not show it again on every page.
Neither cookie tracks you across other websites, and both are essential for the site to function as you would expect. Without them, every page load would treat you as a new visitor.
The analytics question
We rely on a third-party analytics service to understand how people use the site — which pages are read, how long a visit lasts, and where traffic comes from. That service sets its own cookies and may collect your IP address, browser type and the pages you viewed.
The data is aggregated and helps us improve the content. We do not use it to identify individual visitors, and we have configured the service to anonymise IP addresses where the tool permits it. The provider's own privacy policy governs what it does with the data it collects.
Scripts we do not control
If you watch an embedded video or interact with a social-media widget on one of our pages, the platform that serves it — YouTube, Twitter or another — may set cookies of its own. We have no access to those cookies and no control over what they record.
Each platform publishes its own cookie and privacy documentation. Check the provider's site directly if you want to know what it tracks.
Your options
Every modern browser lets you block or delete cookies. The setting is usually under Privacy or Security in your browser's preferences. Blocking all cookies will stop analytics trackers, but it will also prevent the site from remembering that you accepted this notice or keeping you logged in between pages.
You can also install a browser extension designed to block third-party trackers while leaving first-party cookies untouched. That strikes a balance between privacy and functionality, though no single configuration suits everyone.
Updates
We review this policy whenever we change how the site collects or handles data. The current version was last revised in January 2026. If a future update materially changes what we track or who we share data with, we will update this page and the date below it.
Check back when you notice a change in how the site behaves, or once a year if you want to stay informed.
This is an information site. We do not sell goods or services. What you read here is for general knowledge only.