Cookie Policy – Revised 05/03/2026
Introduction
This website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience and to help us understand how the site is used.
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow websites to recognise your device, remember preferences, and analyse how visitors interact with content.
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies we use, why we use them, and how you can manage them.
For information about how we collect, use, and store your personal data more generally, please refer to our Privacy Policy.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small data files stored on your browser or device when you visit a website.
There are several types of cookies, including:
• Necessary cookies – required for basic website functionality.
• Functional cookies – remember user preferences and settings.
• Analytics cookies – help website owners understand how visitors interact with the site.
• Marketing cookies – used to deliver targeted advertising.
Some cookies expire when you close your browser (session cookies), while others remain stored for a defined period (persistent cookies).
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
Necessary Cookies
Necessary cookies are essential for the website to function properly, including enabling navigation and access to secure areas of the site. These cookies are set automatically and do not require user consent.
Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the website so we can improve performance, usability, and content. These cookies are only placed on your device after you provide consent through the cookie banner.
Third-Party Analytics: Microsoft Clarity
We use Microsoft Clarity, a website analytics service provided by Microsoft, to better understand how visitors interact with our website. Microsoft Clarity collects information about user behaviour such as:
• page views
• navigation paths
• scrolling behaviour
• interaction patterns
• device and browser information
This helps us improve the usability and performance of the website.
Clarity may also record anonymised session interaction data to help analyse how visitors engage with website content. Input fields containing sensitive information are masked.
The cookies used by Microsoft Clarity may include (but are not limited to):
Cookie Name and Purpose
_clck: Persists the Clarity user ID and preferences
_clsk: Connects multiple page views into a single session recording
CLID: Identifies the first time Clarity saw the visitor
ANONCHK: Indicates whether the MUID is transferred to ANID
MR: Used to refresh the Microsoft User ID
MUID: Unique Microsoft User ID used for analytics
SM: Used in synchronising the MUID across Microsoft domains
These cookies collect pseudonymised information that does not directly identify you.
Microsoft may process this information in accordance with its own privacy policies. For more information, please see Microsoft website.
Consent and Cookie Control
We use a cookie consent banner to comply with applicable privacy and electronic communications laws.
• Necessary cookies are set automatically as they are required for the operation of the website.
• Analytics cookies and other non-essential cookies are only placed on your device after you have given explicit consent.
If you choose not to accept these cookies, some analytics features may be disabled.
Your Choices
You have several options regarding cookies:
Accept all cookies
Allows full use of website functionality and analytics tools.
Manage preferences
Enable or disable specific categories of cookies through the cookie banner.
Withdraw consent
You may withdraw or change your consent at any time through the cookie settings available on the website.
Managing Cookies in Your Browser
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through browser settings.
You can refuse or delete cookies through your browser settings, although doing so may affect the functionality of some websites.
Each browser provides instructions within its help section for blocking or deleting cookies.
Deleting Cookies
You can delete cookies that have already been stored on your device through your browser settings.
Deleting cookies may remove saved preferences and may affect how some websites function.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Any changes will be published on this page with an updated revision date.
Contact Us
This website is hosted and provided by Club Systems International Ltd and maintained by the Club.
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us:
Email: office@girtongolf.co.uk
Phone: 01223 276169