Copyright
The contents of this website (and its sub-sites) are copyright 1st Winterbourne Down and Buryside Scout Group, in whom all rights are vested. You may not make alterations or additions to the material on this site, or sell it or misappropriate it.

The domain names winterbournescouts.co.uk and www.winterbournescouts.co.uk are copyright of 1st Winterbourne Down and Buryside Scout Group. To use the email addresses connected to these domain names ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) for mass mailing purposes (whether or not connected with Scouting) would be a breach of our copyright. Breaches of our copyright will be reported to the Information Commissioner (for potential prosecution under the Data Protection Acts), to the Police (for potential prosecution under the Computer Misuse Act) and to our lawyers (for breach of our copyright, and claims for compensation as a consequence.)

The views expressed within this website (and its sub-sites) are not necessarily those of The Scout Association. The views expressed in the News sections are those of the author, and are not representative of the views of the 1st Winterbourne Down and Buryside Scout Group.

Privacy Policy
The 1st Winterbourne Down and Buryside Scout Group respects the privacy of every individual who visits our websites. The contents of this Privacy Statement refers only to those sites controlled directly by the 1st Winterbourne Down and Buryside Scout Group. Not all websites within winterbournescouts.co.uk are directly controlled by the 1st Winterbourne Down and Buryside Scout Group some are controlled by Scout Groups (which are independent legal entities), and others may be independent companies. You will need to refer to the Privacy Statements for these sites, to find how they handle your personal data. If you're unsure whether a page is controlled by the 1st Winterbourne Down and Buryside Scout Group, please contact our Webmaster.

Personal Data
The 1st Winterbourne Down and Buryside Scout Group will not collect personally-identifiable information about you (e.g. your name, address, telephone number or email address (personal data)) through our web site unless you have provided it to us voluntarily. Personal data that you provide to us will only be used by us to contact you in relation to matters relating to Scouting. We will not give any personal data to any other third party.

Please be aware that the 1st Winterbourne Down and Buryside Scout Group Privacy Policy will govern our use of personal data, but that information which is voluntarily given in email exchange or the like may be used by other parties to generate unsolicited mail.

Additional Information Collected Automatically
In some cases, we may automatically (i.e. not via registration) collect technical information when you connect to our site that is not personally-identifiable. Examples of this type of information include the type of Internet Browser you are using, the type of computer operating system you are using and the domain name of the website from which you linked to our site.

Information Placed Automatically on Your Computer - Cookies
When you view the website, we may store some information on your computer. This information will be in the form of a "Cookie" or similar file and can help us in many ways. For example, Cookies allow us to tailor a website to better match your interests and preferences. With most Internet Browsers, you can erase Cookies from your computer hard drive, block all Cookies or receive a warning before a Cookie is stored. Please refer to your Browser instructions or help screen to learn more about these functions.

Links
Our website provides links to a wide range of Internet sites, some of which will be connected with Scouting and some not.

The above Privacy Statement refers to websites directly controlled by the 1st Winterbourne Down and Buryside Scout Group. You will need to refer to the Privacy Statements for other websites over which the 1st Winterbourne Down and Buryside Scout Group has no control.