Privacy Statement
Victim Support Scotland does not capture and store any personal information about people who access this web site except where you voluntarily elect to give us your personal details via email. In such circumstances the personal information you give us is used exclusively to provide you with current and future information about our service.
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file which is downloaded onto your computer when you’re browsing the Internet. Cookies can have different purposes, for example some are essential for enabling a website to function, some are designed to provide you with a better experience when browsing a website, some gather information about your activities for marketing purposes and so on.
How do we use cookies?
Our website uses only cookies that are essential - without which the website simply would not work. These cookies help with site navigation (allowing you to move around from one page to another) and to help the website and the server that it sits on communicate with each other.
We do not use cookies to store any information that would identify you personally. We do not use cookies for marketing purposes. We do not use tracking cookies.
What cookies do we use?
Below is a list of the cookies we use on our website as well as a brief description of what they are used for:
| Cookie | Name | Purpose |
| ColdFusion Session ID | CFID | This cookie is essential to allow users to browse the site and is set automatically by the server. It allows the server to identify users. It is used in conjunction with the CFTOKEN cookie. |
| ColdFusion Session Token | CFTOKEN | This cookie is essential to allow users to browse the site and is set automatically by the server. It allows the server to identify users. It is used in conjunction with the CFID cookie. |
| ColdFusion Variable Storage | CFGLOBALS | This cookie is essential for storing server information used by the site. It is created automatically and used by the server. |
| DISPLAYMODE | Determines the type of display presented to a user | |
| ACCEPT | Indicates that the user has accepted the site cookie policy |
How do I delete or block cookies?
If you’d like to block or delete any cookies then click on the Help function on your browser toolbar. For more information about cookies, visit http://www.aboutcookies.org