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Institute of Chartered Foresters
Scott House (Mull Office, Sixth Floor), 10 South St Andrew Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2AZ
Registered Charity SC016033
Last updated: 13 March 2026
Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains how the Institute of Chartered Foresters (“we”, “us”, “our”) uses cookies on our associated websites: charteredforesters.org (main website), icf.cpdnow.net (Members Area), and icf.datawareonline.co.uk (Directory of Consultants, Our Members, membership application forms, and E-News sign up form).
We are committed to protecting your personal data in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018, and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR).
Cookies matter because they explain how the aforementioned sites collect and store information about users’ browsing activity. This helps us be transparent about how data is used, such as remembering preferences, improving website performance, and understanding user behaviour, while ensuring users are informed about how their data may be tracked or processed.
This Cookie Policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, smartphone or other electronic device) when you visit our website. They help us:
- Ensure the website (and associated services) functions properly
- Improve website performance
- Remember your preferences
- Analyse how visitors use our website
- Provide secure member login functionality
Types of Cookies We Use
We use the following categories of cookies:
Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the operation of our website and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually set in response to actions made by you, such as:
- Logging into your membership account
- Completing online forms
- Setting privacy preferences
Legal basis: Legitimate interests (website functionality)
Consent required: No
Analytics
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting anonymous statistical data.
Examples may include:
- Page visits
- Time spent on pages
- Error messages
- Traffic sources
We may use services such as:
- Google Analytics
Legal basis: Consent
Consent required: Yes
Functional
These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make, such as:
- Username
- Region
- Accessibility preferences
Legal basis: Consent
Consent required: Yes
How We Obtain Consent
When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie banner that:
- Explains our use of cookies
- Allows you to accept or reject non-essential cookies
- Enables you to manage preferences
Non-essential cookies are not set unless you provide explicit consent.
You may withdraw or modify your consent at any time by clicking the cookie icon at the bottom left of our website pages.
Cookie List
Cookie | Domain | Description | Type |
_ga | .charteredforesters.org | The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors. | Analytics |
_gid | .charteredforesters.org | Installed by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website’s performance. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. | Analytics |
_gat_UA-* | .charteredforesters.org | Google Analytics sets this cookie for user behaviour tracking. | Analytics (Retention: One minute) |
_ga_* | .charteredforesters.org | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. | Analytics |
elementor | .charteredforesters.org | This cookie is used by the website’s WordPress theme. It allows the website owner to implement or change the website’s content in real-time. | Necessary |
wpEmojiSettingsSupports | .charteredforesters.org | WordPress sets this cookie when a user interacts with emojis on a WordPress site. It helps determine if the user’s browser can display emojis properly. | Necessary |
ASP.NET_SessionId | icf.cpdnow.net | Issued by Microsoft’s ASP.NET Application, this cookie stores session data during a user’s website visit (Members Area) | Analytics |
page | icf.cpdnow.net | Records information about the user’s session, preferences, and behaviour in the members Area. | Analytics |
dnn_IsMobile | icf.datawareonline.co.uk | This cookie is set by the provider DNN platform. This cookie is used by the CMS to determine if the visitor is browsing from a mobile device. It is necessary for the site functionality. | Necessary |
.ASPXANONYMOUS | icf.datawareonline.co.uk | This cookies is set by ASP.NET and is used to track users within a session without requiring the user to log in. | Necessary |
ASP.NET_SessionId | icf.datawareonline.co.uk | Issued by Microsoft’s ASP.NET Application, this cookie stores session data during a user’s website visit. | Necessary |
language | icf.datawareonline.co.uk | This cookie is used to store the language preference of the user. | Functional |
ARRAffinity | icf.datawareonline.co.uk | ARRAffinity cookie is set by Azure app service, and allows the service to choose the right instance established by a user to deliver subsequent requests made by that user. | Necessary |
ARRAffinitySameSite | icf.datawareonline.co.uk | This cookie is set by Windows Azure cloud, and is used for load balancing to make sure the visitor page requests are routed to the same server in any browsing session. | Necessary |
Managing Cookies
You can control cookies by:
- Using our website cookie settings tool
- Adjusting your browser settings
- Deleting cookies via your browser
Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality, particularly member login areas.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised ‘Last updated’ date.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or our data practices, please contact:
Institute of Chartered Foresters
Scott House (Sixth Floor, Mull Office)
10 South St Andrew Street
Edinburgh
EH2 2AZ
Email: icf@charteredforesters.org
Telephone: 0131 240 1425
If you are not satisfied with our response, you may contact the UK supervisory authority:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Website: https://ico.org.uk
Helpline: 0303 123 1113