Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your device (computer, tablet, or phone) when you visit. They are widely used to make websites work, remember your preferences, and provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies set by the website you are visiting are called "first-party cookies." Cookies set by other websites are called "third-party cookies."

2. How We Use Cookies

We use only the cookies necessary to run the website and, with your consent, a small number of analytics cookies that help us understand which pages and programs are most useful to visitors. We do not use advertising, retargeting, or cross-site tracking cookies.

When you first visit our site you will see a cookie consent banner. Non-essential cookies (analytics) are blocked by default and only loaded after you click "Accept." You can change your preferences at any time using Cookie Settings in the footer.

3. Categories of Cookies We Use

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are required for the website to function. They cannot be switched off in our systems and do not store any personally identifiable information.

Name	Purpose	Duration	Provider
`lions_consent_v1`	Stores your cookie preferences so the banner does not reappear on every page.	12 months	Lions Services (first-party)
`session`	Maintains form state and CSRF protection on contact, RSVP, and application forms.	Session	Lions Services (first-party)

Functional Cookies (optional, require consent)

These cookies remember preferences such as language selection and partial form progress so you can resume an application without losing data.

Analytics Cookies (optional, require consent)

These cookies help us measure how visitors use the website so we can improve it. All analytics data is aggregated and de-identified. IP addresses are anonymized before storage.

Name	Purpose	Duration	Provider
`_ga`	Distinguishes unique visitors so we can count sessions.	2 years	Google Analytics 4
`_ga_<container-id>`	Maintains session state for GA4.	2 years	Google Analytics 4

Marketing / Advertising Cookies

Lions Services does not currently use marketing or advertising cookies. The category appears in our cookie settings widget so that, if we ever add such cookies, your prior preference will already be on file. Until that changes, this category remains effectively unused.

4. Managing Your Preferences

You have several ways to control cookies:

On this website: visit Cookie Settings at any time to review and change your choices.
In your browser: most browsers let you block or delete cookies. Look for the "Privacy" or "Security" section of your browser settings. Blocking all cookies may prevent some websites from working correctly.
Global Privacy Control (GPC): we honor the GPC browser signal as a valid opt-out preference signal under California law. If your browser sends GPC, we treat it as a request to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information, even though we do not sell personal information.

5. Google Analytics Consent Mode

We use Google Analytics 4 with Consent Mode v2. Until you actively grant analytics consent, Google Analytics is loaded in a default-denied state and does not set tracking cookies or transmit personal data. Once you consent, we transmit an "update" signal so GA4 begins collecting de-identified analytics. You can revoke consent at any time through Cookie Settings.

6. Updates to This Policy

If we change the cookies we use, we will update this page and revise the "Last updated" date above. For significant changes we will re-surface the cookie banner so you can review and re-confirm your choices.