A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your computer, tablet or mobile phone when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners to make their websites work, to improve user experience, and to provide reporting information.
Cookies set by the website owner are called “first-party cookies”. Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called “third-party cookies”. Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website, such as analytics and personalisation.
This Cookie Policy explains how the Jackpot Community Trust (“we”, “us” or “our”), registered charity number SC052059, uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website at www.jackpotcommunitytrust.com (the “Website”).
This policy covers only the Jackpot Community Trust website. If you follow a link from our website to any of our associated lottery websites – The Scotto, What a Lotto or the Scottish Children’s Lottery – or to our online grant platform, those websites operate their own separate cookie policies which you should refer to when visiting them.
By continuing to use our Website, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this policy. You can withdraw or manage your consent at any time using the cookie settings tool available on our Website.
The information collected through cookies on the JCT website may include:
We use the following categories of cookies on our Website:
These cookies are essential for the Website to function correctly. They enable core functionality such as page navigation and access to secure areas. The Website cannot function properly without these cookies and they cannot be switched off.
These cookies allow the Website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, more personalised features. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our Website. They help us to understand which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.
These cookies are set by our cookie consent management tool and are used to remember your cookie preferences. They ensure that we only activate other cookies in line with your choices.
The table below sets out the specific cookies currently in use on the JCT website and explains the purpose of each.
| Cookie Provider | Cookie Name(s) | Purpose |
| WordPress | wordpress_*, wp-settings-*, wordpress_logged_in_* | Essential cookies used by the WordPress content management system to ensure the website functions correctly. These include session management and user preference cookies necessary for the site to operate. |
| OneTrust | OptanonConsent, OptanonAlertBoxClosed | Set by OneTrust, our cookie consent management platform. These cookies store information about the categories of cookies the site uses and whether you have given or withdrawn consent for each category. This enables the site to respect your preferences and not set non-essential cookies without your agreement. |
| Google Analytics | _ga, _gid, _gat, _gtag_* | These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our website. We use this information to compile reports and to help us improve the website. The cookies collect information in anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the website, where visitors have come from and the pages they visited. For more information about Google Analytics cookies, visit google.com/analytics. |
When you first visit the JCT website, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the cookie settings option available on our Website.
You can also control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Please note that removing or blocking cookies may impact your experience of our Website and some functionality may not work as intended.
For more information about managing cookies in your browser, visit the following links:
Our Website contains links to other websites, including the individual lottery websites (The Scotto, What a Lotto and the Scottish Children’s Lottery) and the Good Grants online funding platform. Once you follow a link to another website, this Cookie Policy no longer applies. We encourage you to read the cookie and privacy policies of any website you visit via a link from our site.
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation or the cookies we use. We recommend that you check this page periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies. The date at the top of this policy indicates when it was last reviewed.
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:
Email: charity@jackpotcommunitytrust.com
Post: Jackpot Community Trust, 147 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 4SN
For more information about cookies generally, visit www.allaboutcookies.org
For more information about online privacy, visit www.ico.org.uk