Cookies Policy
Effective Date: 1st September 2025
Futuwwah Scouts CIC (“we”, “our”, “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy online. This Cookies Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them on our website, and how you can manage your preferences.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites function properly, to improve user experience, and to provide information to website owners.
Cookies may be:
Session cookies – temporary cookies that are deleted when you close your browser.
Persistent cookies – cookies that remain on your device until they expire or are deleted.
First-party cookies – set directly by our website.
Third-party cookies – set by external services integrated into our site (e.g., analytics or embedded content).
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies on the Futuwwah Scouts website for the following purposes:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These are essential for the website to function (e.g., enabling navigation, secure log-in, and form submission). Without these cookies, the website may not operate correctly.Performance and Analytics Cookies
These help us understand how visitors use our site, which pages are most popular, and how users interact with content. We use this information to improve our website’s usability and content. (For example, we may use Google Analytics or a similar service.)Functionality Cookies
These remember your preferences (such as language selection, consent choices, or login details) to provide a more personalised experience.Media/Embedded Content Cookies
When we embed videos, maps, or social media feeds, the third-party provider may place cookies on your device. These are controlled by the relevant provider’s own privacy and cookies policies.
We do not use cookies for targeted advertising or marketing.
3. Third-Party Services
Our website may include third-party services that use cookies, such as:
Google Analytics (website performance and usage statistics).
Embedded YouTube or Vimeo videos (if applicable).
Social media plugins (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter).
These third parties may collect information about your browsing activity when you interact with their content. Please review their privacy and cookies policies for more details.
4. Managing Cookies
When you first visit our website, you will be asked to consent to the use of non-essential cookies. You may:
Accept all cookies to enable full functionality.
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Change your preferences at any time via the cookies banner or your browser settings.
Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies through their settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality and performance of our website.
5. Legal Basis for Cookies
The use of strictly necessary cookies is based on our legitimate interest in providing a functional website.
The use of analytics, functionality, and third-party cookies is based on your consent, which you may withdraw at any time.
6. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, law, or our website practices. Updates will be posted on this page with the revised effective date.
7. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Cookies Policy, please contact:
Futuwwah Scouts CIC
Email: director@futuwwahscouts.org
FAQs
How can I register my interest in joining Futuwwah Scouts, for myself or my child?
What is the time commitment for meetings and activities?
Groups typically meet weekly for 2 hours or every two weeks for longer, depending on the availability of leaders and volunteers. Leaders and young people are encouraged to plan outings, hikes and/or overnights several times a year, building up to an annual summer camp. Between meetings, scouts work on fulfilling criteria for interest badges and personal challenges. The time spent at home on badges is completely up to the young person, based on their other commitments and circumstances.
How much does it cost?
Membership fees for the umbrella organisation (Futuwwah Scouts CIC) are £36 per child per year or the equivalent in local currency, with a 10% discount for the 2nd child and a 15% discount for the 3rd or subsequent children. Local groups will charge parents additional dues above that, depending on their actual expenses and number of scouts to share the costs (venue hire, costs for outings, sports equipment, arts & crafts materials, etc). Groups organise fundraising or seek sponsorships for larger expenses, supported by parents. Parents will also need to pay a small initial cost for uniforms and handbooks. Futuwwah Scouts CIC hopes to offer subsidies for those who need them.
What safety measures are in place to protect children?
Futuwwah Scouts operates a policy of “two-deep leadership”, meaning that two adults must be present with a group of any size at all times, for health and safety reasons. Leaders and assistants undergo police background checks, and are trained in youth protection and first aid.
How does Futuwwah Scouts cater to boys and girls of all abilities?
Futuwwah Scouts is open to boys and girls of all backgrounds and abilities at all age sections, and Futuwwah groups and clubs aim to cater to the needs of each individual child or young person.
Falcon groups, ages 6-12, may be either single-sex or mixed. Hawks, ages 11-16, are organised in single-sex groups or patrols with leaders of the same gender. Groups are organised so that no leaders or children are alone with the opposite sex.
What kind of uniform will Futuwwah Scouts wear?
We offer a range of uniform styles and choices in coordinating colours to allow for differences in climate, culture, and personal style. A neckerchief (“neckie”) and woggle/slide are unifying components, along with a membership badge. We will also offer sashes or waistcoats/vests to display badges earned.
Are the programme materials and training available in other languages?
We aim to reach as many young people as possible. To make Futuwwah Scouts accessible to families around the world, we intend to make our materials and training available in multiple languages over the next 3-5 years. Our first languages will be Spanish, French, Arabic, and Dutch, with an intention to add Urdu, Turkish, Farsi, Malay, Bahasa Indonesia and more, inshallah (God-willing).
Are you affiliated with a particular Islamic sect or madhhab?
The people behind Futuwwah Scouts are Sunni Muslims, but just two of our religious badges (My Faith, and Essentials of Islam) are specifically based on mainstream Sunni beliefs and practices. The Futuwwah Scouts programme is designed to be broadly suitable for youth of all backgrounds, interpretations and schools of thought; our general emphasis is on character development and putting faith into practice. Independent groups are also open to non-Muslim children and young people who accept the Promise and Futuwwah Code.
Who is behind Futuwwah Scouts?
We are Muslims with 35+ combined years of scouting experience in the USA, UK and Europe, supported by an international team of advisors, who are passionate about sharing the best of that experience with the next generation, by Allah’s grace.
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