What Happens When You Follow an External Link from girlscoutsneny.org?

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When you click a link on girlscoutsneny.org that leads to another organization's site, the site first shows an on-page notice rather than sending you straight there. The notice states that you are leaving girlscouts.org for a website opened by an external party and that you will be subject to that website's privacy and security policies. It then offers two choices: CONTINUE to proceed to the external site, or STAY HERE to remain on the current page.

Why the Notice Appears

Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York is a local council within the national Girl Scouts organization, and its site includes links to pages hosted elsewhere—for example, national resources on girlscouts.org or partner sites. The notice exists so you know you are crossing into a site the council does not control.

The key consequence is stated in the notice itself: once you continue, the privacy and security policies of the external website apply, not those of girlscoutsneny.org. How that site collects data, uses cookies, and secures information is governed by its own terms.

Your Two Options

Choice What happens
CONTINUE You leave girlscoutsneny.org and load the external site. Its privacy and security policies apply from that point.
STAY HERE You remain on the current girlscoutsneny.org page; the external site does not open.

A Practical Example

Suppose you are on the council site looking for information and click a link that points to a national Girl Scouts page. The notice appears before the new page loads. If you want to check how that national site handles your information, choose STAY HERE, review what you need from the council site first, and only then proceed—or open the external link in a new tab so the council page stays available. If you are comfortable with the external site's policies, choose CONTINUE.

What to Keep in Mind

  • The notice is a heads-up, not a block—STAY HERE is always available if you change your mind.
  • The council site's own policies stop applying at the moment you continue; the external site's policies take over.
  • If you are unsure about a destination, stay on the current page and confirm the link's source before continuing.

In short: following an external link from girlscoutsneny.org triggers a notice that names the external party, tells you its privacy and security policies will apply, and lets you continue or stay.