Information about our use of cookies
Cookies are small text files or numerical files that are placed on the hard drive of the website visitors’ computer. Cookies contain information such as, for example, the language preferences of the surfer, so that he or she does not have to re-enter that information during a subsequent visit to the same website. Some cookies ensure that a website appears graphically correct, other cookies ensure that a website application works correctly, etc.
Our Website uses cookies and similar technologies to differentiate your usage preferences from those of other users. This helps us to offer you a better user experience and allows us to optimise our Website. Cookies make the interaction between our Website and our Users easier and faster. For example, they help you navigate between the different parts of our Website. By identifying yourself via a cookie, you do not have to enter the same data again. In addition, we use cookies to personalize the content of our Website and to make it more interesting for our Users (for example, by adapting the content to your personal interests). We also use cookies to analyse your surfing behaviour analytically (for example: how often and for how long are certain pages visited, how does the interaction between different pages occur, etc.). Thanks to statistical results we can improve our Website where necessary by responding to the preferences and needs of our Users.
Cookies and similar technologies do not allow us to systematically collect data that can identify the Users of our Website. They help us to improve the functioning of our Website, to better respond to the interests of our Users, and to measure the effectiveness of the content of our Website.
Permission
When you first visit our Website, you will be asked to accept this Privacy & Cookie Policy. In order to use our Website optimally, you must accept cookies.
This can be done through the browser settings, or by explicitly accepting our “Privacy and cookie policy” when you register or when you visit our Website. For certain cookies this can also be done by continuing to surf on our Website after you have seen a “cookie warning” when you first visit our Website.
You can disable or block certain cookies through your web browser. Below you will find how you can do this for the most common web browsers:
- Chrome: http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95647
- Firefox: http://support.mozilla.org/en/kb/cookies-in-and-selectable-websites-selections?redirectlocale=en&redirectslug=Cookies+in-+and+selected
- Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-be/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
- Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-be/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
Keep in mind that if you disable cookies or do not accept them, you will not be able to use (certain parts of) our Website or will not be able to use (certain parts of) our Website optimally.
Please also keep in mind that you cannot change all types of cookies in this way. Certain cookies that are functionally necessary and certain statistical cookies cannot be modified, because these cookies are necessary to make our Website work or to collect general information about the way in which our Users make use of our Website. The data that we collect via these cookies is always anonymous.
Which cookies do we use on our Website?
Please also keep in mind that you cannot change all types of cookies in this way. Certain cookies that are functionally necessary and certain st
We may use different types of cookies on our Website, including: cookies that store your preferred language; safety cookies; cookies that store your registration or login data; cookies that store certain preferences; cookies that store certain interests; cookies used for statistical research to optimise the content or structure of our Website or for analysing the surfing behaviour or origin of the visitors to our Website, always on the basis of anonymous data (e.g. Google Analytics cookies); tracking cookies that enable us or partners to send suggestions to Users based on anonymous data; etc.
Below is a detailed list of cookies that we use on our Website:
Cookie | Description of purpose | Retention period | |||||
PHPSESSID (session cookie) | Type: Essential cookie; Purpose: This cookie allows communication between web server and browser and temporarily stores information about your session. For example, it means that you don’t have to completely fill in a form when you reload the page or make a mistake. | Session | |||||
_mailmunch_visitor_id & mailmunch_second_pageview | Type: Sharing cookie; Purpose: Sharing posts and/or images to Facebook/Linkedin/Twitter and by email . | Session | |||||
wordpress_test_cookie | Type: Technical cookies; Purpose: Used on sites built with WordPress. Tests whether or not the browser has cookies enabled. | Session | |||||
euCookiesAcc | Type: Technical cookie; Purpose: Functionality / Persistent. Used to record your acceptance of Our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy and suppress the Cookie warning bar. | 1 Year | |||||
wp-settings-[] | Type: Technical cookie; Purpose: This website is using WordPress. WordPress sets a few wp-settings-{time}-[UID] cookies. The number on the end is your individual user ID from the users database table. This is used to customize your view of admin interface, and possibly also the main site interface. | Session |