Cookie management

What are cookies?

Cookies are small files that websites place on your computer's hard drive when you first visit them.

The cookie contains a unique code that allows your browser to be recognised when you visit the website (‘session cookie’) or during future repeat visits (‘permanent cookie’). Cookies may be placed by the server of the website you are visiting or by partners with whom this website collaborates. A website's server can only read cookies that it has placed itself; it has no access to any other information on your computer or mobile device. Cookies are stored on your computer or mobile device in your browser's directory. The content of a cookie usually consists of the name of the server that placed the cookie, an expiry date and a unique encrypted code.

Important: cookies are completely harmless. They do not delete any data from your computer, alter any files or programmes, and cannot contain viruses.

What are cookies used for?

Cookies enable our website to recognise you while preserving your anonymity. The website learns your preferences and automatically adapts to your wishes. However, this information is not linked to your name or identity in any way. For example, these cookies allow you to browse directly in your language and save you from having to enter your login details each time. In short, they make using this website much faster and more enjoyable.

Cookies can help you be more efficient. Have you ever put an item in a virtual basket on an online shop and returned a few days later to find that your item is still there? This is an example of how cookies work.

Cookies can also be used to make the content of a website or the advertising on that website more relevant to the visitor and to tailor the website to the visitor's personal tastes and needs.

What types of cookies are used?

We use different types of cookies on this website.

Essential cookies

These cookies are required to enable you to visit our website and use certain parts of it.

FlexoCMS.CookieConsent

Storage of your preference for the use of cookies on the website.

Duration: 1 year

FlexoCMS.FrontUICulture

Storage of language choice. When you first visit the website, you must choose your language (Dutch or French). The next time you visit, you will not have to make this choice again, as a ‘language’ cookie has been stored on your device.

Duration: 1 year

FlexoCMS.SID

Stores the session ID. This allows your browser to be recognised when you visit the website.

Duration: 1 year

__RequestVerificationToken

Storage of an anti-falsification token (prevention of CSRF attacks).

This cookie is a security measure designed to protect our site from unauthorised data submissions via forms.

Session. The cookie expires automatically when the browser is closed.

Performance cookies

We use performance cookies to collect information about how visitors use our website, with the aim of improving its content, better tailoring it to visitors' wishes and increasing its user-friendliness. We also use Google Analytics (info) and Hotjar (info) to analyse the use of our website, which also use cookies for this purpose.

Marketing cookies

This website uses cookies that, depending on the pages you visit, keep track of the products or services that may be of interest to you. Thanks to these cookies and the Google advertising network (Google AdWords, Google Analytics, the Google Display Network and DoubleClick) and Facebook (Facebook, Instagram), we are able to show you advertisements for products and services that match your interests on other websites that are part of these advertising networks. This technique is called ‘remarketing’. These cookies do not contain any personal data.

How can you refuse or delete cookies?

You can refuse the installation of cookies in your browser settings. You can delete cookies already installed on your computer or mobile device at any time. See how to enable, disable or delete cookies.

If you wish to refuse these commercial cookies (including Google, Criteo or Facebook), you can do so using the following website: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/

If you do not wish to receive advertising based on your browsing habits and remarketing cookies, such as those from Google, you can change the settings in the Google Ads Preferences Manager. Google also recommends installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

To learn more about cookies, or how to manage/delete them, visit www.aboutcookies.org.

Changes

We reserve the right to unilaterally change our cookie policy. Any changes will be communicated on this website. If, after the change, you continue to use this website, the updated cookie policy will apply.

See also our page on the principles relating to the collection of personal data.