Managing cookies

What are cookies?

Cookies are small files that websites put on your computer’s hard disk when you visit them for the first time.

The cookie contains a unique code that enables your browser to be identified when you visit the website (“session cookie”) or on future repeat visits (“permanent cookie”). Cookies can be installed by the server of the website that you are visiting or by partners that this website cooperates with. The website’s server can only read cookies that it has installed itself. It does not have access to any other information on your computer or on your mobile device. Cookies are stored on your computer or mobile device in your browser’s directory. The content of a cookie is usually the name of the server that installed the cookie, an expiry date and a unique number code.

Important: cookies are completely harmless. They do not delete any data from your computer, they do not change any file or program and cannot contain any virus.

What are cookies used for?

With a cookie, our website can recognise you whilst preserving your anonymity. The website recognises your preferences and automatically adapts itself to them. But this information is not linked to your name or identity in any way. So, for example, these cookies enable you to surf directly in your own language so you do not have to fill in your connection data every time. In other words, they make using this website much faster and more user-friendly.

Cookies can help you to be more efficient. Have you ever put an item in your virtual basket in an on-line store and returned there a few days later and found that the 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 shown there more relevant for the person visiting and can adapt the website to their personal tastes and requirements.

What types of cookies are used?

We use various types of cookies on this website.

Essential cookies

These cookies are needed to enable you to visit our website and to use some parts of it.

FlexoCMS.CookieConsent

Stores your preference for the use of cookies on the website

Period: 1 year

FlexoCMS.FrontUICulture

Stores your language choice When you first visit our website, you have to choose your language (Dutch or French). On your next visit, you do not have to make this choice because a “language” cookie has been stored on your device.

Period: 1 year

FlexoCMS.SID

Stores the session log-in details. It enables your browser to be recognised when you visit the website.

Period: 1 year

__RequestVerificationToken

Stores an anti-forgery token (for preventing CSRF attacks).

This cookie is a security measure used for protecting our website from unauthorised data being sent via forms.

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

Performance cookies

We use performance cookies to collect information on how visitors use our website so that we can improve the content, best adapt it to visitors’ requirements and to make it more user-friendly. To analyse the use of our website, we also use Google Analytics (information here) and Hotjar (information here), which also use cookies to do this.

Advertising cookies

This website uses cookies that, depending on the pages you visit, update products or services that may interest you. Thanks to these cookies and the resources of Google’s advertising network (Google AdWords, Google Analytics, the Google Display network and DoubleClick) and Facebook’s advertising network (Facebook and Instagram), we are able to show you advertisements for products and services that come under your areas of interest on other websites that are part of these advertising networks.  This technique is called “remarketing”. These cookies do not contain any personal data.

How do I refuse or delete cookies?

In your browser’s settings, you can refuse to accept cookies being installed. You can delete cookies already installed on your computer or mobile device at any time. Find out how to activate, deactivate or delete cookies.

If you do not want to accept advertising cookies (Google, Criteo or Facebook, amongst others), you can do so using this website: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/

If you do not want to receive advertisements based on your browser habits and remarketing cookies, such as Google’s, you can change the settings of  Google Ads Preferences Manager. Google also recommends that you install Google Analytics deactivation module for your browser (Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on).

To find out more about cookies, or how they are generated, or how to delete them, have an in-depth look at this website www.aboutcookies.org.

Changes

We reserve the right to change our policy regarding cookies without notice. Any changes will be communicated on this website. If, after any changes, you continue to use this website, the changed policy relating to cookies will be applicable.

See also our page on the principes relatifs à la collecte de données à caractère personnel.