Cookie policy

Policy on the use of cookies

What are cookies and what are they used for?

A cookie is a small file containing information on the behaviour of a visitor browsing on a website. The cookie is generated by the server of the site visited, but is saved on the hard disk of the computer or any other mobile device with an Internet connection.

For example, the cookie saves your language preferences, so you do not have to make this choice each time you visit. It also lets us optimise your browsing experience on our websites.

There are several types of cookies, those used by the website that deposits the cookie and those sent by third parties for advertising or audience analysis purposes (internal and external cookies).

The cookies we use

Essential cookies:
The purpose of these cookies is to let you browse our websites and applications and use the available features. If you deactivate these cookies, you will not be able to access all the services we offer you.

Functional cookies:
The purpose of these cookies is to facilitate the operation of our websites and applications and deliver a personalised browsing experience, for example by remembering login names, passwords and preferences such as language settings. If you deactivate these cookies, you will not be able to access all the services we offer you.

Audience analysis cookies:
The purpose of these cookies is to collect data on use of our websites and applications, such as the number of visitors, popular web pages and the time users spend on a specific page. They help us make your user experience as enjoyable as possible by adapting our website to your behaviour and measuring the effectiveness of our marketing actions. We also use these cookies to produce statistics.

Google Analytics: We use services such as Google Analytics, which collects anonymous data on the use of our websites and applications to produce statistics about the traffic to our sites and applications. You can find more information about how Google uses your data at: https://www.google.com/intl/nl/policies/privacy/partners/

All this data is registered anonymously; it does not allow any user to be identified.

Third party cookies
These cookies are placed by third party partner sites such as TC&P BVBA, ZETES FASTRACE SA/NV, :…
If you want more information about how these cookies are created, you can consult the privacy policy of these sites.

Legal basis for data processing

The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies is Article 6, paragraph 1, a) of the GDPR.

Retention period

The retention period varies according to the type of cookies: essential cookies are generally kept until the browser closes, while functional cookies remain valid for 1 year. To find out how long audience analysis and other third party cookies are registered for, please consult their privacy policy using the links mentioned above.

Authorising or blocking cookies

By changing the settings on your web browser, you can deactivate or limit the transmission of cookies. Cookies already stored can be deleted at any time. This operation can also be done automatically.

You can also adjust your web browser so that you are informed when cookies are saved and you can decide individually whether to accept them or exclude the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or generally. Each web browser has a different way of managing cookie settings. This is set out in the menu for each web browser, which explains how you can adjust your cookie settings. For each browser, it can be accessed by clicking on the following links:
- Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en
- Firefox https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
- Internet Explorer: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows-vista/Block-or-allow-cookies
- Safari: http://help.apple.com/safari/mac/8.0/#/sfri11471

You are free to choose whether to accept or refuse cookies. Note however that, if you do not have certain cookies, your browsing experience could be less efficient.

Updating our cookie policy

We reserve the right to amend this cookie policy at any time, simply by publishing a new version on the websites and applications without specific notification, in order to comply with the regulations set out in the legislation and also because our websites/applications are continually evolving. Users are invited to read the policy regularly.