Cookie policy
1. What are cookies exactly?
Cookies are small data or text files that are installed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website or use a (mobile) application. The cookie file contains a unique code that allows your browser to be recognized when you visit the online service or during subsequent, repeated visits. Cookies may be set by the server of the website or application you are visiting, but also by third-party servers that may or may not work with that website or application.
Cookies generally make interaction between the visitor and the website or application easier and faster, and help the visitor navigate between different parts of a website or application.
2. What cookies do we use?
The following categories of cookies are possibly used on this website:
Necessary cookies: These cookies are essential for the proper functioning and security of our website. Without these cookies, the website would not function correctly. We inform you about their use, but they cannot be disabled in our systems.
Functional cookies: These cookies enhance the user experience. They enable the website to offer improved functionality and personalization, such as remembering user choices, preferred language, or location. If you do not allow these cookies, you may not be able to fully utilize all additional functionalities or personalized settings of the website.
Analytical cookies: these allow us to count the number of visitors and traffic sources so that we can measure and improve the performance of our website. They allow us to know which pages are most and least popular and to see how visitors move around the website. All the information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies, we do not know when you have visited our website and cannot measure its performance.
- Marketing cookies: These may be placed by us or by our advertising partners. They are used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and to show you relevant advertisements about Visit Flanders services on other websites. They do not store personal information directly, but they do work by uniquely identifying your browser and device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will see less targeted ads on third-party channels.
Here is an overview of the cookies we use on our website:
| Cookie | Owner | Description | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cookie-agreed cookie-agreed-version cookie-agreed-categories | Europese Goudstandaard | This cookie is set when a visitor agrees to the cookie terms. This is used to not show the banner again after the visitor has consented. | Necessary | 3 months |
| SSESS2c3... | Europese Goudstandaard | This cookie is used to save your wishlist and shopping cart. | Functional | 23 days |
| _ga | Google Analytics | This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookies store information anonymously and assign a randomly generated number to identify unique visitors. | Analytical | 2 years |
| _ga_E5590XS355 | Google Analytics | This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookies store information anonymously and assign a randomly generated number to identify unique visitors. | Analytical | 4 months |
| _gcl_au | Google Analytics | This cookie is used by Google Analytics to understand user interaction with the website. | Analytical | 2 months |
| fr | The cookie is set by Facebook to show relevant advertisments to the users and measure and improve the advertisements. The cookie also tracks the behavior of the user across the web on sites that have Facebook pixel or Facebook social plugin. | Marketing | 2 months | |
| _fbp | This cookie is set by Facebook to deliver advertisement when they are on Facebook or a digital platform powered by Facebook advertising after visiting this website. | Marketing | 2 months | |
| NID | These cookies are used to remember your preferences and other information, such as your preferred language, how many results you prefer to have shown on a search results page (for example, 10 or 20), and whether you want to have Google’s SafeSearch filter turned on. Also used for analytics purposes on Google Search and to enable personalized autocomplete features in Google Search. Also used to show Google ads in Google services for signed-out users. (Browser related, not specific for this website.) | Functional, Analytical, Marketing | 6 months | |
| ANID, IDE | Used by Google DoubleClick to show Google Ads on non-Google sites. It stores information about how the user uses the website and any other advertisement before visiting the website. This is used to present users ads to users who have turned off personalized ads. (Browser related, not specific for this website.) | Marketing | 13 months | |
| ads_visitor_id | Cross-site tracking & targeting cookie from Google Ads. | Marketing | 2 months | |
| _dc_gtm_XXX | Google Tag Manager | Used to throttle request rate. | Analytical | 1 minute |
| _ttp, _tt_enable_cookie | TikTok | Measure and improve the performance of your advertising campaigns and to personalize the user's experience (including ads) on TikTok | Marketing | 13 months |
| UserMatchHistory, lang, bscookie, lissc, lidc, bcookie, _guid, PLAY_LANG, PLAY_SESSION, li_alerts, li_at, li_gc, li_mc, li_rm, lms_ads, lms_analytics, AnalyticsSyncHistory, li_sugr, liap, sdsc, dfpfpt, fptctx2, li_ep_auth_context, li_er, li_a | Multiple cookies set by LinkedIn used for different purposes. | Functional, Analytical, Marketing | Multiple durations | |
| GPS, YSC, __Secure-3PSIDCC, SIDCC, __Secure-3PAPISID, __Secure-1PAPISID, __Secure-1PSIDCC, SSID, HSID, APISID, __Secure-3PSID, SID, SAPISID, __Secure-1PSID, PREF, VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE, __Secure-YEC, DEVICE_INFO, LOGIN_INFO, __Secure-3PSIDTS, __Secure-1PSIDTS, VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | YouTube | Multiple cookies set by YouTube (embedded videos) used for different purposes. | Analytical, Marketing | Multiple durations |
| continuous_play_v3, Player, sd_client_id, sd_identity, vuid, | Vimeo | Multiple cookies set by Vimeo (embedded videos) used for different purposes. | Functional, Analytical | Multiple durations |
| mtc_sid, mtc_id, mautic_referrer_id, mautic_session_id, mautic_device_id, mautic_focus_x | Mautic | These are third-party cookies used by Mautic that allow us to use the Mautic service. Mautic is used to support marketing activities. | Functional, Analytical, Marketing | Multiple durations |
| _li_id, _li_ses | Leadinfo | These cookies enable us to get insights about the business use of our website, based on IP addresses of the website visitors. | Marketing | 1 years |
| CSRF-TOKEN, webinargeek | WebinarGeek | Multiple cookies set by WebinarGeek used for different purposes. | Functional | Session |
| Trengo_Visitor, Trengo_Session, Trengo_VisitorToken | Trengo | Tracks individual sessions on the websites, this allows the website to collect statistical data from multiple visits - This data can also be used to create leads for marketing purposes. | Analytical, Marketing | Persistent, Session |
3. How can I refuse or modulate the use of cookies?
You can refuse the use of cookies through your browser settings. You can also delete already installed cookies from your computer or mobile device at any time. Instructions can be found on your browser's website:
Please note that if you disable cookies, please note that certain graphics may not look nice, or you may not be able to use certain features.
4. Contact
Do you have any questions about this cookie statement or the processing of your personal data? Please feel free to contact our data protection officer at the following contact details: info@europesegoudstandaard.be