Cookie policy

Cookies

Cookies are small data or text files placed on your local computer by websites and applications. These cookies can serve different purposes: there are technical cookies (e.g., to remember language settings), session cookies (temporary cookies that expire after one session), and tracking cookies (cookies that track your behavior on the internet to provide you with an optimal user experience).

The Belgian Act on Electronic Communications of June 13, 2005, contains certain provisions regarding cookies and their use on websites. This law is a transposition of the European e-Privacy Directive, which means that cookie legislation can be implemented differently in other European member states.

vzw Kontinenten asbl is based in Belgium and therefore follows Belgian cookie legislation.

Purpose and Benefits of Cookies

vzw Kontinenten asbl aims to inform every visitor to the platform/website about their rights under Belgian cookie legislation and about the cookies used by vzw Kontinenten asbl. By using the platform/website, the visitor agrees to the use of cookies. Cookies help vzw Kontinenten asbl to optimize your visit to the platform/website, to remember technical choices (e.g., language choice, a newsletter, etc.), and to show you more relevant services and offers.

If you wish to consult the platform/website of vzw Kontinenten asbl, it is advisable to enable the technical settings for cookies. Without enabled cookies, vzw Kontinenten asbl cannot guarantee a problem-free visit to the platform/website. If you prefer not to use cookies, you are free to disable them as a visitor.

We use cookies to improve your visit to our platform/website. The cookies we use are safe. The information we collect using cookies helps us identify errors or show you specific services that we believe may be of interest to you.

Types of Cookies Used by vzw Kontinenten asbl 

We distinguish the following types of cookies according to their purposes:

- Essential/Strictly Necessary Cookies:

These cookies are necessary for the platform/website to function and cannot be turned off in our systems. They are usually set in response to actions taken by you, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling out forms. They are necessary for proper communication and facilitate navigation (e.g., returning to a previous page, etc.).

- Non-Essential Cookies:

These cookies are not strictly necessary for the platform/website to function, but they help us offer an improved and personalized website.

* Functional cookies:
These cookies enable the platform/website to offer enhanced functionality and personalization. They can be set by us or by external providers whose services we have added to our pages.
 
* Analytical cookies:
These cookies allow us to track visits and traffic so we can measure and improve the performance of our platform/website. They help us know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the platform/website.
 
* Targeting / Advertising cookies:
These cookies may be set through our platform/website by our advertising partners.
They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant ads on other sites.
 

We use both our own cookies and cookies from carefully selected partners with whom we collaborate and who advertise our services on their website.

First Party Cookies:

Cookie name: PHPSESSID
Type of cookie: Functional cookie
Expires in: session 

Cookie name: lang
Type of cookie: Functionele cookie
Expires in: session

 

Third party cookies:

Cookie name: _ga_#
Type of cookie: Analytische cookie
Expires in: 1 year 1 month 4 days

Cookie name: _ga
Type of cookie: Analytische cookie
Expires in: 1 year 1 month 4 days

 

Please refer to our Privacy Statement for more information on the processing of personal data by vzw Kontinenten asbl.

Managing Cookies

Ensure that cookies are enabled in your browser. To enable cookies, the following actions must be performed:

For Microsoft Internet Explorer

* In Internet Explorer, click on 'Internet Options' in the 'Tools' menu.
* On the 'Privacy' tab, move the settings slider to 'Low' or 'Accept All Cookies' (setting above 'Medium' disables cookies).
* Click 'OK'.

For Mozilla Firefox

* Click 'Firefox' in the upper left corner of your browser, then click 'Options'.
* On the 'Privacy' tab, make sure 'Tell websites I do not want to be tracked' is not checked.
* Click 'OK'.

For Google Chrome

* Click on the three dots next to the address bar at the top of your browser window and select 'Settings'.
* Find the 'Privacy and security' section and click on 'Site settings'.
* Click on the 'Cookies' option.
* Now select 'Allow sites to save and read cookie data'.

For Safari

* Choose 'Preferences' from the task menu. (The task menu is located at the top right of the Safari window and looks like a gear, or click 'Safari' in the extended task menu.)
* Click on the 'Privacy' tab. Find the section called 'Cookies and other website data'.
* Indicate that you accept cookies.

If you wish to consult the platform/website of vzw Kontinenten asbl, it is advisable to have cookies enabled. However, if you prefer not to, you are free to disable cookies via your browser settings. This can be done as follows:

For Microsoft Internet Explorer

* In Internet Explorer, select the Tools button and choose Internet Options.
Select the Privacy tab and under Settings, move the slider to the top to block all cookies. Click OK.

For Mozilla Firefox

* Click the menu button and choose 'Preferences'.
* Select the 'Privacy & Security' panel and go to the 'History' section.
* Set 'Firefox will' to 'Use custom settings for history'.
* Set 'Accept third-party cookies' to 'Never'.
* Close the 'about:preferences' page. Any changes you have made will be automatically saved.

For Google Chrome

* Select 'More Settings' from the browser toolbar.
* At the bottom of the page, select 'Advanced'.
* Under 'Privacy and security', select 'Site settings'.
* Select 'Cookies'.
* Disable 'Allow sites to save and read cookie data'.

For Safari

* Choose 'Preferences' from the task menu. (The task menu is located at the top right of the Safari window and looks like a gear, or click 'Safari' in the extended task menu.)
* Click on the 'Privacy' tab. Find the section called 'Cookies and other website data'.
* Indicate that you do not accept cookies.

Or consult the help function of your internet browser.

Visitor Rights

Since cookies may constitute a processing of personal data, you as a data subject have the right to the lawful and secure processing of personal data. As a data subject, you can exercise the following rights:

- Right to Object: If there are compelling and legitimate reasons, one can object to the processing of personal data.
 
- Right of Access: Any data subject who proves their identity has the right to access information regarding the existence of processing of their personal data, as well as the purposes of such processing, the categories of data concerned, and the categories of recipients to whom the data is provided.
 
- Right to Rectification: Inaccurate or incomplete personal data can always be corrected or even erased at the request of the data subject.

The exercise of these rights is in accordance with the modalities as set out in our Privacy Statement. More information on visitor rights can also be found in the Privacy Statement. If you have any questions or comments about cookies after reading this Cookie Statement, you can always contact us at secretariaat@kontinenten.be.