Cookie declaration

1. Cookies

Cookies are small data or text files that websites and applications place on the hard disk of your computer. These cookies may serve various purposes: there are technical cookies (for example, to keep track of language settings), session cookies (temporary cookies that expire after one session) and tracking cookies (cookies that follow and keep track of your behaviour on the internet, in order to offer a more optimal user experience).

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

Sobinco NV is established in Belgium and therefore follows the Belgian legislation on cookies.

2. Purpose and benefits of cookies

Sobinco NV wants to inform every visitor to the platform/website as properly as possible about his or her rights under the Belgian legislation on cookies and about the cookies used by Sobinco NV. By using the platform/website, the visitor agrees to the use of cookies. Cookies help Sobinco NV optimise your visit to the platform/website, remember technical choices (for example, your choices regarding language, newsletters, etc.) and offer you services and offers that are more relevant to you.

If you want to consult the platform/website of Sobinco NV, it is recommended that the technical settings for cookies should be enabled in your browser. Without cookies enabled, Sobinco NV cannot guarantee a smooth and error-free visit to the platform/website. If you prefer not to accept cookies, as a visitor you are free to disable them.

We use cookies to improve your experience as a visitor to our platform/website. The cookies we use are safe. The information we collect using cookies allows us to identify any errors that may be present or offer you specific services that we think may be of interest to you.

3. Types of cookies used by Sobinco NV

We distinguish the following types of cookies depending on their purpose:

• Essential/strictly necessary cookies: 
  These cookies are essential for the functioning of the platform/website and cannot be disabled in our systems. They are usually only created in response to actions taken by you such as when you set up your privacy preferences, log in or fill in any forms. They are necessary for proper communication and facilitate navigation (for example, returning to a previous page, etc.).
• Non-essential cookies: 
  Although these cookies are not essential for the functioning of the platform/website, they help us offer an improved and personalised website.
  • Functional cookies:
    These cookies enable the platform/website to provide an enhanced level of functionality and personalisation. They may be created by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
  • Analytical cookies:
    These cookies allow us to track visits and traffic so that we can measure and improve the performance of our platform/website. They help us to find out which pages are the most and least popular and how visitors navigate through the platform/website.
  • Targeting/advertising cookies:
    These cookies may be set up by our advertising partners via our platform/website. They may be used by these companies to build a profile based on your interests and show you relevant advertisements on other sites.

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

First-party cookies:

Third-party cookies: 

4. Managing cookies

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

Microsoft Internet Explorer

• In Internet Explorer, click ‘Internet options’ in the ‘Extra’ menu
• On the ‘Privacy’ tab, move the settings slider button to ‘Low’ or ‘Accept all cookies’ (setting above ‘Medium’ disables cookies)
• Click ‘OK’

Mozilla Firefox

• Click ‘Firefox’ in the top left corner of your browser and then click ‘Options’
• On the ‘Privacy’ tab, make sure the ‘Let websites know that I do not want to be tracked’ is not checked
• Click ‘OK’

Google Chrome

• Click the three dots next to the browser bar at the top of your browser window and select ‘Options’
• Go to the ‘Privacy and security’ section and click ‘Content settings’
• Click the option ‘Cookies’
• Now select ‘Allow sites to save and read cookie data’

Safari

• Select ‘Preferences’ in the task menu (the task menu is located at the top right of the Safari window and is indicated by a gear icon or click ‘Safari’ in the advanced task menu)
• Click the ‘Privacy’ tab Go to the ‘Cookies and other website data’ section
• Indicate that you accept cookies

If you want to consult the platform/website of Sobinco NV, it is recommended that you have cookies enabled. However, if you prefer not to accept cookies, as a visitor you are free to disable the cookies via your browser settings. This can be done in the following ways: 
Microsoft Internet Explorer

• In Internet Explorer, click the ‘Extra’ button and then select ‘Internet options’
• Select the ‘Privacy’ tab and move the slider under ‘Settings’ upwards to block all cookies. Click ‘OK’

Mozilla Firefox

• Click the menu button and select ‘Preferences’
• Select the ‘Privacy & Security’ panel and go to the ‘History’ section
• Next to ‘Firefox will’, select ‘Use custom settings for history’
• Set ‘Accept third-party cookies’ to ‘Never’
• Close the ‘About: Preferences’ page and any changes made by you will be automatically saved

Google Chrome

• Select ‘More Settings’ in the browser toolbar
• Select the ‘Advanced’ option at the bottom of the page
• Under ‘Privacy and security’, select the ‘Content settings’ option
• Select ‘Cookies’
• Disable the ‘Allow sites to save and read cookie data’ option

Safari

• Select ‘Preferences’ in the task menu (the task menu is located at the top right of the Safari window and is indicated by a gear icon or click ‘Safari’ in the advanced task menu)
• Click the ‘Privacy’ tab Go to the ‘Cookies and other website data’ section
• Indicate that you do not accept cookies 

Alternatively, you may consult the Help functionality of your internet browser.

5. Rights of visitors

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

• Right to object: you may object to the processing of personal data if there are compelling and legitimate reasons to do so
• Right of access: any data subject who proves his or her identity has a right of access to the information about whether or not his or her personal data are being processed, as well as regarding the purposes of this processing, the categories of data to which these processing operations relate and the categories of recipients to whom the data are provided
• Right to rectification: inaccurate or incomplete personal data may be rectified or even erased at any time at the request of the data subject

These rights may be exercised in accordance with the terms set out in our Privacy Statement. More information about the rights of visitors can also be found in the Privacy Statement. If, after reading this Cookie Statement, you have further questions or comments about cookies, please contact us at privacy@sobinco.com.