Pursuant to Article 129 of the Law of 13 June 2005 on electronic communications, each user must be informed about the use of cookies[1] and their consent must be obtained before placing them.

The cookie policy contains information about the use of cookies by the website. This document contains information on what a cookie is, the type of cookie(s) used, the purposes of such use and the management of cookies.

It is recommended to separate your cookie policy from your privacy policy.

In addition, we strongly recommend that you make the “cookie policy” accessible in the header or footer on all pages of the website.

Effective since: 24.07.18

This policy relating to cookies (hereinafter, the “Cookie Policy“) describes the different types of cookies that we use on our website  http://girp.eu/ (hereinafter, the “Website“) and the manner in which you can configure these cookies.

We maintain a strict privacy policy and we are committed to being transparent about the technologies that are used on our Website.

Insofar as the information collected using cookies constitutes personal data, the provisions of the Privacy Policy  shall apply and supplement this Cookie Policy.

  1. WHAT IS A COOKIE?

A “cookie” is a small text file containing information saved by a website on a computer or by a mobile application on a user’s smartphone.

Cookies offer the possibility to identify you and to memorize various information in order to facilitate your navigation on a website/a mobile application, to ensure the smooth functioning of these or to make them more effective, for example by memorizing your language preferences.

  1. WHAT COOKIES ARE USED ON OUR WEBSITE AND WHY?

We use different types of cookies for different reasons.

COOKIE PURPOSE
ESSENTIAL COOKIES/STRICTLY NECESSARY COOKIES

 

 

 

These cookies are essential for browsing our Website or strictly necessary for the provision of a service specifically requested by a user.

 

The removal of this type of cookies can lead to navigation difficulties and is therefore strongly discouraged.

 

PREFERENCE COOKIES/PERFORMANCE COOKIES These cookies collect information about your choices and preferences and make your navigation more pleasant and personalized.

These cookies make it possible to memorize the language chosen during your first visit to our Website in order to personalize it accordingly.

 

 

ANALYTICAL COOKIES/STATISTICAL COOKIES

 

These cookies are used to gather information about your use of the Website, in order to improve the content of the Website, make it more suitable to your needs and increase its usability.

For example, these cookies show us the most visited pages of the Website or help to identify difficulties that may be encountered during navigation.

 

THIRD-PARTY/SHARING COOKIES

 

These cookies allow you to share the content of the Website with other people via social networks. Some sharing buttons are integrated via third-party applications that can issue this type of cookies. This is particularly the case with the buttons [“Facebook”, “Twitter”, “Google +” and “Pinterest”].

 

Social networks providing such a sharing button are likely to identify you with this button, even if you did not use this button when visiting our Website. We invite you to consult the privacy policy of these social networks, by visiting their respective websites, to learn the purpose of using the information collected through these sharing buttons.

 

  1. HOW TO CONFIGURE THE COOKIES?

You can easily delete, disable or accept cookies from our Website at any time by configuring your browser settings.

Each browser (Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, Google Chrome, etc.) has its own cookie configuration mode. To learn about the procedure to follow concerning your navigator, visit the site: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/.

If you wish to refuse these commercial cookies (among others Google, Criteo or Facebook), you can do it using the following website: http://www.youronlinechoices.com.

If you use different computers, smartphones and/or tablets, do not forget to configure each device so that each of them corresponds to your preferences regarding cookies.

 

  1. WILL OUR WEBSITE STILL WORK WITHOUT COOKIES?

You will still be able to view our Website, but some interactions may not work normally.

For example, we have a cookie to save your language preferences. If you disable this cookie, the selected choice will reappear with each new browsing session.

  1. OTHER QUESTIONS?

If you have other questions, contact us:

  • by sending an email to the following address: privacy@girp.eu
  • by writing to the following postal address:

Rue de la Loi 26, 10th floor, box 14

B – 1040 Brussels

Belgium

Belgian business registry (BCE) number:  0464.770.352

[1] A cookie is a file that contains information saved by your website on the consumer’s computer and allows you to recognize the consumer and his preferences during a subsequent visit.

[A2] Implement a hyperlink to the Privacy Policy.