Cookie policy

This cookie policy (« Cookie Policy ») regulates the use of cookies and similar technologies as part of your use of our Website (the « Website ») and the accompanying services (jointly referred to hereinafter as « Services »). This processing is performed by TheValueChain as data controller, with registered office at Satenrozen 10, 2550 Kontich, Belgium (« we”, “our »), registered with the CBE (Crossroads Bank for Enterprises) under number BE 838 023 085 in accordance with the applicable legislation relating to the protection of personal data. By using the Service, you consent to the use of cookies.

Our Cookies Policy explains what cookies are, how we use cookies, how third-parties we may partner with may use cookies on the Service, your choices regarding cookies and further information about cookies.

 

What are cookies?

Cookies are small pieces of text sent to your web browser by a website you visit. A cookie file is stored in your web browser and allows the Service or a third-party to recognize you and make your next visit easier and the Service more useful to you.

By continuing to use our Website and/or Services or by clicking “Accept” after you have been notified of the use of cookies and similar technologies, you acknowledge that you have carefully read this Cookie Policy and that you unreservedly agree with it. As explained in this Cookie Policy, you can change your cookie preferences at all times.

We reserve the right to change, supplement or replace this Cookie Policy from time to time. Your attention will be drawn to such changes, additions to or replacements through our Website and/or Services. If you do not agree with these changes, additions or replacements, we request you to send an email to info@thevaluechain.be. If we have not received any notification of this within three (3) working days after you have been notified of the changes, supplements or replacements through our Website or Services, you will be presumed to have accepted any changes, supplements or replacements.

Cookies can be « persistent » or « session » cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your personal computer or mobile device when you go offline, while session cookies are deleted as soon as you close your web browser.

 

How TheValueChain uses cookies?

When you use and access the Service, we may place a number of cookies files in your web browser.

We use cookies for the following purposes:

  • To enable certain functions of the Service
  • To provide analytics
  • For marketing purposes

 

We use both session, persistent, third party cookies on the Service, more particularly:

CraftSessionId

  • What: Craft relies on PHP sessions to maintain sessions across web requests. That is done via the PHP session cookie.
  • Session token: This cookie will expire as soon as the session expires.

 

CRAFT_CSRF_TOKEN

  • What: Craft has built-in protection against Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks (CSRF)
  • Session token: stored until browser closes

 

gat_gtag

  • What: specific google analytics cookies to: identify unique users, identify unique sessions, throttle the request rate, store information about user sessions and campaigns
  • Session token: stored until browser closes, for 24 hours, for 2 years

 

Crazy Egg

  • What: Store page variants assigned to visitors for A/B performance testing
  • Session token: stored until browser closes, for 1 year

 

What are your choices regarding cookies?

If you’d like to delete cookies or instruct your web browser to delete or refuse cookies, please visit the help pages of your web browser.

Please note, however, that if you delete cookies or refuse to accept them, you might not be able to use all of the features we offer, you may not be able to store your preferences, and some of our pages might not display properly.

  • For the Chrome web browser, please visit this page from Google: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050
  • For the Internet Explorer web browser, please visit this page from Microsoft: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278835
  • For the Firefox web browser, please visit this page from Mozilla: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored
  • For the Safari web browser, please visit this page from Apple: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411?locale=en_US

For any other web browser, please visit your web browser’s official web pages.

 

What to do in case of a complaint?

If you have a complaint regarding our processing of your personal data, you can always contact us at the following email address info@im-associates.eu. If you are still not satisfied with our answer, then you are at liberty to file a complaint with the competent data protection authority, the DPA-Data Protection Authority. For more information, go to https://www.dataprotectionauthority.be/.

 

Where can you find more information about cookies

You can learn more about cookies and the following third-party websites:

  • AllAboutCookies: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/
  • Network Advertising Initiative: http://www.networkadvertising.org/