Cookies

Cookies are small data or text files that are placed on your local computer by websites and applications. Such cookies can have different 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 track and keep track of your behavior on the internet, in order to to be able to offer a more optimal user experience).
The Belgian Electronic Communications Act of 13 June 2005 contains some provisions regarding cookies and their use on websites. The law is a transposition of the European e-Privacy Directive, which means that the cookie legislation can be implemented differently in other European member states.
OSTEND SCIENCE PARK is located in Belgium and therefore follows Belgian legislation on cookies.

Purpose and usefulness of cookies

OSTEND SCIENCE PARK wants to inform every visitor of the website as well as possible about his rights under Belgian legislation on cookies, and about which cookies OSTEND SCIENCE PARK uses. By using the website, the visitor agrees to the use of cookies. Cookies help OSTEND SCIENCE PARK to optimize your visit to the website, to remember technical choices (for example a choice of language, a newsletter, etc.) and to show you more relevant services and offers.
If you want to consult the OSTEND SCIENCE PARK website, it is recommended that the technical settings for cookies are enabled. Without cookies enabled, OSTEND SCIENCE PARK cannot guarantee a smooth visit to the website. If you prefer not to use cookies, you as a visitor are free to disable cookies.
We use cookies to improve your visit to our website. The cookies we use are safe. The information we collect using cookies helps us identify any errors or show you specific services that we think may be of interest to you.

Types of cookies used by OSTEND SCIENCE PARK

We distinguish the following types of cookies, depending on their purposes:
Essential/Strictly Necessary Cookies:
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be disabled in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. They are necessary for good communication and make navigation easier (e.g. returning to a previous page, etc.).
Non-essential cookies:
These cookies are not necessary in themselves for the website to function, but they do help us to offer an improved and personalized website.
Functional cookies:
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set 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 website. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and how visitors move around the website.
Targeting / advertising cookies:
These cookies can be set by our advertising partners through our website.
They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements on other sites.
We use our own cookies on the one hand and cookies from carefully selected partners with whom we work and who advertise our services on their website on the other.
Please read our Privacy Statement for more information regarding the processing of personal data by OSTEND SCIENCE PARK.

Management of the cookies

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

By browser – 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’.

By browser – Mozilla Firefox
● Click on ‘Firefox’ in the top left corner of your browser and then click on ‘Options’.
● In the ‘Privacy’ tab, make sure the ‘Tell websites that I don’t want to be tracked’ is unchecked.
● Click ‘OK’.

By browser – Google Chrome
● Click on the three dots next to the browser bar at the top of your browser window and choose ‘Options’.
● Find the section ‘Privacy and security’ and click on ‘content settings’.
● Click on the ‘cookies’ option.
● Now select ‘Allow sites to save and read cookie data’.

By browser – Microsoft Internet Explorer

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

By browser – Mozilla Firefox
● Click the menu button and choose ‘Preferences’.
● Select the “Privacy & Security” panel and go to the “History” section.
● Next to ‘Firefox will’, set to ‘Use custom settings for history’.
● Set ‘Accept third-party cookies’ to ‘Never’.
● Close the ‘about:preferences’ page. Changes you have made are automatically saved.

By browser – Google Chrome
● Select “More Settings” from the browser toolbar.
● Select the ‘Advanced’ option at the bottom of the page.
● Under ‘Privacy and security’, select ‘Content settings’.
● Select ‘Cookies’.
● Disable ‘Allow sites to save and read cookie data’.

By browser – 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 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.
Visitors’ rights
Since cookies can constitute the 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 justified reasons, you can object to the processing of personal data.
● Right of access: Any data subject who proves his identity has a right of access to information about whether or not personal data are being processed, as well as the purposes of this processing, the categories of data to which these processing operations relate and the categories of recipients to whom the data is disclosed.
● Right to correction: Inaccurate or incomplete personal data can always be corrected or even erased at the request of the data subject.

These rights are exercised in accordance with the modalities set out in our Privacy Statement. More information about the rights of visitors can also be found in the Privacy Statement. If you still have questions or comments about cookies after reading this Cookie Statement, you can always contact us at info@ostendsciencepark.be