What are cookies?

Cookies are small data or text files that are placed on your 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 monitor your behaviour on the internet in order to offer a more optimal user experience).

The Belgian Electronic Communications Act of 13 June 2005 contains 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.

Signpost is based in Belgium and therefore follows the Belgian legislation on cookies.

Purpose and usefulness of cookies

Signpost wants every visitor to the platform and/or website to be fully informed about their rights regarding cookies under Belgian legislation, and about which cookies Signpost uses.

By using the platform/website, the visitor agrees to the use of cookies. Cookies help Signpost to optimise your visit to the platform/website, to remember technical choices (for example, a language choice) and to show you more relevant services and offers.

Our recommendation is that you enable technical settings for cookies when using the Signpost website. Enabling cookies helps Signpost provide a smooth visit to the platform/website. If you prefer not to use cookies, you are of course completely free to disable the cookies.

We use cookies to improve your visit to our website. The cookies we use are 100% safe. The information we collect using cookies helps us identify any errors or are intended to show you specific services that we think may be of interest to you.

Types of cookies used by Signpost

We distinguish the following types of cookies, depending on their purposes:

Essential / necessary cookies

These cookies are necessary for the platform/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 out forms. They are necessary for good communication and they make it easier to navigate the platform or website (e.g. return to a previous page).

Non-essential cookies

These cookies are not necessary in themselves for the platform/website to function, but they do help us to offer an improved and personalised website.

Functional cookies

These cookies enable the platform/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 platform/website. They help us know which pages are the most and least popular and how visitors move around the platform/website.

Targeting / advertising cookies

These cookies can be set by our advertising partners through our platform/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 and cookies from carefully selected partners with whom we work and who advertise our services on their website.

Cookie management

To enable cookies, you can take the following steps:

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 on “OK”.

For Mozilla Firefox

Click "Firefox" in the top left corner of your browser, then click "Options".

On the “Privacy” tab, make sure the “Tell websites I don't want to be tracked” is unchecked.

Click on “OK”.

For  Google Chrome

Click on the three dots next to the browser bar at the top of your browser window and choose “Options”.

Find the "Privacy and security" section and click on "content 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 expanded task menu.)

Click on the “Privacy” tab. Find the section called "Cookies and other website data".

Indicate that you accept cookies.

Our recommendation is that you enable technical settings for cookies when using the Signpost website. Enabling cookies helps Signpost provide a smooth visit to the website. If you prefer not to use cookies, you are of course completely free to disable the cookies. This can be done in the following ways:

For 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.

For Mozilla Firefox

Click on 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 saved automatically.

For Google Chrome

Select "More Settings" in the browser toolbar.

At the bottom of the page, select the “Advanced” option.

Under “Privacy and security”, select “Content 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 expanded 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.

Rights of visitors

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

• Right to object: If there are serious and legitimate reasons, you can object to the processing of personal data.
• Right of access: Every data subject who proves his/her identity has a right of access to information about whether or not processing of his personal data exists, 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 deleted 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 via privacy@signpost.eu