Cookie policy

by | Nov 2, 2023

Cookie policy

In providing its services on the website www.polylak.net (hereinafter the “Website”), Polylak (hereinafter “the company“, “we“, “us“, “our“) will use certain cookies and other tracking technologies placed on the device of visitors  of the Website (hereinafter “you” or “your”).

The Website is operated by Polylak NV, registered in the Kruispuntbank Ondernemingen under the number BE 0444 057 387 and with registered office at Galgenheiken 1, 2920 Kalmthout . Any questions or remarks may be sent by post to this address, by e-mail to info@polylak.be or by telephone to 03 668 83 16.

1.           General information

1.1.      This Cookie Policy (hereinafter referred to as the “Cookie Policy“) describes the different types of cookies and other possible tracking elements (such as scripts, web beacons, pixel tags, etc.) that we use on the Website, and how you can change the settings.

1.2.      We have a strict privacy policy and are committed to being transparent about the technologies used on our Website. To the extent that information collected through cookies contains personal data, the provisions of the Privacy Policy apply and complement the Cookie Policy.

2.           What exactly are cookies?

2.1.      A cookie is a small text file that is placed by a website server in the browser or on the hard drive of your computer or mobile device when you consult a website. Cookies are used to distinguish you from other visitors to the website.

2.2.      ‘First-party cookies’ are cookies that are used by the website visited itself. Third-party cookies’ are cookies that do not originate from the website used itself, but from another website.

2.3.      ‘Session cookies’ are cookies that disappear automatically when you end your session on our Website. ‘Persistent cookies’, on the other hand, do not disappear immediately but only after a certain pre-set period.

2.4.      For the use of strictly necessary or essential cookies, your consent is not required but we will of course inform you about it through this Cookie Policy. However, for non-essential cookies (such as cookies used for marketing purposes, analysis, performance, etc.) we always ask your explicit permission via the cookie bar on the website. In doing so, you can choose to accept all cookies or only certain categories of cookies.

2.5.      The consent you have given can be withdrawn at any time. Below in this Cookie Policy, we explain how you can do this easily.

3.           What kind of cookies are used on the Website?

We use different types of cookies on the Website for the following purposes:

3.1.      Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are essential for browsing our Website or strictly necessary to provide a service specifically requested/expected by a visitor. Deleting this type of cookies is therefore not possible and only an information obligation applies. If you do not agree, you may not use the Website.

 

Name

Content and purpose

Duration

Third party?

_GRECAPTCHA

This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website.

180 days

Google analytics

rc::a

This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website.

Persistent

gstatic

rc::c

This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots.

Session

gstatic

rc::b

This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots.

Session

gstatic

rc::f

This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots.

Persistent

gstatic

_grecaptcha

This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website.

Persistent

gstatic

CookieConsent

Stores the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain

1 year

/

CONSENT

Used to detect if the visitor has accepted the marketing category in the cookie banner. This cookie is necessary for GDPR-compliance of the website.

2 years

youtube

 

3.2.      Functional cookies

Functional cookies allow to perform certain functionalities, such as remembering login information or language preference, to collect feedback or for other third-party functionalities. You can disable these types of cookies.  

 

Name

Content and purpose

Duration

Third party?

 

 

 

 

 

3.3.      Analytical cookies

Analysis cookies are used to track how our visitors use the Website. These cookies allow us to collect information on certain metrics such as number of visitors, which website our visitors come from, which pages are frequently visited, etc. You can disable these types of cookies.

Name

Content and purpose

Duration

Third party?

collect

Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels.

2 years

/

_ga

Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.

2 years

/

_gid

Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.

1 day

/

_gat

Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate

1 day

/

_ga_#

Used by Google Analytics to collect data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit.

2 years

/

 

 

3.4.      Advertising cookies

Advertising cookies are used to send customized advertising to visitors based on the pages they visit and to measure and analyse the success of such advertising campaigns. You can disable these types of cookies.

 

 

Name

Content and purpose

Duration

Third party?

TESTCOOKIESENABLED

Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content.

1 day

youtube

LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY

Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content.

Session

youtube

remote_sid

Necessary for the implementation and functionality of YouTube video-content on the website.

Session

youtube

VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA

 

180 days

youtube

YSC

 

Session

youtube

VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE

 

180 days

youtube

ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY

Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content.

Persistent

youtube

yt-remote-device-id

Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video

Persistent

youtube

yt-remote-cast-installed

Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video

Session

youtube

yt-remote-cast-available

Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video

Session

youtube

yt-remote-session-app

Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video

Session

youtube

yt-remote-session-name

Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video

Session

youtube

yt-remote-fast-check-period

Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video

Session

youtube

yt-remote-connected-devices

Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video

Persistent

youtube

YtIdbMeta#databases

Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content.

Persistent

youtube

LogsDatabaseV2:V#||LogsRequestsStore

 

Persistent

youtube

yt.innertube::requests

Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen.

Persistent

youtube

yt.innertube::nextId

Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen.

Persistent

youtube

nextId

Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content.

Session

youtube

requests

Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content.

Session

youtube

3.5.      Social Media cookies

These cookies allow you to share the content of the website with other people through social networks. Some share buttons are integrated via third party applications that may provide this type of cookie. Social networks offering such a “share” button are likely to identify you with this button, even if you have not used this button when visiting our website. We invite you to consult the privacy policies of these social networks to find out the purpose of the use of the information collected through these “share” buttons by visiting their respective websites. You can disable these types of cookies.  

Name

Content and purpose

Duration

Third party?

 

 

 

 

 

4.           How to refuse or control the use of cookies on the Website?

4.1.      If you want to know which cookies have been placed on your device or if you want to delete them, you can use a setting in your browser. Via the links below you will find more information on how to do this per browser. At www.aboutcookies.org you will also find the procedure for refusing cookies for the most commonly used browsers:

www.aboutcookies.org.

Firefox

https://support.mozilla.org/nl/kb/cookies-verwijderen-gegevens-wissen-websites-opgeslagen

 

Firefox mobile

https://support.mozilla.org/nl/kb/cookies-privegegevens-geschiedenis-instellingen-wissen

 

Chrome

https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=nl

 

Chrome mobile

https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=nl&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid&oco=1

 

Safari

https://support.apple.com/nl-be/HT201265

 

Internet explorer

https://support.microsoft.com/nl-be/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies

 

Microsoft Egde

https://support.microsoft.com/nl-be/help/4027947/windows-delete-cookies

 

 

4.2.      You have the option of withdrawing your consent to the placing of cookies at any time. However, this withdrawal has no effect on the processing that took place in the past when the consent was given.

4.3.      If you adjust your cookie settings as described above, it may result that certain parts of the Website cannot be displayed (correctly) or that some interactions do not work normally.

4.4.      You can adjust your internet browser so that it does not accept cookies and so that you receive a warning when a cookie is installed or the cookies are subsequently deleted from your hard disk. You can do this through your browser settings (see above).

5.           Protection of your data

All personal data is processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy. This also explains all your rights as a natural person. If you have any problems or complaints regarding this Cookie Policy, we would like to hear from you. You can always contact us using the contact details as stated at the top of this Cookie Policy.

If you nevertheless wish to make a complaint, you may do so to the supervisory authority. In Belgium, you can do this at the Data Protection Authority (Drukpersstraat 35, 1000 Brussels; T: +32 (0)2 274 48 00; E: contact@apd-gba.be; W: www.gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit.be)

6.           Do you have other questions about the use of cookies?

Should you have any questions regarding the use of cookies on the Website, you can always contact us using the contact details as stated at the top of this Cookie Policy.