Cookies Policy
PREAMBLE
This Cookie Policy is drafted and managed by QP Pro Services, with their registered office at Chaussée de Charleroi 59, bte C, 5030 GEMBLOUX, BELGIUM, and registered at the Banque Carrefour des Enterprises, under company number 0800.432.023. For all questions and/or remarks, please contact us at the address mentioned above or at the e-mail address info@qpproservices.com. When you visit our website for the first time, we will display a pop-up window with an explanation about cookies. As soon as you click "Save Preferences," you authorize us to use the categories of cookies and extensions you have selected in the pop-up window, as described in this Cookie Policy. You can disable the use of cookies through your browser, but please note that our website may no longer function properly.
1.- USE OF COOKIES
QP Pro Services considers it important that you can view, listen to, read or experience our website content at any place and at any time via various media platforms. We want you to be able to use interactive features and provide services tailored to your needs. Therefore, QP Pro Services uses online techniques like cookies, scripts, and similar technologies (hereafter referred to as ‘cookies’). Cookies help us facilitate the use of the website and improve its functionality, by collecting (personal) data of our website visitors via their website usage. In this Cookie Policy, QP Pro Services wishes to inform you what kind of cookies are used and why. This Cookie Policy applies to all QP Pro Services online services, in particular all websites, (mobile) applications, and internet services that QP Pro Services offers and that give access to QP Pro Services content. QP Pro Services can amend the Cookie Policy at any time. This can happen, for example, in the context of changes to its services or the applicable legislation. The amended Policy will then be published on the QP Pro Services websites and will apply from the moment it is published. If the use of certain cookies involves the processing of personal data, the QP Pro Services Privacy Policy applies.
2.- WHAT ARE COOKIES?
A cookie is a small data file that a website's server or application places in your computer's or mobile device's browser when you visit their website or use their mobile app. This file contains a unique code that your browser uses to identify itself during your interaction with the online service, whether it's your first visit or a subsequent one. Cookies generally simplify and expedite the interaction between visitors and websites or applications, streamlining navigation within various sections of a website or app and allowing us to preserve specific settings, like your language preference, to enhance your user experience. There are different types of cookies, categorized by their source, purpose, and lifespan, as detailed in point 3 below.
3.- DETAILED INFORMATION ON QP PRO SERVICES COOKIES
Essential or strictly necessary cookies allow users to navigate through the website and use its essential functions. These cookies enable a service or functionality expressly requested by the user to be provided. These cookies may be placed without your consent. We also recommend that you do not disable these cookies as they may cause you to lose basic website functionality or access to certain parts of the website.
QP Pro Services uses the following strictly necessary cookies:
| Cookie | Provider | Description | Expiration |
|---|---|---|---|
| cookieConsent | QP Pro Services | Used to record whether the visitor has accepted or rejected the collection of analytics data. | 365 days |
Analytic cookies (statistics) collect data about the use of a website such as the number of visitors, the time visitors spend on a web page, and error messages. We ask for your consent before placing these cookies.
QP Pro Services uses the following analysis cookies, based on your consent:
| Cookie | Provider | Description | Expiration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _pk_id | Matomo | Used to store user information, such as the unique visitor ID. | 13 months |
| _pk_ses | Matomo | These short-lived cookies are used to temporarily store data from the visit. | 30 minutes |
| mtm_consent | Matomo | Created to remember the user's consent | 13 months |
For more information on cookies used by Matomo, you can visit this link.
Advertising cookies allow a website to send personalized advertising messages. We ask your consent before placing these cookies.
4.- HOW CAN YOU MANAGE OR TURN OFF COOKIES?
Essential and functional cookies cannot be modified because they are necessary to provide our online services. The information we collect through these cookies is always anonymous, making identification impossible. You can use your internet browser to delete cookies automatically or manually. You can also specify that certain cookies should not be placed. Another option is to modify your internet browser settings so that you receive a message every time a cookie is placed. For more information on these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser. If you choose to disable cookies, you can do so for the browser you use: - Internet Explorer - Google Chrome - Firefox - Safari If you use different devices to visit this website, make sure that your cookie preferences are set on the browser of every device. Please note that disabling certain cookies may result in the malfunction of related features on the website, e.g., certain graphics may not display as they are meant to, or you may not be able to use certain services.
5.- IS COOKIE INFORMATION PASSED ON TO THIRD PARTIES?
It's important to distinguish between two types of cookies: - First-party cookies: These are cookies managed by QP Pro Services and are specific to the website you visit or use; - Third-party cookies: These are cookies managed and placed by third parties. When you visit the QP Pro Services website, these cookies transmit certain data to third parties. These could include cookies from social media platforms or advertisers. It's possible that these third parties may access specific cookie information for purposes like delivering personalized advertisements or gathering feedback. Some of the cookies on QP Pro Services websites are placed by social networking services like LinkedIn. This occurs through the social network buttons that may be provided on the QP Pro Services website. If you use these buttons, these third parties may receive cookie information. You can refer to the detailed information on QP Pro Services cookies provided above (see point 3) to identify which cookies are first-party and which are third-party.
6.- HOW LONG IS COOKIE INFORMATION STORED?
Cookies can be stored on your computer or mobile device for different periods of time. Depending on the type of cookie, they (and the information they collect) are automatically deleted when you close your browser (these are the so-called "session cookies"), in other cases, these cookies remain stored for a longer period and can also be used during a subsequent visit to this website (these are the so-called "permanent cookies"). Consult the detailed information on QP Pro Services cookies above (see point 3.) to know the retention periods.
7.- CHANGES TO THIS COOKIE POLICY
QP Pro Services may amend this Cookie Policy in accordance with certain technical, legal, or commercial requirements and developments. We will inform you accordingly, taking into account the importance of the changes that have been made. You may find the date on which this Cookie Policy was last modified at the top of this Cookie Policy.
This version of the Cookies Policy is dated September 4, 2023.