Cookie Policy
What is a cookie ?
A cookie is a small text file that may be stored on your computer when you visit websites. Information is saved in this text file, such as your choice of language for a website. When you visit the website again later, this cookie is sent back to the site in question. In this way, the website recognizes your browser and can, for example, remember your language choice.
Cookies usually also have an expiration date. Some cookies, for example, are automatically deleted when you close your browser (so-called session cookies), while others remain on your computer for longer, sometimes even until you delete them manually (this so-called permanent cookies)).
Why do we use cookies?
The website www.infotourism.be uses three types of cookies :
- essential cookies
- functional cookies ;
- cookies for analytical purposes.
List of essential cookies
These cookies are necessary for purely technical reasons for the use of the website. Given the technical necessity, only an information obligation applies and these are placed as soon as you access the website.
| Name | Deadline | Contents | Objective | Data controller |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHPSESSID | until the end of the browsing session | a token | this cookie enables communication between the web server and the browser, and temporarily stores information about your session. It ensures, for example, that you do not have to fill out a form completely again if you reload the page or make a mistake. | www.infotourism.be |
List of functional cookies
You cannot refuse these cookies if you wish to browse the website, but they are only placed after a choice has been made regarding the placement of cookies.
| Name | Deadline | Contents | Objective | Data controller |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wad-cookie-consent-x | 180 days | associative array | Store your cookie preferences (to avoid asking you for them again) | www.infotourism.be |
List of analytical cookies
These cookies allow us to determine the number of visits and sources of traffic, in order to measure and improve the performance of our website. They also help us to identify the most / least visited pages and to evaluate how visitors navigate the website. All information collected by these cookies is aggregated and therefore anonymized. If you do not accept these cookies, we will not be informed of your visit to our site.
| Name | Deadline | Contents | Objective | Data controller |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | 2 years | a token | This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics, which is an important update to the most widely used Google analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a customer identifier. It is included in every page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for site analytics reports. | www.infotourism.be |
| _gid | 24 hours | a token | This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics. It stores and updates a unique value for each page visited. | www.infotourism.be |
| _gat | 1 minute | a value | This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics. It is used to limit the rate of requests, which limits data collection on high traffic sites. | www.infotourism.be |