Cookie policy

Apart from the data you voluntarily share with Sevendays when using the Sevendays website www.sevendays.be, hereinafter "Sevendays Website", Sevendays also uses cookies and other technological means to collect data.

All information, whether in the form of text, files, images, or any other form, is provided by Sevendays solely for informational purposes.

Any interested person may take note of this information, but Sevendays reserves the right to change the rules and conditions regarding access to the use of the Sevendays Website at any time it deems appropriate, without any prior notice, or to subject the entire Sevendays Website or parts thereof to restrictions.

Access to such private sections of the Sevendays Website may be conditional on the provision of information by the visitor/user of the Sevendays Website. The visitor/user who provides this information explicitly agrees that this information becomes the property of Sevendays and that by simply providing information to Sevendays, the latter receives explicit permission to use the information in accordance with the Privacy Policy.

Granting access to the private section of the Sevendays Website using usernames and passwords may be changed or denied by Sevendays at any time without leading to any compensation.

Article 1. Why do we use cookies?

This Cookie Policy describes which cookies we use on the website and for what purposes these cookies are used. We use cookies for the following reasons:

• To ensure the website works properly and you have an optimal user experience.

• To gain insight into the number of visitors to our site and the pages they view.

• To enable the integration of social media on the website.

• To generate advertisements tailored to your needs.

Article 2. What is a cookie?

A cookie is a simple small file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by the browser on your computer's hard drive. The information stored in it can be sent back to our servers on a subsequent visit. A cookie is a file with an ID (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and stored by the browser. The ID is then sent back to the server whenever the browser requests a page from the server. Cookies are small pieces of data stored in a visitor's browser. They are usually used to keep track of which settings users have selected and which actions they have taken on a site.

Cookies cannot be used to identify individuals, a cookie can only identify a machine. Cookies generally do not contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.

Article 3. Use of permanent cookies

With the help of a permanent cookie, we can recognize you on a new visit to our website. The website can therefore be specially set to your preferences. Also, when you have given permission for placing cookies, we can remember this by means of a cookie. This saves you time and makes it easier for you to use our website. Permanent cookies can be deleted via your browser settings.

Article 4. Use of session cookies

With the help of a session cookie, we can see which parts of the website you viewed during this visit. This allows us to adapt our service as much as possible to the surfing behavior of our visitors. These cookies are automatically deleted once you close your web browser.

Article 5. Google Analytics

A cookie from the company Google is placed via our website, as part of the 'Analytics' service. We use this service to track and get reports on how visitors use the website. Google may provide this information to third parties if Google is legally obliged to do so, or insofar as third parties process the information on behalf of Google. We have no influence on this. We have not allowed Google to use the obtained analytics information for other Google services.

The information Google collects is anonymized as much as possible. Your IP address is explicitly not provided. The information is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google states that it adheres to the Privacy Shield principles and is affiliated with the Privacy Shield program of the US Department of Commerce. This means there is an adequate level of protection for the processing of any personal data.

Article 6. Right of access and correction or deletion of your data

You have the right to request access to, and correction or deletion of your data. You can send your request via the online contact form. To prevent misuse, we may ask you to adequately identify yourself. When it comes to accessing personal data linked to a cookie, you must send a copy of the relevant cookie. You can find this in your browser settings.

Article 7. Enabling and disabling cookies and their removal

You can set your internet browser to not accept cookies, to notify you when a cookie is installed, or to delete cookies from your hard drive afterward. More information on enabling, disabling, and deleting cookies can be found in the instructions and/or using the Help function of your browser.

Most browsers allow you to refuse and delete cookies. The methods for doing this vary from browser to browser and from version to version. Please note that certain graphic elements may not appear correctly or that you may not be able to use certain applications.

You can obtain up-to-date information on blocking and deleting cookies via these links:

• Chrome https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en

• Firefox https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences

• Opera https://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/cookies

• Internet Explorer https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies

• Safari https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411

• Edge https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy