Cookie Statement – Qbd Group
Last modified: 21 February 2023
Our Company-wide statement on cookies
Qbd Group 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 Qbd Group 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 statement, Qbd Group wishes to inform you what kind of cookies are used and why.
This cookie statement applies to all Qbd Group-online services, in particular all websites, (mobile) applications and internet services that Qbd Group offers and that give access to Qbd Group content.
Qbd Group can amend the cookie statement at any time. This can happen, for example, in the context of changes to its services or the applicable legislation. The amended statement will then be published on the Qbd Group websites and will apply from the moment it is published.
If the use of certain cookies also involves the processing of “personal data”, the Qbd Group Privacy Statement is also applicable.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small text file that a website stores on your computer or mobile device when you visit the site.
- First party cookies are cookies set by the website you’re visiting. Only that website can read them. In addition, a website might potentially use external services, which also set their own cookies, known as third-party cookies.
- Persistent cookies are cookies saved on your computer and that are not deleted automatically when you quit your browser, unlike a session cookie, which is deleted when you quit your browser.
Every time you visit the Qbd Group’s website, you will be prompted to accept or refuse cookies.
The cookie file contains a unique code with which your browser can be recognized during the visit to the online service or during consecutive, repeated visits.
Cookies generally make the interaction between the visitor and the website or application easier and faster and help the visitor to navigate between the different parts of a website or application. They allow us to retain certain settings, such as your language choice or to optimize your user experience That way, you don’t have to re-enter them when browsing around the site during the same visit.
Cookies can also be used to establish anonymized statistics about the browsing experience on our sites.
Detailed information on Qbd Group 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. Such cookies may be placed without your consent. We also recommend that you do not disable these cookies as they may cause to lose basic website functionalitity or access to certain parts of the website.
- Functional cookies (preferences)ensure that the website functions properly and guarantees faster and more efficient use. We ask your consent before placing these cookies.
- Analytical 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.
- Advertising cookies allow a website to send personalized advertising messages. We ask your consent before placing these cookies.
- Social media cookies allow you to share content and/or pages on Qbd Group’s website via social networks or other websites. Qbd Group’s website may also implement so-called embedded elements of, for example, Youtube, Twitter and Facebook. These are used to integrate social media into the website via plug-ins. It is possible that these cookies are also used for advertising purposes.
A complete overview of all cookies used by Qbd Group can be found in our Cookie Banner.
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, which makes identification impossible.
For other cookies, our Cookie Banner allows you to decide whether or not to accept certain cookies.
Another way to manage the installation of cookies on your device is via your browser settings. You can also remove the already installed cookies from your computer or mobile device at any time. If you choose to disable cookies, you can do so for the browser you use:
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 show the way they are meant to, or you may not be able to use certain services.
Is cookie information passed on to Third Parties?
It is important to make a distinction between two types of cookies:
- First party cookies
Direct or first-party cookies are cookies that Qbd Group manages and that are specific to the website visited or used.
- Third-party cookies
Indirect cookies or third-party cookies are cookies that are managed and placed by a third party. These cookies therefore ensure that certain data is transmitted to third parties by your visit to the Qbd Group website. These may be, for example, cookies from social media or advertisers.
It is possible that these third parties gain access to specific cookie information, e.g. in order to offer you personalised advertisements or to collect your feedback.
Certain cookies are placed on the Qbd Group websites by social networking services such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. This is done via the buttons of these social networks that can be offered on the Qbd Group website. If you make use of this, these third parties may receive certain cookie information.
In the detailed information on Qbd Group cookies above, you can find out which cookies are first party and which are third party.
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 of time and can also be used during a subsequent visit to this website (these are the so-called “permanent cookies”).
Consult the detailed information on Qbd Group cookies in the Cookie Banner as mentioned above to learn more about the retention periods.
Changes to this Cookie Statement
Qbd Group may amend this Cookie Statement 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 Statement was last modified at the top of this Cookie Statement.