What are cookies?
Cookies and similar technologies are very small text documents or pieces of code that often contain a unique identification code. When you visit a website or use a mobile application, a computer asks your computer or mobile device for permission to save this file on your computer or mobile device and gain access to information. Information collected through cookies and similar technologies may include the date and time of the visit and how you use a particular website or mobile application.
Why do we use cookies
Cookies make sure that during your visit of our online shop you remain logged in, all items remain stored in your shopping cart, you can shop safely and the website keeps running smoothly. The cookies also ensure that we can see how our website is used and how we can improve it. Furthermore, depending on your preferences our own cookies may be used to present you with targeted advertisements that match your personal interests.
What type of cookies do we use?
Necessary cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. Some of the following actions can be performed by using these cookies.- Store articles in a shopping cart for online purchases- Save your cookie preferences for this website- Saving language preferences- Log in to our portal. We need to check whether you are logged in.
Performance cookies
These cookies are used to gather statistical information about the use of our website, also called analytics cookies. We use this data for performance and website optimization.
Functional cookies
These cookies enable more functionality for our website visitors. These cookies can be set by our external service providers or our own website. The following functionalities may or may not be activated when you accept this category.- Live chat services- Watch online videos- Social media sharing buttons- Login to our website with social media
Advertising / tracking cookies
These cookies are set by external advertising partners and are used for profiling and tracking data across multiple websites. If you accept these cookies, we may show our advertisements on other websites based on your user profile and preferences.These cookies also save data about how many visitors have seen or clicked on our advertisements in order to optimize advertising campaigns.
How can I switch off or remove cookies?
You can choose to opt out of all but the necessary cookies. In the settings of the browser, you can change the settings to ensure that cookies will be blocked. Most browsers provide you with an explanation on how to do this in the so-called ‘help-function’. However, if you block the cookies, it is possible that you will not be able to enjoy all the technical features our website has to offer and it may negatively affect your user experience.
The cookies we use on our website
| Necessary | ||||
| NAME | PURPOSE | DOMAIN NAME | EXPIRATION TIME | PROVIDER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cookieyes-consent | CookieYes sets this cookie to remember users’ consent preferences so that their preferences are respected on their subsequent visits to this site. It does not collect or store any personal information of the site visitors. | https://alcopa.be | a year | Cookie Yes |
| COOKIEFIRST-ID | This cookie contains your unique ID so CookieFirst can identify unique visitors to this website. | api.cookiefirst.com | a year | Cookie First |
| Performance | ||||
| NAME | PURPOSE | DOMAIN NAME | EXPIRATION TIME | PROVIDER |
| _GA | Registers a unique ID for a website visitor it tracks how the visitor uses the website. The data is used for statistics. | .alcopa.be | 2 years | Google, Inc |
| _GAT | Set by Google Analytics to control the request rate. | .alcopa.be | a minute | Google LLC |
| _GID | Registers a unique ID for a website visitor it tracks how the visitor uses the website. The data is used for statistics. | .alcopa.be | a day | Google, Inc |
