Cookie Policy – Exolon Group
1. Introduction
This cookie policy explains what cookies are and how they are used (hereafter the "Cookie Policy") by Exolon group. This Cookie Policy applies to all websites operated by Exolon Group and notably www.exolongroup.com (hereinafter the "Website"). It is addressed to the public accessing the Website (hereunder the "Visitor" or "you").
For the purposes of this Cookie Policy, Exolon Group, having its registered office at Wakkensesteenweg 47, 8700 Tielt is responsible for the processing of your personal data.
Exolon Group advises the Visitor to read both the Privacy Policy and the Cookie Policy, as both are important for the protection of personal data.
2. What are cookies?
A cookie is a small text file that the Website saves on your computer or mobile device when you visit the Website. Cookies help to simplify the use of websites for Visitors as it enables the Website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language, font size and other display references) over a period of time, so you don't have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the Website or browse from one page to another.
3. The different types of cookies we use and for what purpose
3.1 Our use of cookies
The data collected from cookies will always be processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
Exolon Group uses the following type of cookies:
- Necessary cookies: these cookies are necessary for browsing the web and the different features relating thereto. They enable you to browse from one webpage to the next and to store necessary information so as to complete forms / free fields. If you were to refuse the use of cookies, various features of the Website might be blocked (totally or partially).
- Functional cookies: these cookies facilitate and improve your overall browsing experience. They are used to customize settings at your request.
- Marketing cookies: Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third-party advertisers.
- Analytics cookies: these cookies are used to monitor your activity on the Website. They collect the following types of data: number of visits to the Website, duration of a session, and data as to the interest of the contents and interfaces for our Visitors. These cookies will only be used with your prior consent.
- Any personal data collected through the cookies is used to improve your browsing experience and to improve our Website.
3.2 List of cookies used
(a) Necessary and functional cookies
| Name | Purpose | Expiry | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHPSESSID | Preserves user session state across page requests. | [after sessions ends] | Legitimate interest - Article 6(f) GDPR |
| cookieControlPref | Stores which cookie categories the user allows ("cookie consent") | 1 month | Legitimate interest - Article 6(f) GDPR |
(b) Analytics cookies
| Name | Purpose | Expiry | Legal ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics |
Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”), to help us see how our website is used. These Cookies assign randomly generated numbers to visitors to the Website as an identifier. The Cookies are included in each page request to any website and are used to calculate the number of visits to a website, the duration of a session and any campaign data for the sites’ analytics reports. You you may prevent the collecting of the data generated by the cookie in relation to the use of the website (including your IP address) as well as the processing of this data by Google with a download and installation of the browser plug-in available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en |
2 years | Consent - article 6 (a) GDPR |
(c) Marketing cookies
| Name | Purpose | Expiry | Legal ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| LinkedIn Insight Tag | The LinkedIn insight tag allows us to perform campaign reporting and unlock valuable insights about website visitors that may come via the campaigns we run on LinkedIn. Additional information can be found on: https://www.linkedin.com/help/lms /answer/a427660/the-linkedin-insight-tag-faqs?lang=en and the function for the rejection for Visitors can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls |
2 years | Consent - article 6 (a) GDPR |
| SalesForce (incl. Pardot) | Is used by Salesforce to track user numbers in a centralized way | 2 years | Consent - article 6 (a) GDPR |
| Youtube cookie | We embed videos or insert links to videos from YouTube on our website(s). As a result, when you visit a page with content embedded from or linked to YouTube, you may be presented with cookies from YouTube. Additional information can be found on : https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=nl and https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2801895 |
At the end of the session. | Consent - article 6 (a) GDPR |
3.3 Managing cookies
We will request your consent to make use of any cookies. You can withdraw your consent at any time.
We would like to note that, if you deactivate cookies, you may not be able to use all of the functions of our website to their fullest extent.
4. What are your rights?
4.1 Access, rectification, erasure, portability and objection rights
For all the purposes defined above, and subject to applicable data protection laws, you have the following rights:
- the right to ask us to provide you with copies of personal data that we hold about you at any time, which include the right to ask us: whether we process your personal data, for what purposes; the categories of data; the recipients to whom the data are shared;
- the right to ask us to update and correct any out-of-date or incorrect personal data that we hold about you;
- the right to withdraw your consent where such consent has been given;
- the right to erasure within the limits afforded by data protection legislation;
- the right to oppose to the processing of your personal data, within the limits afforded by data protection legislation;
- the right to restriction of processing within the limits afforded by data protection legislation;
- the right to data portability within the limits afforded by data protection legislation.
4.2 How to exercise those rights?
You may at any time exercise the abovementioned rights in accordance with data protection regulations, by sending a request to gdpr@exolongroup.com, and subject to complying with our reasonable requests to verify your identity.
4.3 Right to lodge a complaint
You can also lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority.
5. For how long do we keep your personal data?
We always delete or anonymise your personal data as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose for which we have collected or used it in accordance with the above points. If data has to be stored for legal purposes, it will be blocked. The data is then no longer available for further processing. If you would like further information about the periods of deletion and storage, please contact the contact person using the contact details mentioned in the imprint.
Last updated on 2022-01-31
