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Cookie Policy

MUSIAD BELGIUM offers the following information regarding the use of Cookies on its online platform.

  • What are Cookies?

Cookies are small files that websites send to the browser and which are stored on the User's terminal, which might be a personal computer, a mobile phone, a tablet, or any other device. They play an essential part in providing numerous IT services. Among other functions, they allow a website to store and recover information regarding a User's browsing habits or their equipment and, depending on the information obtained, can be used to recognise the User and improve the service offered.

  • What type of Cookies do exist?

The different types of cookies used can be classified according to various criteria: time of activity, management entity and purpose.

According to the activity time of the cookies in the user's browser, we can differentiate between Session Cookies and Persistent Cookies. Session Cookies are those that are used while the user browses the website and are kept only during that browsing time. They are used to store information regarding access and use of the page itself. On the other hand, Persistent Cookies are those that are stored for a limited time in the user's browser, even when the user has finished navigating the page.

According to the entity that manages and establishes cookies, we find Own Cookies and Third Party Cookies. The Own Cookies are those established by the domain of the website visited by the user and which only the domain itself has access to. They are often used, among others, to remind the user in his successive visits to the website. On the other hand, Third Party Cookies are those established and managed by different domains to the website visited. They are generally used to track users in different web pages with the aim of being able to send users personalized advertising.

As a last type of classification, we find different types of cookies according to their purpose: Technical Cookies, Analysis Cookies and Personalization Cookies. The Technical Cookies are those that are considered necessary for the proper function of the Web and the services offered in it. Some uses of these Cookies could be: remember users during their browsing and remember the set of products selected by each user for later payment. Analysis Cookies are used to study and anonymously know the behaviour of users while browsing the website. Some applications of the information collected by this type of Cookies are used to know aspects related to the total number of visitors and to the products that generate the most attraction among the users within the website. And, finally, Customization Cookies allow the website to use for each user a general set of predefined features such as the language or the type of browser used. MUSIAD BELGIUM uses cookies jointly, to have a greater and better knowledge of the users who visit its website in order to adapt the aforementioned website to the real and effective interests of its users. The joint work of MUSIAD BELGIUM with third parties to improve data collection through these instruments does not empower the aforementioned third parties to use the information collected, unless it is intended to improve the page and services offered by MUSIAD BELGIUM.

  • Why do we use Cookies?

MUSIAD BELGIUM uses Cookies that are essential for the User to be able to browse freely and more easily on the MUSIAD BELGIUM website. These Cookies are used to improve User service, measuring website use and performance and to optimise and personalise the experience.

MUSIAD BELGIUM also uses Cookies with other purposes, such as:

  • Understand the behaviour of the website Users and analyse the information for statistical purposes.
  • Improve security and avoid fraudulent activities.
  • Increase the speed of the web page.
  • Store the language preferences and cities from which the Users access the Platform.
  • Improve the User experience on the website.

Cookies offer the Users the possibility to take advantage of many of the essential functionalities of MUSIAD BELGIUM.

The website may contain links to other websites. MUSIAD BELGIUM can’t control the Cookies used by these external sites. For further information on the Cookies on these websites, MUSIAD BELGIUM advises Users to consult their Cookies Policies.

  • Accepting the Cookies Policy

By using this website, MUSIAD BELGIUM assumes that the User consents and agrees that MUSIAD BELGIUM hosts Cookies on the User computer or device for the purposes expressed herein. At each login to a new browser, the User may choose one of the following options:

●        Keep browsing: the cookies banner will not be displayed again when accessing any page of the website during the session and it will be assumed that the User accepts the present Cookies Policy.

●        Close the Cookies banner: the banner will be hidden on the page where the User is located and, in case the User continues browsing, it will be assumed that the User accepts the present Cookies Policy.

●        Modify the configuration: Users will be able to modify the configuration of their browser and if they would like to acquire more information about Cookies they can consult the present Cookies Policy. 

  • Cookies that DIGITALCAKE uses:

 

Cookie

Description

Duration

Source

_utma

Analysis cookie for the identification of unique visitors. Used to register unique visitors for statistical and analytical purposes

2 years

Google (Analytics)

_utmb

Analysis cookie for the visitor session: Google Analytics uses two Cookies to establish a session. If either of these two Cookies is missing, any other activity will launch a new session.

30 minutes

Google (Analytics)

_utmc

Analysis cookie for the visitor session: Google Analytics uses two Cookies to establish a session. If either of these two Cookies is missing, any other activity will launch a new session.

Session

Google (Analytics)

_utmz

Analysis cookie that provides information of registration of traffic and browser sources: Used to analyse how the User reached the website (through a Google search, an alert etc.) and the routes they follow when browsing on the site. We use this information to improve the User experience on future updates.

6 months

Google (Analytics)

_ga,_gat,gid_anlytics

Analysis cookie that anonymous ids and timestamps are stored to have some metrics that will help MUSIAD BELGIUM understand the behaviour of the Users.

 

2 years

Google (Analytics)

 

  • Disabling Cookies

In case the User decides not to authorize the use of Cookies, MUSIAD BELGIUM would not store any Cookie and only the technical Cookies would be used, since without them it is not possible to navigate through the website. If you continue browsing the website and do not deny authorization, this will involve the acceptance of the use of Cookies, as indicated above. For the purposes of knowing how to manage cookies according to the browser, click on the name of the browser used.

The User may restrict, block or delete the MUSIAD BELGIUM Cookies or the ones from any other website using his or her browser. In each browser, the methodology to disable Cookies is different,

●    Internet Explorer

●     Mozilla

●     Chrome

●     Safari

Should modifications be made to the Cookies settings, MUSIAD BELGIUM warns that it cannot ensure the correct operation of the website's various functions.

If the User is using another browser, he/she can obtain more information on how to configure the installation of Cookies through the help or assistance section of that browser. In case the User needs help to carry out the configuration of Cookies with the browser, the User can contact MUSIAD BELGIUM through the Contact Form and MUSIAD BELGIUM will contact the User as soon as possible.

  •  Where can I find out more information?

At MUSIAD BELGIUM we will be delighted to attend to any query that is not specified in this Cookies Policy. In such a case, Users may send their questions through the Contact Form.