Cookie Policy

The Coastal Division with registered office in Vrijhavenstraat 3, 8400 Ostend is responsible for this cookie policy. For all questions and/or comments, please go to the above address or e-mail at kust@vlaanderen.be.

The Coastal Division believes it is important that you can view, listen to, read or experience its Coastal Division content at any place and at any time through various media platforms. The Coastal Division also wants to work on interactive services and services tailored to your needs. On the Coastal Division online services, techniques are used to make this possible, for instance by using cookies and scripts. Any reference to these techniques will be hereinafter abbreviated as 'cookies'.

In this cookie policy, the Coastal Division wishes to inform you what cookies are used for and why this is happening. It is furthermore explained to what degree you as a user of the site can control the use of it. The Coastal Division would like to guarantee your privacy and the user-friendliness of its online services as far as possible. The Coastal Division has tried to keep this policy as simple as possible.

This cookie policy applies to all the Coastal Division online services, in particular all websites, (mobile) applications and internet services which the Coastal Division offers and which give access to the Coastal Division content.

Certain collected data allows to identify you or to create a bond with you as natural person and are therefore qualified as personal data. In that case, the information (including your different rights), as set out in our privacy statement http://afdelingkust.be/en/privacy-declaration, is also applicable to such processing.

The Coastal Division may change the cookie policy at any time. This can take place for example in the context of changes to its services or applicable law. The amended policy will be announced on the relevant The Coastal Division online services and is valid from the moment they are published. 

What are cookies exactly?

Cookies are small data or text files that are installed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website or a (mobile) application. The cookie file contains a unique code that recognises your browser during the visit to the online service or during consecutive, repeated visits. Cookies may be placed by the server of the website or application that you visit, but also by servers of third parties who may or may not work together with this website or application.

How can you refuse or manage the use of cookies on the Coastal Division online services?

You may refuse the installation of cookies via your browser settings. At any time, you can also delete cookies already installed on your computer or mobile device, as follows:

- Internet Explorer https://support.microsoft.com/nl-be/help/17479/windows-internet-explorer-11-change-security-privacysettings

- Chrome http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=nl&answer=95647

- Firefox http://support.mozilla.org/nl/kb/cookies-in-en-uitschakelen-websitesvoorkeuren?redirectlocale=nl&redirectslug=Cookies+in-+en+uitschakelen

- Safari http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042

If you disable cookies, it is important to note that certain graphic elements may not look good, or that you may not be able to use certain applications.

Below you will find a detailed list of all types of cookies which are used on the Coastal Division websites.

List of cookies used

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google").

Google Analytics uses "cookies" to analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookies about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google uses this information to track how you use the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser. We however bring it to your attention, that you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

For further information about Google Analytics:

• www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/
• https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/

The last amendment has taken place on 10/07/2018.