Cookie policy

Cookie Statement

Cookies are small data or text files that are placed on your local computer by websites and applications. Such cookies can have different purposes: there are technical cookies (for example, to keep track of language settings), session cookies (temporary cookies that expire after one session) and tracking cookies (cookies that track and keep track of your behavior on the internet, in order to offer you a more optimal user experience).

The Belgian Electronic Communications Act of 13 June 2005 contains some provisions regarding cookies and their use on websites. The law is a transposition of the European e-Privacy Directive, which means that the cookie legislation can be implemented differently in other European member states.

Gemsotec is based in Belgium and therefore follows the Belgian legislation on cookies.

Purpose and usefulness of cookies

Gemsotec wants to inform every visitor to the website as well as possible about their rights under the Belgian legislation regarding cookies, and about which cookies Gemsotec uses. By using the website, the visitor agrees to the use of cookies. Cookies help Gemsotec to optimize your visit to the website, to remember technical choices (e.g. a choice of language, a newsletter, etc.) and to show you more relevant services and offers.

If you want to consult www.gemsotec.com, it is recommended that the technical settings for cookies are enabled. Without cookies enabled, Gemsotec cannot guarantee a problem-free visit to the website. If you prefer not to have the cookies, you as a visitor are free to disable the cookies.

We use cookies to improve your visit to our website. The cookies we use are safe. The information we collect using cookies helps us to identify any errors or to show you specific services that we think may be of interest to you.

Types of cookies used by Gemsotec

We distinguish the following types of cookies, depending on their purposes:

Essential / Strictly necessary cookies:
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be disabled. They are usually placed in response to your actions, such as setting privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. Without these cookies, good communication and navigation are not possible.

- Non-essential cookies:
  These cookies are not necessary in themselves for the website to function, but they do help us to provide an improved and personalised website.
  
  Includes:
  - Functional cookies:
    These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization (for example, displaying external videos). They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
  - Analytical cookies:
    These cookies allow us to track website visits and traffic so that we can understand how our website is performing and where we can improve. They help us see which pages are popular and how visitors move around the website.
  - Marketing cookies:

We use our own cookies on the one hand and cookies from carefully selected partners with whom we work and who advertise our services on their website on the other hand. Visit our generated cookie policy with the list of latest cookies here: https://www.gemsotec.com/placedcookies/

Please read our privacy statement (www.gemsotec.com/legal) for more information about the processing of personal data by Gemsotec.

Managing cookies

Make sure cookies are enabled in your browser. To enable cookies, you can consult the help section of the respective browser you are using for the latest instruction. At the time of writing, the following actions were needed:

For browser – Microsoft Edge

In Internet Explorer, click on ‘Internet Options’ in the ‘Tools’ menu.
On the ‘Privacy’ tab, move the settings slider to ‘low’ or ‘accept all cookies’ (setting above ‘medium’ disables cookies).
Click OK.

By browser – Mozilla Firefox

Click on “Firefox” in the top left corner of your browser, then click on “Options.”
On the ‘Privacy’ tab, make sure that the ‘Let websites know I don’t want to be tracked’ is unchecked.
Click OK.

By browser – Google Chrome

Click on the three dots next to the browser bar at the top of your browser window and choose ‘Options’.
Find the ‘Privacy and security’ section and click on ‘content settings’.
Click on the ‘cookies’ option.
Now select ‘Allow sites to save and read cookie data’.

On Browser – Safari

Choose Preferences from the Action menu. (The Action menu is in the upper-right corner of the Safari window and looks like a gear, or click Safari in the expanded Action menu.)
Click on the Privacy tab. Find the section called ‘Cookies and Other Website Data’
Indicate that you accept cookies.

If you want to consult www.gemsotec.com, it is recommended that you have cookies enabled. However, if you prefer not to do this, you as a visitor are free to disable cookies via your browser settings (see the respective browser help section for the latest instructions. This can be done in the following ways:

For browser – Microsoft Edge

In Internet Explorer, select the Tools button, and then select Internet Options.
Select the Privacy tab, and under Settings, move the slider to the top to block all cookies.
Click OK.

By browser – Mozilla Firefox

Click the menu button and choose Preferences.
Select the Privacy & Security panel and go to the History section.
Next to “Firefox will,” set to “Use custom settings for history.”
Set “Accept third-party cookies” to “Never.”
Close the ‘about: preferences’ page. Changes you’ve made are automatically saved.

By browser – Google Chrome

Select “More Settings” from the browser toolbar.
At the bottom of the page, select the “Advanced” option.
Under “Privacy and security,” select “Content settings.”
Select “Cookies.”
Turn off “Allow sites to store and read cookie data.”

On Browser – Safari

Choose Preferences from the Action menu. (The Action menu is in the upper-right corner of the Safari window and looks like a gear, or click Safari in the expanded Action menu.)
Click on the Privacy tab. Find the section called ‘Cookies and Other Website Data’
Please indicate that you do not accept cookies.

Or consult the help function of your internet browser.

Rights of visitors

Since cookies may constitute the processing of personal data, you as the data subject have the right to the lawful and secure processing of the personal data. As a data subject, you can exercise the following rights:

Right to object: If there are compelling and legitimate reasons, you can object to the processing of personal data.
Right of access: Any data subject who proves his or her identity has a right of access to information on the existence or non-existence of processing of his or her personal data, as well as the purposes of this processing, the categories of data to which such processing relates and the categories of recipients to whom the data are disclosed.
Right to rectification: Inaccurate or incomplete personal data can be corrected or even erased at any time at the request of the data subject.

The exercise of these rights is done in accordance with the modalities set out in our Privacy Statement (www.gemsotec.com/legal). You can also find more information about the rights of visitors in the Privacy Statement (www.gemsotec.com/legal). If you still have questions or comments about cookies after reading this Cookie Statement, you can always contact us via info@gemsotec.com.