Cookies policy
Introduction - what are cookies?
BVI.EU n.v., with registered office at Prins Boudewijnlaan 7C, bus 201, 2550 Kontich, Belgium and registered in the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises with enterprise number 0465.563.376 is the administrator of this website. BVI.EU collects and analyses information about the use of the website. The purpose of doing so is to simplify and optimise the website for visitors. To collect these data, use is made of so-called “cookies”.
A cookie is a small and simple file that is sent to your computer when you visit a website. Cookies can store user settings and other information and are intended to make it easier to use the website. Accepting cookies, via your browser, can also be necessary to reach parts of the website that require user identification.
Without your prior consent, BVI.EU places only the purely functional cookies necessary for the website to work correctly. For all other cookies, we ask for your consent first.
What kind of cookies does this website use?
Cookies can have several functions and purposes. This website uses cookies which are explained in this section.
Among these different types of cookies, a distinction can be made between first-party cookies and third-party cookies. “First-party cookies” are cookies used by the website you visit itself. “Third-party cookies” are cookies that do not come from the website itself, but from third parties, for example a marketing or advertising plug-in present on the website. In each case, the type of cookie is indicated below in the “origin” column.
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies include the essential and functional cookies and are necessary purely for technical reasons to enable you to visit the site and make it function properly (e.g. to fill in forms, remember privacy preferences, etc.). You cannot refuse these cookies if you wish to visit our website.
| Cookie name | Domain | Description | Retention period |
| __cf_bm | .hs-scripts.com.hsforms.net .hsadspixel.net.hs-banner.com .hs-analytics.net .hubspot.com .hscollectedforms.net.hsforms.com .js.ubembed.com .hubapi.com | Cloudflare Bot Management: used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website in order to create valid reports on the use of their website. | Max. 1 hour |
| _cfuvid | .hubspot.com .hsforms.com | Calendly sets this cookie to track users across sessions to optimise user experience by maintaining session consistency and providing personalised services. | During the session |
| __hssrc | .bvi.eu | HubSpot sets this cookie to determine if the visitor has restarted their browser. If this cookie does not exist when HubSpot manages cookies, it is considered a new session. | During the session |
| __hssc | .bvi.eu | HubSpot sets this cookie to keep track of sessions. This is used to determine if HubSpot should increment the session number and timestamps in the __hstc cookie. It contains the domain, viewCount (increments each pageView in a session), and session start timestamp. | Max. 1 hour |
| rc::a | Used to track and analyse user behaviour to distinguish humans from bots or automated software. | Max. 6 months | |
| wordpress_test_cookie | Wordpress | Used by sites created with WordPress to check if cookies are enabled on the browser. Expires after a session has ended. | Expires when the session has ended |
Marketing cookies
The purpose of these cookies is to show you relevant advertisements. They can be set by our advertisers on our website. They might use these cookies to compile a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements on other websites. These cookies do not store personal information directly, but are based on unique identification factors of your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, the advertisements you will see will be less targeted to you.
| Cookie name | Domain | Description | Retention period |
| bcookie | .linkedin.com | Browser Identifier cookie to uniquely identify devices accessing LinkedIn to detect abuse on the platform and for diagnostic purposes. | Max. 2 years |
| li_gc | .linkedin.com | This cookie is set by LinkedIn and stores consent regarding cookie preferences. | Max. 6 months |
| _fbp | .bvi.eu | Used by Meta to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third-party advertisers. | Max. 3 months |
| _gcl_au | .bvi.eu | Stores campaign information to provide Google Ads with a more reliable way to measure customer interactions with your business. | Max. 3 months |
| DSID | DoubleClick | This cookie is owned by Google and is used to identify a user logged into their Google Account on non-Google sites and to remember the user’s preferences for ad personalisation. | Max. 2 weeks |
| IDE | DoubleClick | This domain is owned by Doubleclick (Google). The main business activity is: Doubleclick is Google’s real-time bidding ad exchange. The “IDE” cookie is used to show ads on non-Google sites. | Max. 13 months |
| UserMatchHistory | .linkedin.com | These cookies are set by LinkedIn for advertising purposes, including: tracking visitors so that more relevant ads can be presented, allowing users to use the “Apply with LinkedIn” or the “Sign In with LinkedIn” functions, collecting information about how visitors use the site, etc. | Max. 30 days |
Performance cookies
These cookies are sometimes also called analytical cookies and their purpose is to collect information about how you use our website (e.g. date and time of visit). We use these data to optimise our website to meet the wishes of our users. They help us understand which pages are most and least popular and how visitors move throughout the website. If you do not allow these cookies, we will not know when you visited our website.
| Cookie name | Domain | Description | Retention period |
| _ga _gid _gat | .bvi.eu | This cookie name is associated with Google Analytics - which is a significant update to Google’s more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request on a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the site’s analytics reports. | _ga: max. 2 years_gid: max. 1 day _gat: max. 1 minute |
| __hstc | .bvi.eu | This is the main cookie set by Hubspot to track visitors. It contains the domain, initial timestamp (first visit), last timestamp (last visit), current timestamp (this visit), and session number (increments for each subsequent session). | |
| hubspotutk | .bvi.eu | HubSpot sets this cookie to keep track of visitors on the website. This cookie is passed to HubSpot on form submission and used when deduplicating contacts. | Max. 6 months |
| _fbp | bvi.eu | Facebook sets this cookie to store and track interactions. | Max. 3 months |
Functional cookies
These cookies enable our website to offer additional features and personalised settings. They can be set by us or by third-party providers of services that we have placed on our pages. If you do not allow these cookies, all or some of these services might not work correctly.
| Cookie name | Domain | Description | Retention period |
| lidc | .linkedin.com | LinkedIn sets this cookie for storing the visitor’s consent regarding using cookies for non-essential purposes. | Max. 6 months |
| _cfuvid | .hsforms.com | This cookie is used to track users across sessions to optimise user experience by maintaining session consistency and offering personalised services. | During the session |
| hubspotutk | .bvi.eu | This cookie name is associated with websites built on the HubSpot platform. HubSpot reports that its purpose is user authentication. As a persistent rather than a session cookie it cannot be classified as strictly necessary. | Max. 6 months |
| _cfuvid | .hsforms.com | This cookie is used to track users across sessions to optimise user experience by maintaining session consistency and offering personalised services. | During the session |
How do I check and delete cookies that have already been installed?
You can use your browser settings to check which cookies have been stored on your device (by our website or other websites) and delete them if desired.
The links below will give you more information on how to do this:
- Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/nl/kb/cookies-verwijderen-gegevens-wissen-websites-opgeslagen
- Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=nl
- Safari: https://support.apple.com/nl-be/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
- Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/nl-be/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
- Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/nl-be/help/4027947/microsoft-edge-delete-cookies
What are my rights?
The cookie policy does not affect your rights under the applicable data protection regulations. More information on how we process your personal data and what your rights as a data subject are can be found along with our contact details in our Data Protection Policy on our website.
If you would like more information on cookies and/or other privacy-related issues, we also refer you to the website of the Belgian Data Protection Authority.
Third-party websites
This website contains links to third-party websites. BVI.EU is neither responsible nor liable for how these parties handle your data.