This Statement describes the way in which iKanbi Group SA use cookies on its website https://ikanbi.com/

What are cookies and how are they used?

Cookies are small data files which are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are sent by a web server to a browser, enabling the server to uniquely identify the browser on each page. They will be stored on your computer, tablet or phone when you browse a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners to operate their websites, to make them more efficient and to compile information reports. Cookies collect information about the behaviour of visitors when they browse a website. Some of our website’s features are designed to give you a better online experience on our website and can only work if we use cookies.

In some cases, we may use cookies to collect personal data or data which becomes personal data if we combine it with other information. We use cookies for various purposes, as explained in this Cookie Statement. You can also read our Privacy Statement for visitors to our website for an overview of the personal data we collect and process through our website and your rights in relation to your personal data.

How long are cookies active?

•  Temporary cookies: also known as “session cookies”, these files only last as long as your browser is open. They are therefore deleted when you close your browser.
• Permanent cookies: these files remain on your computer, tablet or smartphone until they are deleted.

Who issues cookies?

Two entities will issue cookies on your computer, tablet or smartphone from our platforms:

• iKanbi Group SA (“internal cookies”):

Cookies issued by website owner (iKanbi Group SA in this case) are known as “internal cookies”.

An internal cookie is a file issued by iKanbi Group SA; its information is collected by iKanbi Group SA. Consequently, no data is sent to third parties.

Only we can read this information and, in general, these cookies are needed for the website to function properly and for analysis of the website’s use.

• Third parties (“third-party cookies”):

Cookies issued by third parties other than, but with the consent of, the website owner are referred to as “third-party cookies”.

Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionalities to be provided on or via the website (for example, advertising, social media, interactive content and analysis). The parties which issue these third-party cookies may recognise your computer both when you use it to visit the website in question and when it visits certain other websites.

iKanbi Group SA has entered into agreements with third parties to offer certain personalised content and functions, such as Google (Google Analytics) and Facebook.

What are the main cookies we use and why?

Below is a list of the cookies we use, including the names of the partners who issue and manage them, and their purposes. Please note that the different types of cookies used may vary depending on the specific websites you visit:

What is a web beacon?

Some of our web pages may contain electronic images known as “web beacons” (also known as transparent GIFs) which enable us to count the users who have visited these pages. Web beacons only collect limited information, including a cookie number, the time and date the page was viewed and a description of the page on which the web beacon can be found. Our website may also contain “web beacons” issued by third-party advertisers. They do not store any personally identifiable information and are only used to monitor the performance of a specific campaign.

Deleting cookies and other data

Some cookies are deleted when you close your browser (session cookies). Others remain on your device until they expire or until you delete them from your cache (persistent cookies or tracking cookies). By using these cookies, we can remember certain information about returning visitors.

If you want to delete the cookies which have already been installed on your computer, please view the help section of your Internet browser. You will find instructions on how to access the file or directory which stores cookies. The help section of the toolbar of most browsers will also tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, so that you are told when a new cookie is issued on your device, and how to disable cookies entirely. Remember that certain personalised services may not be available if you choose to disable cookies.

Please note that by deleting our cookies or disabling future cookies, you may not be able to access certain areas or features of our website.

If you would like to change the settings, you’ll find the links for various browsers below:

• Cookie settings in Internet Explorer
• Cookie settings in Firefox
• Cookie settings in Chrome
• Cookie settings in Safari

To find out more about cookies, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org or www.youronlinechoices.eu which provide additional information on behavioural advertising and online privacy.

Personal data protection

Personal data protection is very important to us.

When we collect personal data through the use of cookies, we comply with regulations on personal data protection, including the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). To this end, we encourage you to read our Privacy Statement for visitors to the website, which sets out how and for what purposes we process your personal data. As part of our transparent approach to protecting personal data, we are transparent about the use of cookies.

If you have any questions about this Statement, please contact us by email at dpo@ikanbi.com or by post at the following address:

iKanbi Group SA
Place du Champ de Mars 5
1050 Brussels
Belgium

What rights do you have and how can you exercise them?

Given that the use of cookies constitutes the processing of personal data, you have the right, as the data subject, to the lawful and secure processing of your personal data.

In addition, you have certain rights which you may exercise, including:

• The right to access your personal data;
• The right to rectify your personal data;
• The right to have your personal data erased;
• The right to limit some processing operations;
• The right to data portability;
• The right to object to some kinds of processing;
• The right to withdraw consent.

You will find more information on how we collect and process your personal data, your rights and how you can exercise them in our Privacy Statement for visitors to the website.

The right to lodge a complaint

If you have any questions or complaints about the processing of your personal data, please contact us directly as detailed in our Privacy Statement.

If you are not satisfied with our response, if you have any comments regarding the exercising of your rights or if you believe that our processing does not comply with the law in force, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Authority (https://autoriteprotectiondonnees.be/), the Belgian supervisory authority for the protection of privacy.

Amendments

iKanbi Group reserves the right to modify this Statement from time to time, to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for operational, legal or regulatory reasons.

You will be informed in the event of major changes.

iKanbi Group encourages you to read this Statement regularly so that you are aware of our use of cookies and related technologies and to find out how your personal data is processed and protected. You can obtain a copy of this Statement on request by sending an email to: dpo@ikanbi.com

Last update: 31/10/2023