The purpose of this statement is to explain how we process your personal data, in the context of cookie management.

The data controller is the Parents' Association of the European School Brussels I - Uccle, located at Avenue du Vert Chasseur 46, 1180 Uccle, and registered with the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises under number 0419537173.

For the general processing of your personal data we refer you to our privacy policy.

1. What is a cookie and what data is processed?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device that store data that can be recalled by web servers in the domain that placed them.

These files are stored on your computer when you visit our website to facilitate your navigation. Information, your preferences are recorded, stored in these text files, such as your choice of language for a website. When you visit the website again later, this cookie is sent back to the website in question. In this way, the website recognises your browser and can, for example, remember your choice of language. This makes it possible to personalise the services offered.

Cookies are considered personal data and fall fully within the definition of Article 4 of the GDPR which considers online identifiers as direct or indirect references to the natural person.

2. What cookies do we use?

We may use different types of cookies, which fall into two categories: our own cookies and those of third parties. These cookies are also classified by purpose.

To date, only essential or functional cookies are exempt from prior consent by the visitor.

3. Why do we use cookies?

The purposes differ according to the categories of cookies used. Cookies are used to improve the use and functionality of our website, to improve the services we offer you by analysing how you navigate the site and compiling statistics, or to personalise your browsing experience.

Cookies have different purposes and collect and store different types of information, such as language preferences of visitors, statistics about visitors to a website or ensuring that the website functions in optimal conditions. Some of these cookies are therefore necessary to enable you to access our site in an optimal way. They are automatically installed on your computer, without us having the possibility to ask for your permission.

 

4. Categories of cookies

4.1. List of essential or technical cookies

These cookies are necessary for purely technical reasons for the use of the website. Due to the technical necessity, only an information obligation applies and these are set as soon as you access the website.

Your consent is not required for these cookies. These are the following cookies:

 

Cookie	NAME	fUNCTION
Drupal	Session_name	This cookie is used to create a session ID for the user, so that the system uniquely identifies the user as distinct from any other user visiting the site. This information is not saved or used outside of Drupal and is retained only as long as the user accesses their account pages and other pages that require exclusive access. Without this cookie, access would not remain secure, which is why it is so important. This cookie is only used for users who log in to the system to modify it, not for visitors.
Drupal	cookieconsent_status	Retain cookie consent for this site

 

4.2. Third party cookies

These cookies are subject to your consent.

Third parties may place cookies on your receiving terminal when you browse our site, subject to your consent.

4.3 Third party analytical or audience measurement cookies

These cookies are used to collect information about how users visit the site.

Cookie	NAME	fUnction
Google Analytics	_ga,	This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics - which is a significant upgrade to Google's most widely used analytics service. This cookie is used to uniquely distinguish each user by assigning them an identifier in the form of a randomly generated number. It is embedded in every page request on the site and is used to calculate user session analytics reports.  By default, it expires after 2 years, but this limit can be adjusted by the site owner. The primary purpose of this cookie is: Performance
	_gat	This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics, according to the documentation, it is used to speed up data queries, limiting the amount of data on high traffic sites.  It expires after 10 minutes. The primary purpose of this cookie is: Performance
	_git	This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics. This new cookie dates from spring 2017 and is not documented by Google.  It appears to store a unique identifier for each page visited. The primary purpose of this cookie is: Performance

 

4.4. Third party advertising or marketing cookies

These cookies are subject to your prior consent.

If you refuse these cookies, the advertising placed will still be present, but it will no longer be personalised. This simply means that the services you receive o