Cookie Policy

Cookie policy

This cookie statement ("Cookie Statement") regulates the use of cookies and similar technologies as part of your use of our Website (the "Website") and the accompanying services (jointly referred to hereinafter as "Services"). This processing is performed by BEMAS (Belgian Maintenance Association) as data controller, with registered office at Boulevard Auguste Reyers 80, 1030 Schaerbeek ("we”, “our"), registered with the CBE (Crossroads Bank for Enterprises) under number BE 0438.509.878 in accordance with the applicable legislation relating to the protection of personal data.

Cookies are small text files that can be used by websites to make a user's experience more efficient. The law states that we can store cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary for the operation of this site. For all other types of cookies we need your permission. This site uses different types of cookies. Some cookies are placed by third party services that appear on our pages. You can at any time change or withdraw your consent from the Cookie Declaration on our website. Learn more about who we are, how you can contact us and how we process personal data in our Privacy Policy. Please state your consent ID and date when you contact us regarding your consent.

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that you’ve provided to them or that they’ve collected from your use of their services.

By continuing to use our Website and/or Services or by clicking “Accept” after you have been notified of the use of cookies and similar technologies, you acknowledge that you have carefully read this Cookie Statement and that you unreservedly agree with it. As explained in this Cookie Statement, you can change your cookie preferences at all times.

We reserve the right to change, supplement or replace this Cookie Statement from time to time. The latest update dates from June 21st 2024. Your attention will be drawn to such changes, additions to or replacements through our Website and/or Services. If you do not agree with these changes, additions or replacements, we request you to send an email to info@bemas.org. If we have not received any notification of this within three (3) working days after you have been notified of the changes, supplements or replacements through our Website or Services, you will be presumed to have accepted any changes, supplements or replacements.

Which cookies and why?

  • Necesssary
    Necessary or functional cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
  • Preferences
    Preference cookies enable a website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region that you are in.
  • Statistics
    Statistic or analytical cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
  • Marketing
    Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third party advertisers. These third party advertisers are LinkedIn (LinkedIn Cookie Policy) and Google Ads (Google Ads policies).
  • Unclassified
    Unclassified cookies are cookies that we are in the process of classifying, together with the providers of individual cookies.

When you visit and/or use our Website, we place cookies or use similar technologies with which we collect and process personal data about you. Such cookies and similar technologies consist of the following, for example:

Name Type Goal                                                                                                         Storage period     
__unam Statistic       to store a unique session ID for data collection by Google Analytics 9 months
_ga and _gat       Statistic to store and count pageviews  2 years
IDE Statistic to provide ad delivery or retargeting 1 year

 

You can prevent cookies from being stored or remove cookies already stored by adjusting the settings in your browser. You find help to adjust these settings on the website of the browser that you use. Remember that disabling cookies when visiting the Website may cause some or all of the functions of the Website not to work properly.

If you have a complaint regarding our processing of your personal data, you can always contact us at the following email address info@ap-magazine.eu. If you are still not satisfied with our answer, then you are at liberty to file a complaint with the competent data protection authority, the Belgian Privacy Commission. For more information, go to www.privacycommission.be.