Cookie Statement

Hybridge attaches great importance to your privacy and careful handling of your personal data. We therefore make every effort to explain to you in clear and plain language with this Cookie Statement which Cookies we use on our website and how we collect personal data from you as a result. Furthermore, we explain to you what we use them for and what your rights are in this respect.

When you visit our website, we may process personal data using online techniques such as cookies, trackers, scripts and similar technologies (hereinafter referred to as ‘Cookie(s)’). In principle, however, these technologies always boil down to the same thing: retrieving and keeping information on your device, so throughout this Cookie Notice we will continue to use the well-known term: ‘Cookie(s)’. These can be (1) essential Cookies that are strictly necessary to send a message via an electronic communications network, to ensure the security of our website or to store information about the provision of a service expressly requested by you; (2) functional Cookies that further shape your use of our website; (3) analytical Cookies to measure and analyse your use of our website; (4) marketing Cookies to deliver (personalised) advertisements to you; and (5) other third-party Cookies that we permit on our website.

This version of this Cookie Statement (version: 3.0) dates from 11/10/2022.

If no third-party cookie is processed that the third party uses for its own purpose (e.g. YouTube integrations by which Youtube itself measures the number of ‘views’ then an alternative phrase must be used:

“These may include (1) essential cookies that are strictly necessary to send a message over an electronic communications network, to ensure the security of our website or to store information about the provision of a service expressly requested by you; (2) functional cookies that further shape your use of our website; (3) analytical cookies to measure and analyse your use of our website and (4) marketing cookies to deliver (personalised) advertisements to you.”

1. Table of contents

Table of contents
Scope
Who are we?
What exactly are cookies?
What cookies do we use?
1. Own Cookies
2. Third-party Cookies
How can I delete or block Cookies?
Adjustments to the Cookie Statement

2. Scope

This Cookie Statement applies to https://hybridge.be/.

3. Who are we?

“We”, “We”, “us” or “our” means Hybridge with registered office at Veldkant 33a in 2550 Kontich and with company number BE0784822050.

If you have any questions, comments or complaints regarding this Cookie Statement or the processing of your personal data or wish to exercise any of your rights, please contact us by e-mail at dpo@cronos.be.

4. What exactly are Cookies?

When you visit our website, we may process personal data using online technologies such as trackers, cookies, scripts and similar technologies (hereinafter referred to as ‘Cookies’). Cookies are small information files that a website asks your browser to store on your device when you visit a website or certain pages of that specific website. The Cookie enables that website to “remember” your actions or preferences over time and apply them on subsequent visits. Examples include your preferred language or details of the pages you have visited.

Cookies contain at least a unique identification of a visitor and some information about this user. Furthermore, it usually includes the name of the website the Cookie came from, how long the Cookie stays on your device (the expiry date).

5. Which cookies do we use?

We distinguish between our own Cookies (‘first party Cookies’) and Cookies processed by third parties (‘third party Cookies’). In fact, our website places Cookies on its own initiative but also has third parties that may place Cookies (through integrations). More concretely:

Proprietary Cookies (“first party Cookies”): these are Cookies that are placed on our initiative. Only we have access to the information contained in the Cookie.
Third Party Cookies (“third party Cookies”): these are Cookies set by a third party, i.e. not by ourselves. With these Cookies, the third party setting the Cookie has access to the data contained in the Cookie in question.

A further distinction can be made based on the specific purpose of the Cookie (see below). For each of these categories, we will always seek your prior consent, unless these Cookies are essential (to provide you with a service you have explicitly requested or for the proper technical functioning of a website).

“Our website only uses its own cookies (‘first party cookies’). Third parties therefore do not have the ability to further process personal data for their own purposes (so-called ‘third party cookies’).”

5.1 Own Cookies

5.1.1. Essential Cookies

Essential Cookies are necessary to ensure the proper functioning of the website such as, for example, to ensure its security and accessibility. Based on the applicable legislation and because of the technical necessity, only an information obligation applies and we are not obliged to ask your consent for the use of such Cookies. These Cookies are placed as soon as you visit the website.

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5.1.2. Functional Cookies

These Cookies ensure your optimal use of our website by personalising certain functionalities. For example, by reminding you of choices, your preferred language or your location. You may not reject these Cookies if you wish to browse our website but they are only placed after a choice has been made regarding the placement of Cookies.

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5.1.3. Analytical Cookies

These Cookies track your use of our website and allow us to further improve your experience. Thanks to these Cookies, we know which pages are most and least popular and can see how visitors move around the website. You may refuse these Cookies and so the Cookies below will only be placed if you accept the analytical Cookies (by giving your consent).

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5.1.4. Marketing Cookies

These Cookies enable (personalised) marketing activities including ‘retargeting’ (showing ads) on own and other platforms. You may refuse these Cookies and so the Cookies below are only placed if you accept the analytical Cookies (by giving your consent).

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5.2. Third-party Cookies

Our website uses social media plug-ins which causes possible third-party Cookies to be placed. These Cookies are not placed by us, but by this third party connected to our website through links.

In turn, these websites or social media platforms may process Cookies for their own purposes. These Cookies are used to connect to these platforms and websites and remember data about a user if they have logged into a social media account from a website. We therefore recommend that you read the privacy statement of these websites before using this website, so we feel it is important to refer you to their Cookie Policy:

Twitter: https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/twitter-Cookies

This list should be limited to those third parties that place or process Cookies for their own purposes.

6. How can I delete or block Cookies?

You can manage and delete all Cookies already stored on your device via your internet browser settings. We would like to inform you that disabling Cookies may affect your user experience and cause you to have to re-enter your preferences each time you visit our website. For more details on controlling and/or deleting Cookies, visit the page corresponding to your browser for more information:

7. Adjustments to the Cookie Statement

Our organisation and therefore our website are a dynamic and innovative environment. This Cookie Statement may be amended, if our services or applicable legislation so require. This means that we are constantly looking for better services tailored to your needs. It is possible that there will be new applications whereby we will collect or process your personal data in a different way. Naturally, we will inform you when there are important changes to this Cookie Statement, and we will ask your permission if necessary.