Carmelitana

Cookie Statement

1. Cookies

Cookies are small data or text files placed on your local computer by websites and applications. Such cookies can have different purposes: there are technical cookies (e.g. for keeping track of language settings), session cookies (temporary cookies that expire after one session) and tracking cookies (cookies that follow and track your behavior on the Internet in order to offer you a more optimal user experience).

The Belgian Electronic Communications Act of June 13, 2005 contains some provisions regarding cookies and their use on websites. The law is a transposition of the European e-Privacy Directive, which means that cookie legislation may be implemented differently in other European member states.

Carmelitana is based in Belgium and therefore follows the Belgian legislation on cookies.

2. Purpose and usefulness of cookies

Carmelitana wishes to inform each visitor of the platform/website as well as possible about his/her rights under the Belgian legislation on cookies, and about which cookies Carmelitana uses. By using the platform/website, the visitor agrees to the use of cookies. Cookies help Carmelitana to optimize your visit to the platform/website, to remember technical choices (for example, a choice of language, newsletter, et cetera) and to show you more relevant services and offers.

If you wish to consult Carmelitana's platform/website, it is recommended that the technical settings for cookies be enabled. Without enabled cookies, Carmelitana cannot guarantee a smooth visit on the platform/website. If you prefer not to have the cookies, as a visitor you are free to disable the cookies.

We use cookies to improve your visit to our platform/website. The cookies we use are secure. The information we collect using cookies helps us to identify any errors or to show you specific services that we think may be of interest to you.

3. Types of cookies used by Carmelitana

We distinguish the following types of cookies, according to their purposes:

Essential/Strictly necessary cookies:
These cookies are necessary for the platform/website to function and cannot be disabled in our systems. They are usually set only in response to actions taken by you, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling out forms. They are necessary for proper communication and they facilitate navigation (e.g., returning to a previous page, etc.).
Non-essential cookies:
These cookies are not in themselves necessary for the platform/website to function, but they do help us offer an improved and personalized website.
- Functional cookies:
  These cookies enable the platform/website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They can be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
- Analytical cookies:
  These cookies allow us to track visits and traffic so that we can measure and improve the performance of our platform/website. They help us know which pages are most and least popular and how visitors move through the platform/website.
- Targeting / advertising cookies:
  These cookies may be set by our advertising partners through our platform/our website. They may be used by those companies to compile a profile of your interests and show you relevant ads on other sites.

We use both our own cookies and cookies from carefully selected partners with whom we work and who advertise our services on their websites.

First Party cookies:

Name	Type	Retention time
Session cookie	Essential/ Strictly necessary cookie	24 hours

Third party cookies:

Name	Type	Retention Time
Google Analytics	Analytical cookie	24 hours

4. Managing cookies

Make sure that cookies are enabled in your browser. To enable cookies, perform the following actions:

For browser - Microsoft Internet Explorer

In Internet Explorer, click on 'Internet Options' in the 'Tools' menu.
On the 'Privacy' tab, move the settings slider to 'low' or 'accept all cookies' (setting above 'medium' disables cookies).
Click on 'OK.

For browser - Mozilla Firefox

Click 'Firefox' in the upper left corner of your browser, then click 'Options'.
On the 'Privacy' tab, make sure the 'Let websites know I don't want to be tracked' is unchecked.
Click on 'OK.

For browser - Google Chrome

Click on the three dots next to the browser bar at the top of your browser window and choose 'Options'.
Find the 'Privacy and security' section and click on 'content settings'.
Click on the 'cookies' option.
Now select 'Allow sites to save and read cookie data'.

For browser - Safari

Select 'Preferences' from the task menu. (The task menu is in the upper right corner of the Safari window and looks like a cogwheel or click on 'Safari' in the extended task menu).
Click on the Privacy tab. Find the section called "Cookies and other website data.
Indicate that you accept cookies.

If you wish to consult Carmelitana's platform/website, it is recommended that you have cookies enabled. However, if you prefer not to, as a visitor you are free to disable cookies via your browser settings. This can be done in the following ways:
In your browser - Microsoft Internet Explorer

In Internet Explorer, select the Tools button and select Internet Options.
Select the Privacy tab and under Settings, move the slider up to block all cookies. Click OK.

For browser - Mozilla Firefox

Click the menu button and select 'Preferences'.
Select the 'Privacy & Security' panel and go to the 'History' section.
Next to 'Firefox will', set to 'Use custom settings for history'.
Set 'Accept third-party cookies' to 'Never'.
Close the 'about: preferences' page. Changes you made will be saved automatically.

For browser - Google Chrome

Select 'More Settings' from the browser toolbar.
At the bottom of the page, select the 'Advanced' option.
Under 'Privacy and security', select 'Content settings'.
Select 'Cookies.
Uncheck 'Allow sites to store and read cookie data'.

For browser - Safari

Select 'Preferences' from the task menu. (The task menu is located at the top right of the Safari window and looks like a cogwheel or click 'Safari' in the extended task menu.)
Click on the Privacy tab. Find the section called "Cookies and other website data.
Indicate that you do not accept cookies.

Or consult your Internet browser's help function for this.

5. Visitors' rights

Since cookies may constitute processing of personal data, you as a data subject have the right to the lawful and secure processing of personal data. As a data subject, you can exercise the following rights:

Right to oppose: If there are weighty and justified reasons, you can oppose the processing of personal data.
Right of access: Any data subject who proves his or her identity has a right of access to information regarding the existence or non-existence of processing operations on his or her personal data, as well as the purposes of such processing, the categories of data concerned by such processing, and the categories of recipients to whom the data are disclosed.
Right of rectification: Inaccurate or incomplete personal data can always be rectified or even erased at the request of the data subject.

These rights are exercised in accordance with the modalities set forth in our Privacy Statement. More information on visitors' rights can also be found in the Privacy Statement. Should you still have questions or comments about cookies after reading this Cookie Statement, you can always contact us via boekhandel@carmelitana.be.

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This contract may only be used by the company that purchased the document for its own business operations and may not be resold or given to third parties.

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