Cookie statement

With this statement, Knokke Heist Municipal Council aims to inform visitors to its tourist website about the use of cookies. This statement was drawn up on 3 September 2020.

This cooking statement must be read in conjunction with our privacy statement.

Contact details
Knokke-Heist Municipal Council
Alfred Verweeplein 1
8300 Knokke-Heist
Company registration number: 0207691252

Tel: +32(0)50 630 315
E-mail: privacy [at] knokke-heist.be

What are cookies?

Our website www.myknokke-heist.be uses cookies and comparable technologies. Cookies are small information files which are saved to your computer or mobile phone by the internet browser when you visit a website.

Cookies can be installed by Knokke-Heist Municipal Council itself (‘first party cookies’) and also by third parties (‘third party cookies’). In the latter case, some data is sent to third parties as a result of using our website.

Cookies are sometimes installed temporarily, until you close your browser (‘session cookies’) and sometimes for a longer period. Below is a list of how long these are saved, per cookie type, and to whom data is passed on.

Deleting or rejecting cookies

If you wish to delete cookies on your web browser or to instruct your web browser to delete or reject cookies, go to your browser’s help pages.

NB: if you delete or refuse to accept cookies, you may not be able to make use of all the functionalities on offer, or you may not be able to save your choices, or some of our pages may not be shown correctly.

More information about cookies

Which cookies are used when you visit our website?

Necessary cookies

Necessary 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.

Cookie name Expiry Provider Goal Type
has_js Sessie myknokke-heist.be Registers whether or not the user has activated JavaScript in the browser. HTTP

 

Statistic cookies

Statistic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.

Cookie name

Expiry Provider Goal Type
_ga 2 years myknokke-heist.be Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. HTTP
_gat 1 day myknokke-heist.be Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. HTTP
_gid 1 day myknokke-heist.be Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. HTTP
collect Session google-analytics.com Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across
devices and marketing channels.
Pixel

 

Marketing cookies

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.

Cookie name Expiry Provider Goal Type
_fbp 3 months myknokke-heist.be Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. HTTP
ads/ga-audiences Session google.com

Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor's online behaviour across websites.

Pixel
fr 3 months facebook.com Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. HTTP
tr Session facebook.com Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. Pixel