What are Cookies?

A cookie is a small file that is stored on the hard drive of your computer via this website and by the browser. The information stored therein can be sent back to our servers on a subsequent visit.

They are usually used to keep track of what settings users have selected and what actions they have taken on a site.

Cookies cannot be used to identify individuals, a cookie can only identify a machine. Personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information obtained through cookies.

Responsibility

Cathy Janssens, residing at Gootje 4, 9860 Balegem, trades under the name Cathy Janssens, sole proprietorship with business address Gootje 4, 9860 Balegem and CBE number BE0754 736 313 and is responsible for the use of cookies on this website. Cathy Janssens is hereinafter referred to as “Cathy Janssens”, “Orphea Photography”, “we” or “us”.

Cookies used and reasons for processing

Cathy Janssens processes the following types of cookies.

Necessary technical cookies

These are cookies that are necessary to properly use our online services use. We use these cookies to ensure the following:

  • Save settings for optimal video playback, such as the desired buffer size and the resolution data of your screen
  • Read your browser settings to optimally display our website, including photos and reports, on your screen
  • Load the website evenly, so that it remains accessible at all times
  • Let you comment on our website
  • Keep items in your shopping cart.

No permission is required for the use of these cookies and they cannot be disabled.

Preference Cookies

These are cookies that remember your choices you make on the website, so that you do not have to indicate them again and again and you can use the website smoothly. It’s about:

  • Language settings
  • Your region
  • Username and password.

We do need your permission to keep it up to date. We do that through the cookie settings that appear on your screen when you use one of our online services used. You can always withdraw your consent via the same settings.

Performance/statistics cookies

These collect general information about how our online services are used. We can make statistical analyzes with this, and on the basis of this we can make our online services as user-friendly as possible and improve them. It concerns the following information:

  • How you ended up on the website
  • Which (mobile) application do you spend the most time on?
  • Which links you have indicated IP address.

This data is completely anonymised. Yet we also have you for this permission required. We do this, separately for our and others’ cookies, via the cookie settings that appear on your screen when you use one of our online services used. You can always withdraw your consent via the same settings.

Advertising and recommendation cookies

These track your reactions to advertisements and surfing behavior on our and other websites. So we, on other websites, and other advertisers, on our site, may place advertisements that match your personal interests and do not show them more often than necessary.

They also help us to make more targeted recommendations and suggestions when using our online services. For example, these cookies ensure that the programs you have already watched will not appear as suggestions again. In this way we hope to introduce you to new programs and information that you find fascinating.

We will always ask your permission for this, separately for ours and others cookies. We do this via the cookie settings that appear on your screen when you use one of our online services. You can give your consent via the same always revoke settings.

Third Party Access

The cookies used can be both first party and third party cookies.

First Party Cookies: These are necessary technical and preference cookies. These are only used by our site itself to ensure that it functions optimally. They are also our own advertising cookies.

Third Party Cookies: First of all, these are cookies for statistical data. We use cookies from [Google Analytics. In principle, we have no influence on how Google handles the data, but this company has in any case ensured an appropriate level of protection.

However, because social networking sites are integrated on our website, our website may also contain embedded statistical cookies from them. We collect information through our services. These are Facebook, Google+, Youtube, LinkedIn and Twitter. We ourselves have no influence on what those social network sites do with their cookies. For more information, we refer you to the statements they provide on their own websites.

In addition, some companies other than us also place advertising cookies on our site, more specifically the third party companies behind the advertisements you see on our site.

Duration of retention

The cookies used can be both permanent cookies and session cookies.

Permanent cookies: these remain on your computer or mobile device until they expire or are deleted. In principle, they do not last longer than 12 months.

Session cookies: these only remain on your device until you stop browsing. For example, the necessary technical cookies expire when the browser is closed.

How can you change your cookie settings?

If you want to disable or delete certain cookies or adjust your cookie settings (permissions), go to the cookie settings located at the bottom of each page.

We point out that web browsers allow you to change your cookie settings. These settings can usually be found in the ‘Options’ or ‘Preferences’ menu of your browser. To better understand these settings, the following links may be helpful. If not, you can consult the ‘Help’ function in your browser for more details.

  • Cookie settings in Internet Explorer
  • Cookie settings in Firefox
  • Cookie settings in Chrome
  • Cookie settings in Safari

Note: If you set your browser to disable cookies or other technologies, you may not be able to access some parts of our services and other parts may not work properly.