We use cookies to improve your experience as a user of this website. In this cookie policy (hereinafter “Cookie Policy”), you can read what cookies are, why they are useful, which cookies we use to improve our services, and how you can manage them.
You are not obliged to accept all cookies, as you do not have to accept cookies to visit this website. However, if you do refuse cookies, there is a risk that certain parts of this website will not work properly.
1. Who is party to this policy?
In this Cookie Policy, the following terms have the following meanings:
‘Kappa Data‘: Kappa Data bv, with registered office at Grote Steenweg 18, B-9840 De Pinte, Belgium, registered under company number 0463.715.428.
‘User‘ or ‘you‘: any natural or legal person who visits Kappa Data’s website.
2. What are cookies, and why are they important?
Cookies are small files that websites store on your device (computer, tablet, mobile phone, etc.).
Cookies collect information about things such as your personal preferences, website visit and device to improve the functionality and user experience of the websites visited.
If you, as a user, visit the same website in the future, the website can retrieve the data stored in the cookies so that the website is aware of your previous activities. Cookies act as a kind of reminder for the website.
Cookies can be placed by Kappa Data itself (“first-party cookies”) and by third parties (“third-party cookies”). For information about third-party cookies, consult the relevant policies that these parties provide on their own websites.
Cookies can also be placed temporarily (“session cookies”, cookies that disappear when you close your browser) or permanently (“permanent cookies”, cookies that are permanently placed on your device until you manually delete them).
There are different types of cookies. These include functional session cookies, essential or strictly necessary cookies, analytical or performance cookies, and targeting or advertising cookies.
3. What cookies does Kappa Data use, and for what purposes?
Types of cookies
4 different types of cookies are used on Kappa Data’s website:
Essential or strictly necessary cookies
Essential cookies are cookies that are necessary for a website to work, or work better, such as cookies that manage the loading time of web pages. In view of the technical necessity of these cookies, the only obligation is to inform the User that these cookies are placed as soon the website is entered.
Functional cookies
Functional cookies collect information about the choices and preferences of visitors. They can remember and personalise language selections and other local settings, so that your website visit runs smoothly. You cannot refuse these cookies if you want to visit this website.
Analytical or performance cookies
Analytical or performance cookies collect information about visitor behaviour (statistics about how the website is used) to measure the performance of the website concerned and improve the user experience. These cookies can therefore analyse, among other things, the duration of visits, the number of visitors, the pages of the website that are visited most, the order in which they are visited, and so on.
Targeting or advertising cookies
Targeting or advertising cookies monitor visitors and the way they use websites, in order to compile customer or user profiles. Those profiles are usually used to display relevant and personalised advertisements that reflect the interests of the users concerned. They are also used to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns and conduct market analyses.
Specific overview
An overview of the specific cookies used on the Kappa Data website is shown below:
Google Analytics (third party)
Cookie “_ga”
- Purpose: to distinguish users
- Type: analysis/performance
- Retention period: 2 years
Cookie “_gat”
- Purpose: to keep track of and manage the number of requests
- Type: analysis/performance
- Retention period: 10 minutes
Cookie “_gali”
- Purpose: to keep track of statistics (pages visited)
- Type: analysis/performance
- Retention period: 30 seconds
Cookie “_utma”
- Purpose: to distinguish and keep track of users and sessions
- Type: analysis/performance
- Retention period: 2 years
Cookie “_utmb”
- Purpose: to distinguish and keep track of sessions and visits
- Type: analysis/performance
- Retention period: 30 minutes
Cookie “_utmz”
- Purpose: to keep track of traffic sources or referral campaigns
- Type: analysis/performance
- Retention period: 6 months
Cookie “_utmv”
- Purpose: to keep track of modified variable data at the level of the visitor
- Type: analysis/performance
- Retention period: 2 years
Click here for more information about Google analytics’ cookies.
Olark (derde partij)
Cookie “hblid”
- Doel: a visitor identifier that we use only on your site to remember this visitor between visits
- Type: analyse / targeting
- Bewaartermijn: 2 jaar
Cookie “wcsid”
- Doel: a session identifier that we use only on your site to keep track of a single chat session
- Type: analyse / targeting
- Bewaartermijn: 1 sessie
Cookie “olfsk”
- Doel: storage identifier that we use to maintain chat state across pages (e.g. message history)
- Type: noodzakelijk
- Bewaartermijn: 2 jaar
Cookie “_okdetect”
- Doel: used for detecting when storage contexts have changed due to things like ssl or host transitions (helps maintain your chat across pages)
- Type: analyse / targeting
- Bewaartermijn: persistent
Cookie “_okbk”
- Doel: extra state information (e.g. chat box being open/closed)
- Type: analyse / targeting
- Bewaartermijn: 1 sessie
Cookie “_ok”
- Doel: most recent Olark site ID (security measure)
- Type: noodzakelijk
- Bewaartermijn: 1 sessie
Cookie “_oklv”
- Doel: the Olark loader version (for improved caching)
- Type: analyse / targeting
- Bewaartermijn: 1 sessie
Cookie “_okla”
- Doel: used for caching purposes (loaded from CDN vs. loaded from our infrastructure)
- Type: analyse / targeting
- Bewaartermijn: 1 sessie
Cookie “_okgid”
- Doel: group id the visitor is locked to
- Type: analyse / targeting
- Bewaartermijn: 1 sessie
Cookie “_okac”
- Doel: used for caching by setting a hash for assets to determine if they have changed and if they need to be refreshed
- Type: analyse / targeting
- Bewaartermijn: 1 sessie
Cookie “_okck”
- Doel: used to test whether the visitor’s browser allows cookies to be stored
- Type: analyse / targeting
- Bewaartermijn: 1 dag
Klik hier voor meer informatie over de cookies van Olark.
OptinMonster (third party)
Cookie “om-XXXXXX”
- Purpose: to show/hide pop-ups and slide-ins to visitors (for example, to subscribe to the newsletter, download an e-book, etc.)
- Type: targeting
- Retention period: 30 days
Cookie “om-interaction-cookie”
- Purpose: to show/hide pop-ups and slide-ins to visitors (for example, to subscribe to the newsletter, download an e-book, etc.)
- Type: targeting
- Retention period: 30 days
Click here for more information about OptinMonster’s cookies.
4 How can I manage my cookies?
When you first visit our website, a pop-up appears which gives the option to accept or reject cookies.
You can always manage cookies in your browser settings afterwards. Below, you can find instructions for:
5. Questions or remarks?
If you still have questions or comments after reading this Cookie Policy, you can always contact Kappa Data by e-mailing [email protected] or via the contact details mentioned above.
6. Amendments
Kappa Data reserves the right to update and thus unilaterally amend this Cookie Policy, so we recommended you regularly consult the website and this Cookie Policy. As soon as a new Cookie Policy takes effect, your consent regarding the use of cookies will be requested again, if this is necessary.