Cookie Policy

About this cookie policy

The website https://seas-at-risk.org/ is the property of SEAS AR RISK VZW, having its registered offices at 1210 Brussels, Rue de la Charité 22, registered with the KBO under number 0884.771.444, e-mail , tel. (+32) 02 329 01 18, (hereinafter ‘SAR’).

By accessing and using the website, you expressly agree to the following terms of use regarding cookies.

Please read this cookie policy carefully, as it contains essential information about which cookies are used.

The use of cookies

During a visit to SAR’s website, both “first party cookies” and “third party cookies” may be placed on your computer’s hard drive as provided by Fiasco Design. The Privacy Policy of Fiasco is available here: https://fiasco.design/privacy-policy/.

A cookie is a text file placed by a website’s server in the computer or mobile device’s browser when the website is viewed. Cookies cannot be used to identify individuals, only machines.

‘First-party cookies’ or ‘functional cookies’ are technical cookies used by the visited site itself and whose purpose is to make the site function optimally. Examples include the settings made by the user on previous visits to the site or a pre-filled form with data entered by the user during previous visits.

The functional cookies are not optional as they are essential to the functioning of our website. You cannot disable these cookies.

In this context, we use the following cookies, among others:

cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary

cookielawinfo-checkbox-non-necessary

_gaValue: GA1.2.720487800.1679560173

_gidValue: GA1.2.1686290755.1679560173

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Our website also uses ‘third-party cookies’. These are cookies that do not originate from the website itself, but from third parties, e.g. an existing marketing or advertising plug-in such as cookies from META (Facebook and Instagram), Microsoft (LinkedIn), Twitter, Google, YouTube where the information generated by the cookies about the use of the website (including the IP address) is transferred to META (Facebook and Instagram), Microsoft (LinkedIn), Twitter, Google, YouTube and stored on their servers. For more information on why and how personal data is processed in the context of META (Facebook and Instagram), Microsoft (LinkedIn), Twitter, Google, YouTube, SAR refers to the Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy on the website of these platforms:

 

However, with regard to both “first-party cookies” and “third- party cookies”, the website visitor must first give their active and informed consent to these cookies – this can be done via a box at the bottom of the website, with reference to this policy, which does not, however, prevent further browsing on the website.

The visitor can use the internet browser settings to refuse cookies, to receive a warning when a cookie is installed, or subsequently delete cookies from the hard disk.

If you do not give consent, only functional cookies can be installed. In that case, certain graphics may not appear correctly, and certain applications may not be usable.

However, the cookies on SAR’s website are not used for advertising purposes. We ask you to give your active and informed consent for these cookies by checking the checkbox at the bottom of the website, referring to this policy.

More information about the cookies used by Fiasco Design can be found here:

_hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress

Cookie is used by: Hotjar

The functionality is: to store unique visits.

The purpose is: Statistics

Expiration period: session

Description:

– Used to detect the first pageview session of a user.

– 30 minutes duration, extended on user activity.

– Boolean true/false data type.

 

_hjSession_{site_id}

Cookie is used by: Hotjar

The functionality is: to provide functions across pages.

The purpose is: Functional

Expiration period: session

Description:

– Holds current session data.

– Ensures subsequent requests in the session window are attributed to the same session.

– 30 minutes duration, extended on user activity.

– JSON data type.

 

_hjFirstSeen

Cookie is used by: Hotjar

The functionality is: to store first visit to the site.

The purpose is: Statistics

Expiration period: 30 minutes

Description:

– Identifies a new user’s first session.

– Used by Recording filters to identify new user sessions.

– 30 minutes duration, extended on user activity.

– Boolean true/false data type.

 

_hjIncludedInSessionSample_{site_id}

Local Storage is used by: Hotjar

The purpose is: Statistics

Expiration period: 30 minutes

Description:

– Set to determine if a user is included in the data sampling defined by your site’s daily session limit.

– 2 minutes duration, extended every 30 seconds.

– Boolean true/false data type.

 

_hjSessionUser_{site_id}

Cookie is used by: Hotjar

The functionality is: to store a unique user ID.

The purpose is: Statistics

Expiration period: 1 year

Description:

– Set when a user first lands on a page.

– Persists the Hotjar User ID which is unique to that site. Hotjar does not track users across different sites.

– Ensures data from subsequent visits to the same site are attributed to the same user ID.

– 365 days duration.

– JSON data type.

 _ga

Cookie is used by: Google Analytics

The functionality is: to store and count pageviews.

The purpose is: Statistics

Expiration period: 2 years

Google Analytics

SAR’s website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies to help the website analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to, and stored by, Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information to track how you use the website, compile reports on website activity for website operators, and provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage. For the cookies placed by Google, SAR refer to their own statements on their respective websites, which SAR cannot influence in any way.

You can also refuse the use of these cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser. However, SAR would like to point out that in that case you may not be able to use all the features of this website.

For further information, questions or comments regarding SAR’s Cookie Policy, please contact and at https://seas-at-risk.org/.

 

Brussels, December 2023