Cookie statement
1. WHICH PARTIES ARE INVOLVED?
The following definitions apply for the purposes of this Cookie Statement (“Cookie Statement”):
“Mermedia”: Mermedia, which has its registered office at Stenenstraat 9a, Oostende (Belgium) and is registered in the C.B.E. under VAT number BE 0879.873.538 in accordance with the applicable legislation relating to the protection of personal data.
2. WHAT IS A COOKIE?
A cookie is a small text or data file that we store in your browser or on the hard disc of your computer. This allows us to remember your preferences when you use our Website. Your permission will be requested to store the various categories of cookies that we use from the moment that you visit our Website.
Unless you have modified your browser settings to decline the use of cookies, our system will place these cookies as soon as you visit our Website.
3. INFORMATION ABOUT HOW WE USE COOKIES
Our website uses cookies and other similar technologies to distinguish your user preferences from those of the other users of our website. This helps us to offer you a better user experience when you visit our website, and it also allows us to optimize our website.
However, cookies and similar technologies do not enable the systematic collection of data which could identify the users of our website. They only help us to improve the operation of our website, to understand the interests of our users and to measure how effective the content of our website is.
As a result of recent legislative changes, all websites that target specific parts of the European Union are obliged to ask you for your consent for the use or storage of cookies and similar technologies on your computers or mobile devices. This cookie policy provides you with clear and comprehensive information about the cookies that we use and their purpose.
Please read our privacy Policy to take due note of the privacy regulations that apply to the website.
For more information about this Cookie Policy, you can contact us at info@mermedia.be.
4. WHICH COOKIES ARE USED AT MERMEDIA.BE, LIVINGBYTHESEA.BE & TAKEMETOSWEDEN.BE?
Below you will find an overview of the functional and non-functional cookies that are used on our Website.
| Name | Type | Purpose | Storage period |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | Functional | Functional cookie used to register cookie approval of a visitor | 1 day |
| viewed_cookie_policy | Functional | Functional cookie used to register viewing of the privacy policy of a visitor | 1 year |
| pll_language | Functional | Functional cookie used to register the language of the visitor | 1 year |
| _ga | Statistisch | Google Analytics – This cookie registers a unique anonymous ID for the information involved in website statistics | 2 years |
| _gat | Statistisch | Google Analytics – Used in order to throttle request rate | 1 day |
| _gid | Statistisch | Google Analytics – Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website | 1 day |
| _cf_bm | Statistisch | Convertkit – Registers the distinctions between a human visit and a bot | 1 day |
| _pinterest_cm | Marketing | Pinterest – Used by Pinterest to register the usage of Pinterest services by a visitors. | 1 year |
| _ir | Marketing | Pinterest – Used for optimization of ads running on Pinterest platforms. | 1 day |
| IDE | Marketing | Google Doubleclick – Used by Doubleclick to measure interactions with advertisement. | 1 year |
| test_cookie | Marketing | Google Doubleclick – Used by Doubleclick to check the existance of cookies. | 1 day |
| visitorId | Marketing | Getyourguide.com – Registers session state between different sessions. | 1 year |
| d | Marketing | Quantserve.com – Registers anonymous data in order to measure interactions with the website. | 1 year |
| cref | Marketing | Quantserve.com – Registers anonymous data in order to measure interactions with the website. | 13 months |
| mc | Marketing | Quantserve.com – Registers anonymous data in order to measure interactions with the website. | 13 months |
5. HOW CAN I MANAGE MY COOKIES?
You can prevent cookies from being stored or remove cookies already stored by adjusting the settings in your browser. You find help to adjust these settings on the website of the browser that you use. Remember that disabling cookies when visiting the Website may cause some or all of the functions of the Website not to work properly.
- Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
- Microsoft Edge: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows-10/edge-privacy-faq
- Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en
- Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
- Safari: https://support.apple.com/nl-be/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
If you have a complaint regarding our processing of your personal data, you can always contact us at the following email address info@mermedia.be. If you are still dissatisfied with our answer, then you are at liberty to file a complaint with the competent Belgian data protection authority. For more information, go to https://www.dataprotectionauthority.be/.