ONTOFORCE respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data in accordance with the applicable Belgian and European data protection legislation. For more details on how we use, store and keep your personal data secure, please read our Platform Privacy Policy->.
“ONTOFORCE” refers to Ontoforce NV, having its registered office at Moutstraat 108-110, 9000 Gent, Belgium and with company number 0836.138.020.
This cookie policy describes our data processing activities as a data controller in respect of the cookies collected and processed via the platform. Under the GDPR, data controllers are the main decision-makers: they exercise overall control over the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
ONTOFORCE has appointed a data protection officer, whom you can contact by email (dpo@ontoforce.com) for questions about this privacy policy, your privacy and the processing of your personal data.
Cookies are small pieces of data stored in text files on your browser, computer or other devices. The placement and use of cookies is governed by the Belgian Act on Electronic Communications (transposition of the European e-Privacy Directive) and the EU General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (“GDPR”).
Some of the cookies we use are essential to ensure our platform works properly; others provide you with a better, faster and safer user experience.
Cookies are generally classified in one or more of the following categories:
- Analytical cookies compile statistics on certain information (e.g. popularity, number of visitors, …).
- Permanent cookies remain present on your computer for a certain period of time; the duration depends on the type of permanent cookie.
- Session cookies are temporary cookie files. Session cookies are retained during a browsing session and disappear and are deleted when the browser closes.
- Technical cookies improve the functioning and the features of the Platform in order to simplify the use of the Platform. Certain functions or features of the Platform cannot be provided without the use of cookies.
- Tracking cookies track browsing behavior and follow users of the Platform in order to later respond to their browsing behavior (e.g. personalized promotional campaigns).
Like most online services, our platform uses first-party and third-party cookies for several purposes. The first-party cookies are primarily essential and functional cookies necessary for the platform to function in the right way and to allow you to make use of the functionalities available on our platform (as preferred by you).
The third-party cookies used on our platform are primarily used for understanding how the Platform performs, how you interact with our platform, providing advertisements that are relevant to you, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our platform.
You can find more information on the specific cookies that ONTOFORCE places on its Platform in section 4 below, and you will learn how to manage these cookies under section 5.
More specifically, Ontoforce uses the following cookies on the platform:
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Types of cookies |
Name |
Information collected by the cookie |
Purpose |
Retention period for the collected cookies |
Cookie publisher (first vs. third party) |
Lawfulness |
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Analytical |
__hstc |
Collects several pieces of information about the user's visit to the website, such as the number of visits, the timestamp of the first, last, and current visit, and the session ID. |
The "__hstc" cookie is used to track visitors' activities on the website and to store user's identifying information for the HubSpot platform. The data collected by this cookie is used to analyze website performance, personalize content and ads, and provide marketing insights to the website owners. |
Up to 13 months |
First Party |
The processing of personal data collected through this cookie is typically based on legitimate interest, consent, or contractual necessity, depending on the circumstances of data processing. |
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Analytical |
_ga |
A unique identifier used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, and campaign data and track website usage for the site's analytics report. The cookies store information anonymously and assign a randomly generated number to identify unique visitors. |
2 years |
Third Party |
The processing of data collected by analytical cookies is usually based on legitimate interests pursued by the website owner or by third parties, and is generally considered lawful under data protection regulations, provided that the data is collected anonymously and does not identify individuals. |
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Analytical |
_gcl_au |
This cookie does not contain any personal information, but it stores a unique ID that is used to track user behavior on the website, including which pages were visited and how long they were viewed. |
The purpose of this cookie is to help track and analyze user behavior on the website, in order to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns and improve the relevance of ads displayed to users. |
3 months |
Third Party |
The processing of data collected by this cookie is based on the user's consent, which can be given through a cookie banner or settings page on the website. |
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Analytical |
_gid |
A randomly generated unique identifier to distinguish users. |
This cookie is used to distinguish users and is used by Google Analytics to track user activity on the website. |
1 day |
Third Party |
The processing of data collected by this cookie is based on the website owner's legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to improve the website experience. |
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Analytical |
li_gc |
Linkedin authentication |
Used to store consent of guests regarding the use of cookies for non-essential purposes |
6 months |
Third Party |
The use of this cookie is subject to the user's consent, in accordance with the GDPR and other data protection regulations. |
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Analytical |
LinkedIn Plugin |
B2B marketing and analytics |
Consent |
30 days |
Third-party |
Lawful |
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Analytical |
ps_n |
A Facebook advertising cookie |
Used for advertising purposes |
1 year |
Third-party |
Lawful |
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Persistent |
nQ_cookieId |
authentication token |
Sets a unique ID for a specific visitor. This ID can be used to recognize the visitor upon re-entry and implement any preference choices made. The cookie also allows the website to track the visitor on multiple websites for marketing purposes. |
1 year |
ThirdParty |
Lawful |
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Persistent |
nQ_userVisitId |
authentication token |
id of the current customer |
1 year |
ThirdParty |
Lawful |
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Session |
__cf_bm |
It collects certain technical information about the user's browser and device, such as the browser version and operating system, to ensure that the website's content is delivered efficiently and securely. |
The purpose of the "__cf_bm" cookie is to identify trusted web traffic and provide enhanced security measures for the website. Cloudflare uses the cookie to distinguish between legitimate website visitors and bots or other malicious traffic, and to protect the website from various security threats, such as distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. |
Session |
Third Party |
The processing of personal data through the use of the "__cf_bm" cookie is subject to applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union. |
|
Session |
__cfruid |
It contains a unique identifier that is used to identify the user's session and to allow the website to serve content more efficiently. |
The purpose of the "__cfruid" cookie is to identify individual clients behind a shared IP address and apply security settings on a per-client basis. It is used by the Cloudflare content delivery network (CDN) to improve website performance and protect against certain types of attacks, such as distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. |
Session |
First Party |
The processing of personal data through the use of the "__cfruid" cookie is subject to applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union. |
|
Session |
__hssc |
It contains a timestamp of the exact moment when the user accessed the website and is used to calculate the session length. |
The purpose of the "__hssc" cookie is to help HubSpot, a marketing and sales software platform, to track website usage and activity. It is used to determine the number of sessions for each unique visitor to the website. |
1 year |
First Party |
The processing of personal data through the use of the "__hssc" cookie is subject to applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union. |
|
Session |
__hssrc |
It collects information about how a user arrived at a website, including the search query used and the website the user visited before arriving. |
The purpose of the __hssrc cookie is to help HubSpot determine whether to increment the session count for the website visitor. It also helps to identify the source of traffic to the website. |
Session |
First Party |
The processing of data collected by the __hssrc cookie is based on legitimate interests pursued by the website owner to improve the website's performance and user experience. |
|
Session |
_hjSession_ |
This cookie is used to detect if a user's visit is included in the data sampled by Hotjar's Heatmap feature. |
The cookie is used to identify new user sessions, which are distinct from any previous sessions that the user might have had on the website. This allows Hotjar to provide more accurate data on the user's behavior during a single session. |
Session |
Third Party |
The processing of personal data collected through this cookie is based on the legitimate interests of the website operator to improve the website user experience and analyze user behavior. |
|
Session |
csrf |
it contains a randomly generated value that is used as a token to prevent cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. |
The purpose of the CSRF token cookie is to provide CSRF protection for the website or application. It does this by generating a unique token that is included with each request made to the website or application. This helps to prevent attackers from performing actions on behalf of a user without their knowledge or consent. The CSRF token cookie is an essential component of a website or application's security infrastructure. |
Session |
First Party |
The processing of personal data through the use of the CSRF token cookie is subject to applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union. |
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Technical |
AWSALB |
This cookie is used by the Application Load Balancer in order to route the user's request to the appropriate server. It collects information about the server that is serving the request and any authentication data associated with the request. |
The purpose of the AWSALB cookie is to maintain session state and provide load balancing for a website hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS) Elastic Load Balancer (ELB). It helps to improve the performance and stability of the website. |
7 days |
Third Party |
The processing of the AWSALB cookie is considered lawful under the legitimate interest legal basis, as it is necessary for the proper functioning of the website. |
|
Technical |
AWSALBCORS |
This cookie is used to optimize the website's delivery and to link the user's requests with the server. It contains a randomly generated value that identifies the server instance that is serving the traffic. |
The AWSALBCORS cookie is used to optimize the website's delivery and to link the user's requests with the server. It is set by the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Elastic Load Balancer (ELB) and contains a randomly generated value that identifies the server instance that is serving the traffic. |
7 days |
Third Party |
The processing of the AWSALBCORS cookie is considered lawful under the legitimate interest legal basis, as it is necessary for the proper functioning of the website. |
|
Technical |
XSRF-Token |
Protect against cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. |
Protect against cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. |
Session |
First Party |
The processing of personal data through the use of the "XSRF-Token" cookie is subject to applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union. |
|
Technical |
hubspotutk |
This cookie is used to keep track of a visitor's identity. It is passed to HubSpot on form submission and used when deduplicating contacts. |
The cookie is used to keep track of a visitor's identity and activities on a website. It is primarily used for tracking visitors across multiple pages and sessions, as well as for personalizing content and marketing campaigns. |
13 months |
First Party |
This cookie is considered necessary for the legitimate interests pursued by the data controller, as it enables the website to function properly and provides valuable insights into user behavior for marketing and analytics purposes. |
|
Technical |
li_at |
Linkedin authentication. |
Used to authenticate Members and API clients |
1 year |
Third Party |
This cookie is considered necessary for the legitimate interests pursued by the data controller, as it enables the website to function properly and provides valuable insights into user behavior for marketing and analytics purposes. |
You can manage the use of cookies yourself. For example, you may choose to block all cookies or only accept cookies from certain websites. Please note, however, that certain features of the Platform are only available, accessible or workable if you have accepted cookies. Accepting cookies makes browsing the internet much easier and ensures that the platforms and websites you visit perform better. The use of cookies is generally accepted by internet users.
By changing the settings of your internet browser, you can ensure that you are notified each time cookies are being sent, or even prevent cookies from being created or stored on the hard drive of your computer. However, Ontoforce cannot guarantee access to and operation of the Platform if you have disabled the creation of cookies by your internet browser.
Managing and deleting cookies is also possible via the settings of your browser:
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Browser |
How to manage and delete cookies via your browser: |
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Apple Safari |
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201265
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Google Chrome |
https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en
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Internet Explorer |
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
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Mozilla Firefox |
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored
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We Process the Personal Data that we collect through our cookies. You can read in our Privacy Policy how this Processing is done and what rights you have.
ONTOFORCE may use your personal data for direct marketing purposes (including profiling). This enables ONTOFORCE to keep you informed about its products, updates, events, etc. You give your explicit consent for this, but you may at any time withdraw this consent and object to the processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes, including profiling, to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing (free of charge), by sending an email to: DPO@ontoforce.com.
Our platform may contain links to third party websites and/or applications. ONTOFORCE is not responsible for the content of these websites and applications nor for the cookies, privacy standards and practices of such third parties.
We recommend you read the relevant cookie and privacy policies of these third parties before you accept their cookies and visit their website to ensure that your personal data is sufficiently protected. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our platform and welcome any feedback about these websites and/or applications.
ONTOFORCE may share your personal data, as required for the purposes set forth in ONTOFORCE’s Privacy Policy https://info.disqover.com/privacy-policy . Upon request, ONTOFORCE shall, as soon as possible after the request, inform you of the third parties with whom your personal data has been shared by providing you with a more detailed list.
Within the limits defined in Articles 15-22 of the GDPR, you have the following legal rights in relation to personal data collected by ONTOFORCE via cookies:
- Right of access: you have the right to obtain confirmation from us as to whether we are processing your personal data, to access that personal data and receive information on how and why it is being processed, as well as to receive a copy of that data.
- Right to rectification: you have the right to obtain a rectification of your personal data or to request that we complete your personal data when you become aware that we are processing incorrect or incomplete data about you.
- Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”): you have the right to obtain erasure of your personal data in certain specific cases.
- Right to restriction: you have the right to have the processing of your personal data restricted in certain specific cases.
- Right to portability: you have the right to obtain the personal data you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable form, and to transfer (have transferred) that personal data to another controller.
- Right to object: you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data based on our legitimate interest for reasons relating to your situation.
- You can exercise these rights by sending an e-mail to: DPO@ontoforce.com.
For more information on how you can exercise your rights, reference is made to our privacy policy.
If and to the extent provided for in the applicable data protection legislation, you have the right to file a complaint with the competent supervisory authority if you consider that our processing of your personal data violates the applicable regulations. In Belgium the competent authority is the Data Protection Authority (“Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit”):
www.gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit.be
Drukpersstraat 35, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
+32 (0)2 274 48 00
contact@apd-gba.be
We would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach the authority, so please contact us in first instance.
Sometimes, we may need to change this Cookie Policy, for example, in case of new functionalities on the Platform. We therefore encourage you to regularly review this Cookie Policy. The date of the last amended version is listed at the bottom of the Cookie Policy. Changes to our Cookie Policy will be published on the Website and, if applicable, will be submitted for approval.
Last update: 5/04/2024