Cookies
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small text file that a Website server installs in the browser of your computer or mobile device when you visit a Website.
Information is stored in this small text file, for instance your preferences if you use a Website. When you visit the Website again at a later stage, this cookie will automatically be resent to the Website. In this way the Website recognises your browser, allowing information such as your preferences to be recalled.
Cookies generally ensure easier and faster interaction between the visitor and the Website and help the visitor to browse from one part of a Website to another. Cookies can also be used to improve the content of a Website.
Cookies usually have an expiry date. Some cookies are, for instance, automatically deleted when you close your browser, while other cookies remain on your computer for a longer time, sometimes till you delete them manually.
Why do we use cookies?
The NISSE, the administrator of this Website, uses three types of cookies on www.national-fund.be:
- Cookies for functional purposes
- Cookies for analytical purposes
- Marketing cookies
Functional cookies
The NISSE uses Drupal in order to update the content of its Website. The software uses functional cookies. Functional cookies are cookies that are strictly necessary for the proper functioning of the Website.
Analytical cookies
The NISSE uses Matomo for analytical purposes. This analytical tool places cookies that we use to measure Website visits (traffic). For instance: how many visitors on the Website, which Webpages were read, how long it takes to download a Webpage, ...
We only use this information to improve the content of our Website or as an approach for a new campaign concerning a specific issue that arouses interest.
Marketing cookies
The NISSE uses Hotjar to better analyse the behaviour and actions of visitors on the website. For example: what do visitors click on, how do visitors scroll through a page; how far do visitors scroll on a page, ….
We only use this information to optimize the user experience and to improve the content of the website.
Which cookies are used on www.national-fund.be?
Below is a list of the cookies that we use, and the purpose they serve.
List of functional cookies
These cookies make sure that the Website www.national-fund.be is working properly.
| Name | Expiry Date | Aim |
|---|---|---|
| cookie_compliance | 2 weeks | Tells the site which cookies you accepted and prevents the cookie banner from being displayed on your next visits. |
List of analytical cookies
We use these cookies to improve the Website www.national-fund.be. You can refuse these cookies.
| Name | Expiry Date | Aim |
|---|---|---|
| _pk_ref | 6 months | Used to store attribution information, the referrer initially used to visit the website. |
| _pk_cvar | 30 minutes | Temporary cookies used to temporarily store data for the visit. |
| _pk_id | 13 months | Used to store some details about the user, such as the unique visitor ID. |
| _pk_ses | 30 minutes | Temporary cookies used to temporarily store data for the visit. |
| mtm_consent, mtm_consent_removed & mtm_cookie_consent | 30 years | Cookies used to remember that the user has given (or removed) permission. |
| matomo_ignore | 30 years | Cookies used when tracking is excluded (opt-out) via the cookie method or via the iframe opt-out method. |
| matomo_sessid | 14 days | Cookies used when the opt-out feature is selected. |
| _pk_hsr | 30 minutes (temporary cookies used to temporarily store data for the visit) | Cookies used in heatmap or session recording. |
List of marketing cookies
We use these cookies to improve the Website www.national-fund.be. You can refuse these cookies.
| Name | Expiry Date | Aim |
|---|---|---|
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE, GPS, YSC, NIS | 2914618 days | Cookies used by Youtube to estimate a user's bandwidth, to determine location, to customize ads on Google websites and to track actions on embedded videos. |
| _hjid | 1 year | Is used to gain insight into the clicking, scrolling and viewing behavior of visitors. |
| _hjTLDTest | At the end of the session | Is used to gain insight into the clicking, scrolling and viewing behavior of visitors. |
| _hjIncludedInPageviewSample | 30 minutes | This cookie is set to let Hotjar know whether a visitor is included in the data sampling as defined by the website's daily pageview limit. |
| _hjIncludedInSessionSample | 30 minutes | This cookie is set to let Hotjar know whether a visitor is included in the data sampling as defined by the website's daily session limit. |
| _hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress | 30 minutes | This cookie is used to detect the first pageview of a user's session. This is a True/False value set by the cookie. |
How can I see what cookies have been installed on my device and how can I adapt my cookie settings?
If you want to know what cookies have been installed on your device or if you also want to delete them, you can use, for this purpose, a setting in your browser. When you turn off cookies, please bear in mind that some graphics may not be displayed correctly, or that you may not be able to use certain applications.
You can remove cookies already installed on your computer or mobile device at any time.
More information about cookie settings in your browser
Last amended on 18/04/2023.