Cookie Policy

Last Updated: Thu Mar 20 2025

A cookie policy, also known as a cookie statement, is a document or section on a website that explains how the website uses cookies and what information these cookies collect from its visitors.

This cookie policy applies to https://www.ovida.be, owned by Ovida VOF. We place great importance on transparency and aim to fully inform our visitors about the use of cookies on our website. In this policy, we provide a detailed explanation of what cookies are, how we use them, and the choices you have regarding cookie management.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit our website. These files contain information used to analyze your browsing behavior on our website and to provide you with a better user experience. In addition to cookies, we may also use similar tracking technologies, such as scripts and tags, for similar purposes.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

We use various types of cookies:

  • Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for the functioning of our website and cannot be disabled in our systems. They are typically set in response to your actions, such as requesting services like logging in or filling out forms. Examples include session cookies that enable your visit to the website.
  • Performance Cookies: These cookies allow us to count visits to our website and analyze traffic sources, enabling us to measure and improve the performance of our website. We use tools like Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity for this purpose. Google Analytics collects data such as pages visited and time spent on the site, while Microsoft Clarity generates heatmaps and session recordings to analyze user behavior.
  • Functional Cookies: These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers of services we have integrated into our pages, such as Google Tag Manager for managing scripts.
  • Advertising Cookies: These cookies may be used to make advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They store information about your visits to our website and may share this information with other organizations, such as advertisers. For example, Google Analytics can collect ad signals if you consent to this via our cookie consent mechanism.

3. Consent for Cookies

Upon your first visit to our website, we request your consent for placing non-essential cookies on your device through our cookie consent mechanism. This mechanism allows you to choose whether to permit cookies for analytics (e.g., Google Analytics), advertising, and personalization. Your preferences are communicated to tools like Google Analytics through settings such as analytics_storage, ad_storage, and ad_personalization. You can withdraw or modify this consent at any time via our cookie settings (see ‘Cookie Management’ below). Strictly necessary cookies do not require consent and are always placed.

4. Cookie Management

You have control over your cookie preferences. During your first visit, you can use our cookie consent mechanism to select which categories of cookies you accept or decline. You can later adjust these settings via the cookie preferences section on our website. Additionally, you can manage, refuse, or delete cookies through your web browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website. For detailed instructions on managing cookies in popular web browsers, visit:

For Google Analytics, you can also install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. For more information on how Google and Microsoft use your data, see the Google Privacy Policy and the Microsoft Privacy Statement.

5. Contact Details

If you have any questions about our cookie policy or your cookie settings, please feel free to contact us at:

This cookie policy may be periodically updated to reflect changes in our use of cookies. We recommend checking this page regularly to stay informed of any updates. Changes to the cookie policy take effect as soon as they are published on this page.