Cookie Notice

Last updated: 07/11/2024

 

About this Notice

This Cookie Notice ("Notice") explains how the Belgian National Orchestra, headquartered at Rue Ravenstein 36, 1000 Brussels (collectively referred to as "BNO," "we”, or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website at www.nationalorchestra.be ("Website"). This Notice explains what these technologies are, why we use them, and your rights to control their use.

Please take the time to read this Notice carefully. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact us by email at info@nationalorchestra.be.

Q&A

  • What are cookies?

    Cookies are small text files placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website or use a mobile app. Website and app owners commonly use cookies to make their sites work more efficiently or to provide information transmission. 

    Cookies have various functions, such as allowing you to navigate pages smoothly, remembering your preferences, and generally improving user experience. They can also help ensure the ads you see online are relevant to your interests. 

    Cookies placed by the site owner (in this case, BNO) are called "first-party cookies." Cookies placed by other parties are known as "third-party cookies," which enable third-party applications or features (e.g., advertising, interactive content, analytics) on or through the website or mobile app. These third parties can recognize your computer or device both when visiting the site and when visiting certain other websites.

  • How long do cookies last?

    Cookies can remain on your computer or electronic device for different periods. Some cookies are "session cookies," meaning they only exist while your browser is open and are automatically deleted when you close your browser or exit the app. Other cookies are "persistent cookies," meaning they remain after your browser or application is closed and can be used by websites or applications to recognize your computer or electronic device when you reopen your browser or application. The lifespan of the cookies used on our website is explained in more detail in the table below.

  • What about other tracking technologies like web beacons?

    In addition to cookies, we may use other similar technologies like web beacons (also called "tracking pixels" or "clear gifs"). These tiny graphics files contain a unique identifier that allows us to recognize when someone has visited our Website or opened an email we have sent. This enables us to monitor traffic patterns, determine if you reached our Website from a third-party website, improve Website performance, and gauge the effectiveness of email marketing campaigns. In many cases, these technologies rely on cookies to function properly. Therefore, refusing cookies will impair their functionality.

  • Targeted advertising

    Third parties may place cookies on your computer or mobile device to display advertising on our Website, based on your interests. These companies may use information about your visits to our Website and other websites to serve relevant advertisements and measure ad effectiveness.

    This can be achieved by using cookies or web beacons to collect information about your visits to this Website and other sites, in order to deliver relevant advertisements for products and services that may be of interest to you.

    The information collected through this process does not enable us or them to identify your name, contact details, or other personally identifiable information unless you choose to provide it.

    All targeted advertising cookies that may be placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit our Website are listed in the table below.

  • How can I control cookies?

    You have the right to accept or refuse cookies. You can save your preferences in our cookie preference banner or click the appropriate opt-out links provided in the cookie table above.

    You can set or modify your web browser controls to accept or refuse certain cookies. If you choose to refuse cookies, you may still use our Website, although your access to some features and areas of our Website may be limited. Since the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser to browser, you should consult your browser’s help menu for more information. 

    In addition, most advertising networks offer you a way to opt-out of targeted advertising. For further information, please visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ (in English) or http://www.youronlinechoices.com/fr/ (in French).

  • Cookies sent in the past

    If you have disabled one or more cookies, we may still use the information collected by these cookies before they were disabled. However, we will stop collecting new information via the disabled cookie.

  • Obtaining more information about cookies

    For more information on cookies, including explanations of how cookies are placed on your device or how to manage and delete them, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org/fr/.

  • Updating this Notice

    We may update this Notice from time to time in response to evolving legal, technical, or business developments. When we update our Notice, we will take appropriate measures to inform you, consistent with the significance of the changes we make.

    You can see when this Notice was last updated by referring to the date of the last update displayed at the top of this Notice.

Why do we use cookies?

Types of cookies How to opt out

Essential Website and Mobile App Cookies: These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available on our Website and to use certain features, such as access to secure areas.

These cookies are essential for the Website, so you cannot opt out of them. However, you can block or delete them by changing your browser settings, as described in the "How can I control cookies?" section below.

Performance and Functionality Cookies: These cookies improve the performance and functionality of our Website but are not essential for its use. Without these cookies, some features (like videos) may not be available.

We will only place these cookies if you expressly accept them on your first visit to our Website through our cookie preference banner. You can withdraw your consent at any time by reopening our cookie preference banner. Alternatively, you can opt out by following the instructions in the "How can I control cookies?" section. If you wish to disable cookies from a particular provider, use the specific opt-out link in the table below.

Analytics and Customization Cookies: These cookies collect information used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our Website is used or to measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns, or to customize our Website for you.

We will only place these cookies if you expressly accept them on your first visit to our Website through our cookie preference banner. You can withdraw your consent at any time by reopening our cookie preference banner. Alternatively, you can opt out by following the instructions in the "How can I control cookies?" section. If you wish to disable cookies from a particular provider, use the specific opt-out link in the table below.

Audience Measurement Cookies: These cookies enable us to measure the audience on our Website or to test different versions of the site to optimize content. They also help detect navigation issues and organize Website content.

To opt out, you can follow the instructions in the "How can I control cookies?" section or use the specific opt-out link in the table below.

Advertising Cookies: These cookies make advertising messages more relevant to you, preventing continuous reappearance of the same ad, ensuring correct ad display, and sometimes selecting ads based on your interests.

We will only place these cookies if you expressly accept them on your first visit to our Website through our cookie preference banner. You can withdraw your consent at any time by reopening our cookie preference banner. Alternatively, you can opt out by following the instructions in the "How can I control cookies?" section.

Social Media Cookies: These cookies allow you to share pages and content of interest on our Website via third-party social networks and websites. They may also be used for advertising purposes.

We will only place these cookies if you expressly accept them on your first visit to our Website through our cookie preference banner. You can withdraw your consent at any time by reopening our cookie preference banner. Alternatively, you can opt out by following the instructions in the "How can I control cookies?" section.

Types of cookies