Cookie policy
This cookie policy (the “Policy”) applies to the use of cookies and other similar technologies by Invest Europe AISBL, an international non-profit association under Belgian law with office at Avenue Louise 81, 1050 Brussels (“Invest Europe”) on its website www.investeurope.eu (the “Website”).
The purpose of this Policy is to provide you with information about what cookies are and how they work. It also explains what cookies we use, what they do and how you can control what cookies we use when you visit our Website.
This notice should be read alongside our General privacy policy. Please refer to the end of this Policy for further details.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed onto your computer's hard drive or in your web browser’s memory when you visit a website. Each cookie is unique to your web browser and will contain some information which may or may not be anonymous. Almost every website uses cookies.
The term “cookie” used in this policy must be understood broadly and can also refer to alternative technologies to transfer data (fingerprinting, invisible pixels, flash cookies, web beacons, etc.), depending on the device you are using.
What are cookies for?
Cookies perform a number of functions. Certain cookies are strictly necessary for the proper functioning of the Website. Others are used to improve your experience when using the Website. For example, they can distinguish you from other users of the same website, remember the information you supply so that if, for example, you register with the Website, you can sign in with only one click the next time.
What kind of information can be stored in cookies?
A cookie will typically contain the name of the domain by which the cookie was set, the duration of the cookie and a value. The latter usually takes the form of a randomly generated unique number, but in certain cases also contains your IP-address, the specific webpages you have visited on your computer, advertisements you have engaged with, the browser you are using, or details you have given to the Website.
When we use cookies that gather personal data, this collection is guided by our General privacy policy. Please refer to the end of this Policy for further details.
Your choices about cookies
The placing of cookies on your device is subject to your consent, except for cookies (i) used for the purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication or (ii) strictly necessary to provide services explicitly requested by you.
Our Website is configured to ensure that no cookies (other than those referred to in the above paragraph under (i) and (ii)) are placed on your device without your consent.
You have the possibility to express such consent by (i) clicking on the “Allow All Cookies and Reload” button of our cookie banner or (ii) by indicating the specific categories of cookies you want to allow or block on our Website, using the cookie selection menu which appears when opening our Website (also accessible at any time via the cookie button in the lower left corner of each page on our Website).
Your consent to the placing of any cookie or category of cookies can be withdrawn at any moment, using the above cookie selection menu (accessible via the cookie button in the lower left corner of each page).
Cookies used on this Website
We use three types of cookies on the Website, namely necessary cookies, analytics cookies and marketing cookies. These cookies perform different functions as explained in the table below.
We use both first party and third-party cookies. First party cookies are set by the website you are visiting. Third party cookies are set by a domain which is different to the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies are typically linked to analytical functionalities or social media platform integrations. If you allow third-party analytics cookies on your device, the relevant third-party may be able to access certain information about you, such as your browsing statistics. We have clearly indicated which cookies are from a third party in the description below.
Cookies can be either session cookies or persistent cookies. Session cookies are cookies which are deleted when you close your internet browser. Persistent cookies stay in place after you have closed your browser, for example, a cookie which tracks whether you are a new or return visitor to the Website. Details on how long these cookies last for are also set out below.
The following table provides information about the cookies we use on our Website, including how to disable them and the resulting impact on the Website’s functionality.
Name | Description | Type & Host | Duration | How to disable | Impact on functionality if disabled |
Necessary cookies ASP.NET_SessionId | This cookie is used to identify the user’s session state across page requests. | First-party cookies | Session cookie (expires after you leave the Website) | You cannot disable it if you want to use our Website. | This cookie is necessary, the Website will not operate properly without it. |
Necessary cookies __RequestVerificationToken | This cookie helps prevent cross-site request forgery attacks. | First-party cookies | Session cookie (expires after you leave the Website) | You cannot disable it if you want to use our Website. | This cookie is necessary, the Website will not operate properly without it. |
Necessary cookies __cf_bm | This cookie is used by the content delivery network which helps us make the Website accessible to distinguish between humans and bots in order to protect the Website. | First-party cookies | 30 minutes | You cannot disable it if you want to use our Website. | This cookie is necessary, the Website will not operate properly without it. |
Necessary cookies cs_# | This cookie remembers that a user has accepted/declined cookies on our Website, so that the cookie consent mechanism is not repeatedly displayed during subsequent visits and the Website remembers your choices. | Third-party cookies | 1 year | You cannot disable it if you want to use our Website. | This cookie is necessary, the Website will not operate properly without it. |
Necessary cookies from Vimeo | If you watch embedded videos from Vimeo on the Website, Vimeo’s video player will place cookies on your device that are essential to enable the video player. For more information, please see http://vimeo.com/cookie_policy. | Third party cookies | See Vimeo’s cookie policy available at http://vimeo.com/cookie_policy. | You cannot disable them if you want to watch the Vimeo videos embedded in the Website. | If you disable these cookies, you will not be able to watch the Vimeo videos embedded in the Website. |
Necessary cookies from LinkedIn li_gc | This cookie stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain. | Third party cookies | 2 years | You cannot disable it if you want to use our Website. | This cookie is necessary, the Website will not operate properly without it. |
Analytics Cookies _ga_J3LSME4X8R
| This cookie helps us count how many people visit the Website by tracking if you have visited it before. This cookie also helps us collect information and report Website usage statistics. The information collected by the Google Analytics cookies on the Website (which does not include direct identifiers for individual visitors of our Website) are transferred and stored on Google’s servers in accordance with Google's privacy policy. For more information on Google Analytics please click on the following link (please note this will take you away from the Website): | Third-party cookies | 2 years | This cookie will only be activated if you consent to the placing thereof. You can disable it at any time using the cookie consent mechanism (accessible via the cookie button in the lower left corner of the Website). | If you disable this cookie, your Website usage will not be counted or used in the statistics we gather to improve our Website service. The Website functionality will not be affected. |
Analytics Cookies _ga
| This cookie helps us count how many people visit the Website by tracking if you have visited it before. This cookie also helps us collect information and report Website usage statistics. The information collected by the Google Analytics cookies on the Website (which does not include direct identifiers for individual visitors of our Website) are transferred and stored on Google’s servers in accordance with Google's privacy policy. For more information on Google Analytics please click on the following link (please note this will take you away from the Website): | Third-party cookies | 2 years | This cookie will only be activated if you consent to the placing thereof. You can disable it at any time using the cookie consent mechanism (accessible via the cookie button in the lower left corner of the Website). | If you disable this cookie, your Website usage will not be counted or used in the statistics we gather to improve our Website service. The Website functionality will not be affected. |
Analytics Cookies from LinkedIn AnalyticsSyncHistory
| This cookie is used to store information about the time when a synchronisation with the lms_analytics cookie took place for users in the designated countries. | Third party cookies | 1 month | This cookie will only be activated if you consent to the placing thereof. You can disable it at any time using the cookie consent mechanism (accessible via the cookie button in the lower left corner of the Website). | If you disable this cookie, your Website usage will not be counted or used in the statistics LinkedIn gathers. The Website functionality will not be affected. |
Marketing Cookies prism_66590882
| Active Campaign sets this cookie to track the efficiency of our newsletters and other communications and store interactions. For more information, see Active Campaign’s cookie policy available at: Cookie Policy – Active Campaign. | Third-party cookies | 30 days | This cookie will only be activated if you consent to the placing thereof. You can disable it at any time using the cookie consent mechanism (accessible via the cookie button in the lower left corner of the Website). | If you disable this cookie, your Website usage will not be used to track and store interactions. The Website functionality will not be affected. |
Marketing Cookies from LinkedIn li_sugr
| This cookie helps collect data on user behaviour and interaction in order to optimise the Website and make advertisement on the Website more relevant. | Third party cookies | 3 months | This cookie will only be activated if you consent to the placing thereof. You can disable it at any time using the cookie consent mechanism (accessible via the cookie button in the lower left corner of the Website). | If you disable this cookie, your Website usage data will not be collected to optimise our Website service or make advertisement on the Website more relevant. Other Website functionalities will not be affected. |
Marketing Cookies from LinkedIn bcookie
| This cookie is used by the social media networking service LinkedIn to track the use of embedded services. | Third-party cookies | 1 year | This cookie will only be activated if you consent to the placing thereof. You can disable it at any time using the cookie consent mechanism (accessible via the cookie button in the lower left corner of the Website). | If you disable this cookie, your use of embedded services will not be tracked by LinkedIn. The Website functionality will not be affected. |
Marketing Cookies from LinkedIn lidc
| This cookie is used by the social media networking service LinkedIn to track the use of embedded services. | Third-party cookies | 1 day | This cookie will only be activated if you consent to the placing thereof. You can disable it at any time using the cookie consent mechanism (accessible via the cookie button in the lower left corner of the Website). | If you disable this cookie, your use of embedded services will not be tracked by LinkedIn. The Website functionality will not be affected. |
Marketing Cookies from LinkedIn UserMatchHistory
| This cookie is used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor's preferences. | Third-party cookies | 29 days | This cookie will only be activated if you consent to the placing thereof. You can disable it at any time using the cookie consent mechanism (accessible via the cookie button in the lower left corner of the Website). | If you disable this cookie, you will not be presented with advertisement based on your preferences on the Website. Other Website functionalities will not be affected. |
Marketing Cookies from LinkedIn bscookie
| This cookie is used by the social media networking service LinkedIn to track the use of embedded services. | Third-party cookies | 1 year | only be activated if you consent to the placing thereof. You can disable it at any time using the cookie consent mechanism (accessible via the cookie button in the lower left corner of the Website). | If you disable this cookie, your use of embedded services will not be tracked by LinkedIn. The Website functionality will not be affected. |
Your rights
Any personal data collected by Invest Europe through cookies will be processed as set out in the Invest Europe General privacy policy.
In this General privacy policy, you can find more information about how and why we use your personal data as the “controller”, responsible for such use when you are visiting the Website. It also sets out your rights in relation to the personal data we hold about you and how you can exercise them (these rights include a right of access, rectification and objection to direct marketing, as well as, in certain circumstances, a right of erasure or portability of your personal data and a right to object to non-marketing related processing or to restrict the processing of such data).
If you have any inquiry or wish further information about the use of cookies, you can send an email to Invest Europe at cristian.gheorghiu@investeurope.eu or send a dated and signed letter addressed to Cristian Gheorghiu – Online Communication Manager, Invest Europe, Avenue Louise 81, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium.
Invest Europe reserves the right to amend this Policy at any time. In such case, we will post a prominent notice on the Website to inform you about any significant changes.