1. Introduction
PRISM3 (whose registered office is at 4053 CHAUDFONTAINE, Au Chession 1, registered with the ECB under number 0679.574.179) uses cookies and other techniques on the www.myconsultation.be website in order to provide an optimal user experience.
2. What is a cookie?
A “cookie” is a text file placed on the user's computer.
The term “cookie” is to be considered in its broadest sense, and covers all cookies or tracers deposited and/or read, for example, when consulting a website, reading an e-mail, or installing or using software or a mobile application.
This applies to all users, regardless of the type of terminal they use: computers, smartphones, digital tablets and video game consoles connected to the Internet.
A “cookie” is recorded on the peripheral by the user's browser when he or she first visits the site. It can then be retrieved during a subsequent visit to the same site. The information contained in the cookie and retrieved during the subsequent visit will be sent back to the web page that generated it, i.e. either to a page on which the user is currently browsing (proprietary cookie) or to another web page (third-party cookie).
3. . What are cookies used for and which cookies do we use?
Cookies can be used, for example, to reload pages and recognize a user's visit to page layouts. They can also be used to create a more pleasant experience for the user when visiting the page, by remembering the user's preferences.
There are several types of cookies. Some require the user's consent, while others are used for other purposes.
a) List of cookies that do not require consent
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Technical cookies:
These are necessary for browsing the site and accessing services. They are technical components, and cannot be deactivated or parameterized, failing which the user will no longer be able to access the site and/or its services.
| Name | Description | Supplier | Duration |
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| PHPSESSID | This cookie is native to PHP applications. It is used to store and identify a user's unique session identifier in order to manage the user's session on the website. It is a session cookie that is deleted when all browser windows are closed. | myconsultation.be | Session |
| __hssrc | Necessary for the proper functioning of our chat system. It is used to identify whether or not it is a new session. | hubspot.com | Session |
| __cfruid | This cookie is used to identify trusted web traffic. | hubspot.com | Session |
| __cf_bm | Used by the content delivery network provider of our chat service and is necessary to protect bots. | hubspot.com | 30 minutes |
| __hssc | Used by our chat service to keep track of sessions and to determine whether the system should increment the session number and timestamps in the __hstc cookie. | hubspot.com | 30 minutes |
| _GRECAPTCHA | Used by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots and protect the site against spam. | google.com | 6 months |
| cookieyes-consent | Used by our cookie consent management service. It remembers users' consent preferences so that they are respected on subsequent visits to this site. It does not collect or store any personal information about site visitors. | cookieyes.com | 1 year |
b) List of cookies requiring consent
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Functional cookies:
These are used to enhance browsing comfort and improve the interest and ergonomics of services. These cookies also enable us to adapt the site's presentation to the terminal's display preferences, such as language used, resolution, etc., as well as to memorize information already transmitted.
These cookies are triggered as soon as a web page is displayed, or when a particular action is performed.
| Name | Description | Supplier | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| FluentLocale | Used to save language preference data. | myconsultation.be | 3 months |
| messagesUtk | Used by our chat service to recognize visitors chatting via the Chatflows tool. | hubspot.com | 6 months |
| hubspotutk | Used by Hubspot to keep track of website visitors. This cookie is sent to HubSpot when a form is submitted and used to deduplicate contacts. | hubspot.com | 6 months |
| bcookie | Used by LinkedIn from sharing buttons and ad tags to recognize the browser ID. | linkedin.com | 1 year |
| li_gc |
Used by linkedin to store guest user consent to the use of cookies for non-essential purposes. |
linkedin.com | 6 months |
| lidc | Used by LinkedIn to facilitate the selection of data centers. | linkedin.com | 1 day |
| bscookie | Used by Linkedin to remember that a logged-in user has been verified using two-factor authentication. | linkedin.com | 1 year |
| __hstc | Used by Hubspot to track visitors. It contains the domain, initial timestamp (first visit), last timestamp (last visit), current timestamp (this visit) and session number (which increments for each subsequent session). | hubspot.com | 6 months |
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Analytical cookies :
| Name | Description | Supplier | Duration |
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| _gat | Used by Google Universal Analytics to restrict the query rate and thus limit data collection on high-traffic sites. | google.com | 1 minute |
| _ga | Used by Google Analytics to calculate visitor, session and campaign data, and also to keep track of site usage for site analytics reporting. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors. | google.com | 13 months |
| _ga_* | Used by Google Analytics to store and count page views. | google.com | 13 months |
| _gid | Used by Google Analytics, the _gid cookie stores information about how visitors use a website, while creating a report to analyze site performance. Data collected includes the number of visitors, their source and the pages they visit anonymously. | google.com | 1 day |
| _gat_UA-* | Used by Google Analytics to track user behavior. | google.com | 1 minute |
| _gcl_au | Used by Google Tag Manager to test the advertising effectiveness of websites using their services. | google.com | 3 months |
| AnalyticsSyncHistory | Used by Linkedin to store data on when a synchronization was performed with the lms_analytics cookie. | linkedin.com | 1 month |
| ln_or | Used by Linkedin to record statistical data on user behavior on the website for internal analysis purposes. | linkedin.com | 1 day |
| vuid | Used by Vimeo to collect tracking information by defining a unique identifier for embedding videos on the website. | vimeo.com | 13 months |
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Advertising cookies :
| Name | Description | Supplier | Duration |
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| IDE | Used by Google to store information about how users use the website in order to present them with relevant ads based on their user profile. | doubleclick.net | 13 months |
| UserMatchHistory | Used to synchronise LinkedIn Ads | linkedin.com | 1 month |
| fr | Used by Facebook to show relevant ads to users by tracking their behaviour on the web, on sites that have the Facebook pixel or the Facebook social plugin. | facebook.com | 3 months |
| _fbp | Used by Facebook to display advertisements on Facebook or on a digital platform powered by Facebook advertising, after visiting the website. | facebook.com | 3 months |
| test_cookie | Used by doubleclick.net to determine whether the user's browser supports cookies. | doubleclick.net | 15 minutes |
4. Your choices concerning cookies
If you click on "Accept all" after having been previously informed of the existence of cookies by browsing the www.myconsultation.be website, you consent to the use of the aforementioned cookies.
If you click on ‘Reject all’, no cookies will be used apart from the required technical cookies mentioned above.
Users may choose at any time to withdraw their consent for all cookies by clicking on the ‘Cookie settings’ icon at the bottom left of the site, with the exception of the technical cookies required for the operation of the site as indicated above.
5. Personal data and privacy
This cookie policy may be amended to reflect any changes. The date at the bottom of this document indicates when changes were last made.
If we wish to use cookies for which you have given your permission for other purposes, we will ask for your permission.
For any other questions relating to the collection and management of personal data, users are invited to read the privacy policy or contact PRISM3 at the following address: info@myconsultation.be.
For any further information on cookies, the user is invited to consult the site or to contact the Data Protection Authority: Rue de la Presse, 35, 1000 Brussels.
Last modification: May 2023