Cookie policy

1. Cookies

A cookie is a small text file that is placed on the hard disk of your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. The cookie is placed on your device by the website itself ("first party cookies") or by partners of the website ("third party cookies"). The cookie identifies your device by a unique identification number when you return to the website and collects information about your browsing behaviour.

There are different types of cookies. We distinguish the following cookies according to their purposes: there are essential or strictly necessary cookies and non-essential cookies (functional, analytical and targeting cookies)

The Belgian Act concerning the Electronic Communication of 13 June 2005 contains some provisions about cookies and the use thereof on websites. The Belgian implementation is deduced of the European e-Privacy Directive, which implies that the cookie usage and the cookie legislation is regulated differently in every European country. QUATRA is a Belgium-based webshop and therefore follows the Belgian and European legislation on cookies.

2. Goals and utilities of cookies

By using the website, the visitor may agree to the use of cookies. Cookies help QUATRA to optimize your visit to the website and to provide you with an optimal user experience. However, you are free to delete or restrict cookies at any time by changing your browser settings (see "Management of cookies").

Disabling cookies can have an impact on the functioning of the website. Some of the site's features may be restricted or inaccessible. If you decide to disable cookies, we cannot guarantee you a smooth and optimal visit to our website. 

3. Types of cookies used by QUATRA

We distinguish the following types of cookies, according to their purposes:

Essential/Strictly necessary cookies:

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be disabled in our systems. They are usually only set up in response to your actions, such as setting up your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. They are necessary for a good communication and they facilitate navigating (for example, returning to a previous page, etc.).

laravel_session (1day)In Laravel, the session cookie is used to maintain stateful information between HTTP requests. It is a secure cookie that is typically encrypted and used to store session data on the client's browser.
locale (400 days): The cookie determines the preferred language and country-setting of the visitor - This allows the website to show content most relevant to that region and language.
referrer (7 days): Stores data on which websites the user has visited.
XSRF-TOKEN (1 day): Ensures visitor browsing-security by preventing cross-site request forgery. This cookie is essential for the security of the website and visitor.

Non-essential cookies:

These cookies are not necessary for the website to function, but they do help us to offer an improved and personalized website.

Functional cookies: These cookies enable the website to offer improved functionality and personalization. They can be set up by us or by external providers whose services we have added to our pages.

Analytical cookies: With these cookies, we can track visits and traffic so that we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to determine which pages are the most and the least popular and how visitors move through the site.

_dc_gtm_UA-# (1day): Used by Google Tag Manager to control the loading of a Google Analytics script tag.    
_ga (2 years): Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.
_ga_# (2 years): Used by Google Analytics to collect data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit.
_gid (1 day): Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.
collect (Session): Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels.
td (Session): Registers statistical data on users' behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator.

Carefully read our Privacy Policy for more information concerning the processing of personal data by QUATRA.

4. Management of cookies

Make sure that cookies are enabled in your web browser. If you want to consult the website of QUATRA, it is recommended you enable cookies. However, you are free to disable cookies in your browser settings if you wish to do so.

To enable or disable cookies, you must change your browser settings (via the "preferences" or "options" tab). The following links will give you more information on how to manage your cookies. You can also consult the "help" tab of your browser.

Change my preferences

5. Rights of the visitors

Since cookies may constitute a processing of personal data, you as a data subject have the right to the lawful and secure processing of personal data. More information about the way in which we collect and process your personal data, as well as about your rights, can be found in our Privacy Statement.

6. Contact

Should you still have questions or comments about cookies after reading this Cookie Statement, you can always contact us via (e-mail address)