Cookies are small data or text files that are placed on your local computer by websites and applications. Such cookies can have different purposes: there are technical cookies (for example, for keeping track of language settings), session cookies (temporary cookies that expire after one session) and tracking cookies (cookies that monitor and track your behaviour on the internet, to be able to offer a more optimal user experience).
The Belgian Electronic Communications Act of 13 June 2005 contains certain provisions concerning cookies and their use on websites. The law is a transposition of the European e-Privacy Directive, which means that the cookie legislation can be implemented differently in other European member states.
MPets is based in Belgium and therefore complies with Belgian legislation on cookies.
MPets wants to inform every visitor of the platform / website as well as possible about his rights under the Belgian legislation on cookies, and about which cookies MPets is using. By using the platform/website, the visitor agrees to the use of cookies. Cookies help MPets to optimize your visit to the platform / website, to remember technical choices (for example, a language choice, a newsletter, etc.) and to show you more relevant services and offers.
If you want to consult the platform / website of MPets, it is recommended that the technical settings for cookies are enabled. If cookies are not enabled, MPets can not guarantee a problem-free visit to the platform / website. If you prefer not to use cookies, as a visitor, you are free to disable them.
We use cookies to improve your visit to our platform/our website. The cookies we are using are safe. The information we collect using cookies helps us to identify any errors or to show you specific services that we think may be of interest to you.
We distinguish the following types of cookies according to their purposes:
● Essential / Strictly necessary cookies:
These cookies are necessary for the platform / website to function and can not be disabled in our systems. They are usually set up only in response to actions you have taken, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling out forms. They are necessary for good communication and facilitate navigation (e.g. returning to a previous page, etc.).
● Non-essential cookies:
These cookies are not per se necessary for the platform / website to function, but they do help us to offer an improved and personalized website.
❍ Functional cookies:
These cookies enable the platform / 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:
We use these cookies to track visits and traffic so that we can measure and improve the performance of our platform / our website. They help us to know which pages are the most and the least popular and how visitors move through the platform / website.
❍ Targeting / advertising cookies:
These cookies can be set by our advertising partners via our platform / our website. They can be used by those companies to create a profile of your interests and show you relevant ads on other sites.
We use both our own cookies and cookies from carefully selected partners with whom we collaborate and who advertise our services on their website.
First Party cookies:
Name Type Storage time
Session cookie Essential / Strictly necessary cookie 24 hours
Third party cookies:
Name Type Storage time
Google Analytics Analytical cookie 24 hours
Make sure that cookies are enabled in your browser. To enable cookies, the following actions must be performed:
With the browser - Microsoft Internet Explorer
● In Internet Explorer, click on 'Internet Options' in the 'Extra' menu.
● On the 'Privacy' tab page, move the settings slider to 'low' or 'accept all cookies' (setting above 'medium' disables cookies).
● Click on 'OK'.
With the browser - Mozilla Firefox
● Click on 'Firefox' in the upper left corner of your browser and then click on 'Options'.
● On the 'Privacy' tab page, make sure that the 'Inform websites that I do not want to be tracked' is not checked.
● Click on 'OK'.
With the browser - Google Chrome
● Click on the three dots next to the browser bar at the top of your browser window and choose 'Options'.
● Find the 'Privacy and security' section and click on 'content settings'.
● Click on the 'cookies' option.
● Now select 'Allow sites to save and read cookie data'.
With the browser - Safari
● Choose 'Preferences' from the task menu. (The task menu is located at the top right of the Safari window and looks like a gear or click on 'Safari' in the extended task menu.)
● Click on the Privacy tab. Find the section called "Cookies and other website data"
● Indicate that you accept cookies.
If you want to consult the MPets platform/website, it is recommended that you have cookies enabled. However, if you prefer not to do so, you are free, as a visitor, to disable the cookies via your browser settings. This can be done through the following ways:
With the browser - Microsoft Internet Explorer
● In Internet Explorer, select the Tools button and select Internet Options.
● Select the Privacy tab and move the slider upwards under Settings to block all cookies. Click OK.
With the browser - Mozilla Firefox
● Click on the menu button and choose 'Preferences'.
● Select the 'Privacy & Security' panel and go to the 'History' section.
● Next to 'Firefox will', set to 'Use custom settings for history'.
● Set "Accept third-party cookies" to "Never."
● Close the "about: preferences" page. Changes you have made are automatically saved.
With the browser - Google Chrome
● Select 'More Settings' in the browser toolbar.
● Select 'Advanced' at the bottom of the page.
● Select 'Content settings' under 'Privacy and security'.
● Select 'Cookies'.
● Select "Allow sites to save and read cookie data."
With browser - Safari
● Choose 'Preferences' from the task menu. (The task menu is located at the top right of the Safari window and looks like a gear or click on 'Safari' in the extended task menu.)
● Click on the Privacy tab. Find the section called "Cookies and other website data"
● Indicate that you do not accept cookies.
Or refer to the help function of your internet browser.
5. Rights of the visitors
Since cookies can constitute a processing of personal data, you as a data subject have the right to the lawful and secure processing of personal data. As a data subject you can exercise the following rights:
● Right to object: If there are serious and justified reasons, you can oppose the processing of personal data.
● Right of access: Any data subject who proves his/her identity has a right of access to the information concerning the existence or non-existence of processing of his/her personal data, as well as the purposes of this processing, the categories of data to which these processing operations relate and the categories of recipients to whom the data are provided.
● Right to improvement: Inaccurate or incomplete personal data may be corrected or even erased at the request of the data subject.
These rights shall be exercised in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in our Privacy Statement. More information about the rights of visitors can also be found in the Privacy Statement. If you still have questions or comments about cookies after reading this Cookie Statement , you can always contact us at rbonfiglio@petseurope.eu.
