Cookie Policy

Last updated on 01/03/2022

This Cookie Policy explains how Hello Water uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website at https://www.hellowater.be/. It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them. In some cases we may use cookies to collect personal information, or that becomes personal information if we combine it with other information. 

What are cookies? 

Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information. Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Hello Water) are called ‘first party cookies’. Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called ‘third party cookies’. Third party cookies enable third party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g. like advertising, interactive content and analytics). The parties that set these third party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits certain other websites. 

Why do we use cookies? 

We use first and third party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our website to operate, and we refer to these as ‘essential’ or ‘strictly necessary’ cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our online properties. Third parties serve cookies through our website for advertising, analytics and other purposes. This is described in more detail below. The specific types of first and third party cookies served through our website and the purposes they perform are described below (please note that the specific cookies served may vary depending on the specific online properties you visit):  

How can I control cookies? 

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie rights by setting your preferences in the Cookie Consent Manager. The Cookie Consent Manager allows you to select which categories of cookies you accept or reject. Essential cookies cannot be rejected as they are strictly necessary to provided you with services. The Cookie Consent Manager can be found in the notification banner and on our website. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website through your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. You may also set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser-to-browser, you should visit your browser’s help menu for more information. In addition, most advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of targeted advertising. If you would like to find out more information, please visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices/or http://www.youronlinechoices.com. The specific types of first and third party cookies served through our website and the purposes they perform are described in the table below (please note that the specific cookies served may vary depending on the specific online properties you visit): 

Essential website cookies 

These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with the services available through our website an to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas. 

Cookie 

Domain 

Description 

Duration 

elementor 

hellowater.be 

This cookie is used by the website’s WordPress theme. It allows the website owner to implement or change the website’s content in real-time. 

never 

 

Performance and functionality cookies 

These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of our website but are non-essential to their use. However, without these cookies, certain functionality (like vid

Analytics and customization cookies 

These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website for you. 

Cookie 

Domain 

Description 

Duration 

consent 

youtube.com 

YouTube sets this cookie via embedded youtube-videos and registers anonymous statistical data. 

2 years 

_ga 

Google Analytics 

It records a particular ID used to come up with data about website usage by the user. It is a HTTP cookie that expires after 2 years. 

2 years 

 

Advertising cookies 

These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. They perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed for advertisers, and in some case selecting advertisement that are based on your interests. 

Cookie 

Domain 

Description 

Duration 

YSC 

youtube.com 

YSC cookie is set by YouTube and is used to track the views of embedded videos on YouTube pages. 

session 

visitor_in_FO1_live 

youtube.com 

A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface. 

5 months 

yt-remote-

device-id 

youtube.com 

YouTube sets this cookie to store the video preferences of the user using embedded YouTube video. 

never 

yt-remote-

connected-

devices 

youtube.com 

YouTube sets this cookie to store the video preferences of the user using embedded YouTube video. 

never 

 

Social networking cookies 

These cookies are used to enable you to share pages and content that you find interesting on our website through third party social networking and other websites. These cookies may also be used for advertising purposes. 

Unclassified cookies 

These are cookies that have not yet been categorized. We are in the process of classifying these cookies with help of their providers.  

What about other tracking technologies, like web beacons?

Cookies are not the only way to recognize or track visitors to a website. We may use other, similar technologies from time to time, like web beacons (sometimes called ‘tracking pixels’ or ‘clear gifs’). These are tiny graphics files that contain a unique identifier that enable us to recognize when someone has visited our website or opened an e-mail including them. This allows us, for example, to monitor the traffic patterns of users from one page within a website to another, to deliver or communicate with cookies, to understand whether you have come to the website from an online advertisement displayed on a third-party website, to improve site performance, and to measure the success of e-mail marketing campaigns. In many instances, these technologies are reliant on cookies to function properly , and so declining cookies will impair their functioning. 
 

Do you use Flash cookies or Local Shared Objects?

Websites may also use so-called ‘Flash Cookies’ (also known as Local Shared Objects or ‘LSOs’) to, among other things, collect and store information about you use of our services, fraud prevention and for other site operations. If you do not want Flash Cookies stored on your computer, you can adjust the settings of your Flash player to block Flash Cookies storage using the tools contained in the Website Storage Settings Panel. You can also control Flash Cookies by going to the Global Storage Settings Panel and following the instructions (which may include instructions that explain, for example, how to delete existing Flash Cookies (referred to ‘information’ on the Macromedia site), how to prevent Flash LSOs from being placed on your computer without your being asked, and (for Flash Player 8 and later) how to block Flash Cookies that are not being delivered by the operator of the page you are on at the time). Please note that setting the Flash Player to restrict or limit acceptances of Flash Cookies may reduce or impede the functionality of some Flash applications, including, potentially, Flash applications used in connection with our services or online content.  

Do you serve targeted advertising?

Third parties may serve cookies on your computer or mobile device to serve advertising through our website. These companies may use information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide relevant advertisements about goods and services that you may be interested in. they may also employ technology that is used to measure the effectiveness of advertisements. This can be accomplished by them using cookies or web beacons to collect information about your visits to this and other sites in order to provide relevant advertisements about goods and services of potential interest to you. The information collected through this process does not enable us or them to identify your name, contact details or other details that directly identify you unless you choose to provide these. 

How often will we update this Cookie Policy?

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to these cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies. The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated. 

Where can I get further information?

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at hello@hellowater.be or by post to: 

  • Kastanjeboomstraat 13 
  • 8550 Zwevegem   
  • +32 56 49 08 28  

This cookie policy was created by using Termly’s Cookie Consent Manager.