Cookies

The Website uses ‘cookies’ with a view to improving user experience and for the collection of Website visitor statistics. Cookies are small data files that are saved by the browser on your computer when you visit a Website and which facilitate the interaction between the visitor and the Website. Cookies do not contain any personal data.

From the time at which you make a declaration of consent to our privacy policy, including our cookie policy, by ticking ‘I AGREE’ prior to using the Website, you provide us with free, specific, informed and unambiguous consent to use cookies on the Website.

The following types of cookies are used on the Website:

  • Temporary cookies: these cookies are immediately deleted when you close your browser and are absolutely necessary for navigation of the Website.
  • Permanent cookies: these cookies are used to transmit data to the Seaport Shipping & Trading NV web server each time a visit is made to the Website and are stored on your computer for a longer period of time. These cookies are activated each time you visit the Website.
  • Functional cookies: these cookies are used to allow the Website to function properly.
  • Non-functional cookies: these cookies can be used for statistical purposes, among others.

You are entitled to object – on request and at no cost –  to the previous authorised use of the aforementioned cookies.
You may send such a request at any time to info@seaportshipping.be.

Cookie use can be deactivated by your computer or another device (i.e., via your browser settings). However, it is possible that the Website will no longer function properly as a result thereof. You can also find more information about cookies on: www.allaboutcookies.org. More information about online behavioral advertising and online privacy can be found here: www.youronlinechoices.eu.

Google Analytics

The Website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (‘Google’). Google Analytics uses cookies to facilitate the Website’s analysis of user usage of the site. The data generated by the cookie about your use of the Website (including your IP address) is transmitted to Google and is stored by it on servers in the United States. Google uses this data to track how you use the Website, to compile reports on website activity on behalf of website operators, and to offer other services relating to website activity and internet use.

Google may also provide third parties with this data, should it be legally obliged to do so, or to the extent that these third parties process this data on Google’s behalf. Google shall not combine your IP address with other data it has in its possession.


Use Hotjar for improving User Experience

We use Hotjar in order to better understand our users’ needs and to optimize this service and experience. Hotjar is a technology service that helps us better understand our users’ experience (e.g. how much time they spend on which pages, which links they choose to click, what users do and don’t like, etc.) and this enables us to build and maintain our service with user feedback. Hotjar uses cookies and other technologies to collect data on our users’ behavior and their devices. This includes a device's IP address (processed during your session and stored in a de-identified form), device screen size, device type (unique device identifiers), browser information, geographic location (country only), and the preferred language used to display our website. Hotjar stores this information on our behalf in a pseudonymized user profile. Hotjar is contractually forbidden to sell any of the data collected on our behalf. (Hotjar privacy policy)