{"id":224442,"date":"2026-06-23T10:19:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T08:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expertselect.org\/cookie-policy-eu\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T13:28:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T11:28:30","slug":"cookie-policy-eu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/expertselect.org\/en\/cookie-policy-eu\/","title":{"rendered":"Cookie Policy (EU)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_heading_0 et_pb_heading et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--module--divi-heading--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Cookie Policy - ExpertSelect Belgium SA<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--module--divi-text--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"><em>Last updated: June 2026<\/em><\/p>\n<hr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\">\n<h4 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\">1. What is a cookie?<\/h4>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">A cookie is a small text file placed on your device when you visit a website. It allows the site to remember your actions and preferences for a specified period. <\/p>\n<hr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\">\n<h4 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\">2. Who are we?<\/h4>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">ExpertSelect Belgium SA is responsible for processing personal data collected via this site. For any questions: <a class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"mailto:info@expertselect.org\">info@expertselect.org<\/a> <\/p>\n<hr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\">\n<h4 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\">3. Cookies used on this site<\/h4>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"><strong>Strictly Necessary Cookies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">These cookies are essential for the site to function. They do not require your consent. They include WordPress administrator authentication and security cookies (session), WPML cookies for remembering the chosen language (1 year), as well as the consent choice cookie placed by Hu-manity.co (1 year).  <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"><strong>Functional Cookies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">These cookies improve your experience without being essential. WP Rocket uses session cookies for site performance optimization. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"><strong>Third-Party Cookies \u2014 Consent Required<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">These cookies are placed by external services and are only activated after your consent. Google reCAPTCHA places the <code class=\"bg-text-200\/5 border border-0.5 border-border-300 text-danger-000 whitespace-pre-wrap rounded-[0.4rem] px-1 py-px text-[0.9rem]\">_GRECAPTCHA<\/code> cookie to protect our forms against spam (6 months). Google Maps uses several cookies to display the map on our Contact page (6 months). Microsoft Bookings places session cookies when making online appointments via our \/rendez-vous\/ page.   <\/p>\n<hr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\">\n<h4 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\">4. What we do not use<\/h4>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">ExpertSelect does not use advertising cookies, behavioral tracking, social media pixels, or analytics tools such as Google Analytics.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\">\n<h4 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\">5. Manage your preferences<\/h4>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">You can change your choices at any time via the preference management widget accessible at the bottom of each page of the site.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">You can also configure your browser to refuse all or some cookies. Settings vary depending on the browser: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Microsoft Edge. Note that disabling certain cookies may affect the proper functioning of forms, the map, and appointment booking.  <\/p>\n<hr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\">\n<h4 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\">6. Legal Basis<\/h4>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">The processing of data via cookies is based on legitimate interest for strictly necessary cookies (Art. 6.1.f GDPR) and on your consent for third-party cookies (Art. 6.1.a GDPR).<\/p>\n<hr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\">\n<h4 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\">7. Modifications<\/h4>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">This policy may be updated to reflect changes to the site or legislation. The date of the last update is indicated at the top of the page. <\/p>\n<hr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\">\n<h4 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\">8. Contact and Complaints<\/h4>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">For any questions: <a class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"mailto:info@expertselect.org\">info@expertselect.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Authority (DPA): <a class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"http:\/\/www.autoriteprotectiondonnees.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.autoriteprotectiondonnees.be<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-224442","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/expertselect.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/224442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/expertselect.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/expertselect.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expertselect.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expertselect.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=224442"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/expertselect.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/224442\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":224475,"href":"https:\/\/expertselect.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/224442\/revisions\/224475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/expertselect.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=224442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}