Date updated: October, 2023

About this cookie policy
A.P./Studio (or Artist Proof Studio or APS) (“we” or “us” or “our”) may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies when you visit our website www.artistproof.be, including any other media form, media channel, mobile website, or mobile application related or connected thereto (collectively, the “Site”) to help customise the Site and improve your experience. 

This Cookie policy explains what cookies are and how we use them. For further information on how we use, store and keep your personal data secure, see our Privacy policy.

This Policy also tells you what your rights are in relation to the personal data you give to us. If you have any questions about this Cookie policy, please contact:

Address: Artist Proof Studio VZW
Gijzelaarsstraat 20, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium
Phone: +32 (0) 498 26 50 44
Email: info@artistproof.be

What are cookies
A “cookie” is a string of information which assigns you a unique identifier that we store on your computer. Your browser then provides that unique identifier to use each time you submit a query to the Site. We use cookies on the Site to, among other things, keep track of services you have used, record registration information, record your user preferences, keep you logged into the Site, facilitate purchase procedures, and track the pages you visit. Cookies help us understand how the Site is being used and improve your user experience. 

We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience by:
- Recognising when you login and what your preferred settings are.
- Giving you a browsing experience that is unique to you and to serve you content which we believe improves your experience on our site.
- Analysing how you use our site which helps us to troubleshoot any problems and to monitor our own performance.

Type of cookies
The following types of cookies may be used when you visit the Site:

Marketing and targeting Cookies
Marketing cookies are placed on your computer by advertisers and ad servers in order to display advertisements that are most likely to be of interest to you. These cookies allow advertisers and ad servers to gather information about your visits to the Site and other websites, alternate the ads sent to a specific computer, and track how often an ad has been viewed and by whom. These cookies are linked to a computer and do not gather any personal information about you. 

Strictly Necessary Cookies
The strictly necessary cookies allow you to navigate our site, login, buy products, set the language settings, display the correct page for the device you are using, verify your details when you make an order and they allow us to process payment for an order. Security cookies help identify and prevent security risks. We use these cookies to authenticate users and protect user data from unauthorized parties.

- com.auth0.auth – security cookie used as part of the login solution
- did – device identification for security purposes
- csrf – security cookie
- did_compat – a security cookie for is authentication and authorisation services

Performance Cookies
Performance cookies monitor how users reached the Site, and how they interact with and move around once on the Site. These cookies let us know what features on the Site are working the best and what features on the Site can be improved. All information collected is anonymiSed. If you disable these cookies the site should function correctly, we simply won’t know that you visited the site.

Analytic cookies are used to track visits to our website and movement around the site. The data which is collected is anonymous and is used for benchmarking purposes to monitor the performance of our site and to measure user engagement. We share the anonymiSed Google Analytics data with selected third parties to assist us in understanding the effectiveness of our website and our marketing efforts.

The purpose of analytical cookies is to gather information about website usage. For example, we collect information about the number of website visits, pages visited, goal completion and traffic sources, so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. 

Site Management Cookies
Site management cookies are used to maintain your identity or session on the Site so that you are not logged off unexpectedly, and any information you enter is retained from page to page. These cookies cannot be turned off individually, but you can disable all cookies in your browser.

Third-Party Cookies
Third-party cookies may be placed on your computer when you visit the Site by companies that run certain services we offer. These cookies allow the third parties to gather and track certain information about you. These cookies can be manually disabled in your browser. 

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Control of cookies
Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. However, you can remove or reject cookies in your browser’s settings. Please be aware that such action could affect the availability and functionality of the Site. 

For more information on how to control cookies, check your browser or device’s settings for how you can control or reject cookies, or visit the following links:
- Apple Safari
- Google Chrome
- Microsoft Edge
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Mozilla Firefox
- Opera
- Android (Chrome) 
- Blackberry
- Iphone or Ipad (Chrome)
- Iphone or Ipad (Safari)

In addition, you may opt-out of some third-party cookies through the Network Advertising Initiative’s Opt-Out Tool.

Other tracking technologies
In addition to cookies, we may use web beacons, pixel tags, and other tracking technologies on the Site to help customize the Site and improve your experience. A “web beacon” or “pixel tag” is tiny object or image embedded in a web page or email. They are used to track the number of users who have visited particular pages and viewed emails and acquire other statistical data. They collect only a limited set of data, such as a cookie number, time and date of page or email view, and a description of the page or email on which they reside. Web beacons and pixel tags cannot be declined. However, you can limit their use by controlling the cookies that interact with them.

Changed to the cookie policy
We reserve the right to make changes to this Cookie Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the “Last Updated” date of this Cookie Policy. Any changes or modifications will be effective immediately upon posting the updated Cookie Policy on the Site, and you waive the right to receive specific notice of each such change or modification. 

Please do check this policy regularly to ensure you are aware of the most updated version.

This Cookie policy was last updated in October 2023.