Cookie policy
1. General
The Kunstwerkt website kunstwerkt.be is an initiative by:
Kunstwerkt vzw (Hereinafter: “Kunstwerkt”, “we” and “us”)
Nederpolder 2
9000 Ghent
info@kunstwerkt.be
Telephone: +32 09 235 22 75
2. Cookies
Cookies are small data or text files that are placed on your local computer by websites and applications. Such cookies can serve various purposes: there are technical cookies (e.g. for keeping track of language settings), session cookies (temporary cookies that expire after one session) and tracking cookies (cookies that track and record your behaviour on the internet in order to offer you a more optimal user experience).
3. Goal and purpose of cookies
Kunstwerkt uses cookies to ensure that our websites function correctly, to optimise your visit to the websites, to keep track of your preferences (e.g. language selection or newsletter subscription), to gain insight into the use of our websites (e.g. through statistics), and to improve our communication and services.
If you wish to consult the Kunstwerkt websites, it is recommended that you enable the technical settings for cookies. Without cookies enabled, Kunstwerkt cannot guarantee a smooth visit to the website. If you prefer not to use cookies, you are free to disable them as a visitor.
We use cookies to improve your visit to our platform. The cookies we use 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.
4. Types of cookies used by Kunstwerkt
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be disabled in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions taken by you, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. They are necessary for proper communication and facilitate navigation (e.g. returning to a previous page, etc.).
Non-essential cookies
These cookies are not essential for the website to function, but they help us to offer an improved and personalised website. They are only placed with your consent.
Functional cookies
These cookies enable the website to offer improved functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
Analytical cookies
These cookies allow us to measure and analyse the use of our website so that we can improve its performance and content. They give us insight into, among other things, the number of visitors, which pages are most and least visited, and how visitors move through the website.
Marketing cookies
Marketing cookies are used to track visitors' browsing behaviour. They can be placed by us or by external partners and enable us to display targeted communications or advertisements, possibly also on other websites.
Third-party cookies
Cookies may also be placed on our website by third parties, for example when we integrate content or services from external parties. When you visit our website or use such content, certain information may be forwarded to these third parties.
These cookies are managed by the relevant third party. We have no control over their content or operation. For more information, please refer to the privacy and cookie policies of these external parties.
Cookies on our websites
| Strictly necessary cookies | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cookie name | Standard expiry time | Description |
| SSESS<ID> | 1 month | When you are logged in to this website, a session cookie is required to identify your browser and connect it to your user account. |
| cookiesjsr | 1 year | When you first visited this website, you were asked for permission to use various services (including those of third parties) that require data to be stored in your browser (cookies, local storage). Your decisions about each service (allow, refuse) are stored in this cookie and are reused each time you visit this website. |
| Analytical cookies | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cookie name | Standard expiry time | Description |
| _pk_id.<ID> | 13 months | Matomo Analytics - Stores a unique visitor ID. Contains the unique visitor ID to recognise new and returning visitors and build a visitor profile with a summary of their interactions on the site, the number of visits, the timestamp of the first and last visit. The profile also contains information about interactions related to e-commerce orders, goals and conversions, and attribution across different sessions. |
| _pk_ses.<ID> | 30 minutes | Matomo Analytics - A session cookie temporarily stores data for this visit. It is used to link actions performed during the session (e.g. page views, downloads, events) to a unique visit, allowing Matomo to accurately attribute these actions to a single session. |
| _pk_ref.<ID> | 6 months | Matomo Analytics - Stores attribution information (the referrer that led the visitor to the website). The attribution data contains information about how a visitor initially arrived at the site: via a search engine, a link on social media, an external website or a campaign URL. This information then helps Matomo to assign visits to specific traffic sources. |
| Video cookies (3rd party) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cookie name | Standard expiry time | Description |
| vuid | 2 years | Vimeo - ID generated by Vimeo that is used to generate analytics data for the video owner. |
| player | 1 year | Vimeo - This stores preferences for player settings (e.g. volume, streaming quality, subtitles). |
| flags | 1 year | Vimeo - Specifies the feature flags enabled by the video owner. |
| [clip_id]_password | session | Vimeo - Stores an encrypted password that has been entered to authenticate a password-protected clip. |
| [webinar_uuid]_webinar_registrant | 7 days | Vimeo - This is where the ID of a user who has registered for a webinar is stored. |
| lc_[hash] | 7 days | Vimeo - This is where the ID of a user who has registered for a webinar is stored. |
| player_clearance | 7 days | Vimeo - Vimeo cookie used for bot prevention |
| _cf_bm | 30 minutes | Vimeo - Cloudflare Bot Manager manages incoming traffic that meets the criteria associated with bots. |
| _cfuvid | session | Vimeo - Cloudflare cookie used to enforce speed limit rules. |
| cf_clearance | 1 year | Vimeo - Cloudflare cookie used to prevent bots. |
| __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | 6 months | YouTube - Analitycs - Used by YouTube to manage the rollout and experimentation of new features. It helps Google determine which new features or interface changes are shown to users during testing and phased rollouts, ensuring a consistent experience for a given user during an experiment. |
| __Secure-YNID | 6 months | YouTube - Advertising - Used by YouTube to protect user data, prevent fraud, and manage user preferences for embedded videos. This cookie is typically valid for 180 days. |
| PREF | 8 months | YouTube - Functional - Stores user preferences such as language, volume, and playback quality. |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | 6 months | YouTube - Advertising - Measures bandwidth to determine whether the user will see the new or old player interface; remains valid for 6 months. |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | 90 days | YouTube - Functional - Keeps track of the user's privacy and consent settings for embedded videos. It ensures that the user's privacy preferences (such as consent for personalised advertising or tracking) are respected when viewing embedded YouTube content. |
| YSC | session | YouTube - Tracks how many times embedded videos have been viewed and manages session status. |
5. Cookie management
When you visit our website for the first time, you can use the cookie banner to indicate which cookies you wish to allow. If you wish to consult the Kunstwerkt website, we recommend that you enable cookies. However, if you prefer not to do so, you are free to disable cookies via your browser settings. You can do this in the following ways:
Alternatively, consult the help function of your internet browser.
6. More information
For more information about the processing of personal data by Kunstwerkt, please refer to our privacy policy. If, after reading this Cookie Statement, you still have questions or comments about cookies, you can always contact us at info@kunstwerkt.be.
7. Modifiability
Kunstwerkt reserves the right to amend this cookie policy. This cookie policy was last amended on 24 February 2026.