Cookie Policy

1.1 Our website available at https://pia.be uses cookies. We, ESV Partners In Accountancy, with company registration number 0675.799.691 and with registered office at Foreestelaan 88 bus 301, 9000 Ghent (hereinafter "PIA Group", "we" or "us") are responsible for the use of these cookies and the processing of your data via or in connection with cookies on our website.  

You can contact us by e-mail at privacy@pia.be

This cookie policy notifies and informs you about the use and purposes of the cookies on our website. This policy is made available to you electronically and can be accessed at any time under the heading 'Cookie Policy' on our website. We reserve the right to amend this cookie policy at any time. Amendments will be announced via the website.

2.1. Cookies are small data files that are stored by the browser on the hard drive of your computer or device when you visit and/or consult a website or use a (mobile) application that stores certain user information. Cookie files contain unique codes which, for example, enable your browser to recognise you when you visit the website and thus improve your user experience. Cookies facilitate the interaction between the visitor and a website and are used to improve the user’s experience and for the collection of statistics among the visitors of a website. Cookies also ensure that your personal settings and preferences are saved or that images and sound material can be reproduced. Certain cookies may be placed by a third party, e.g. Google Analytics, to measure the use of a website.     

2.2. Among other things, cookies can help us improve your experience of our website and ensure that it performs in the way you expect. This allows us to improve your experience of using a website, e.g. by tracking your use of our website so that it can be improved to meet your specific requirements. We can also make sure that the ads you see online are more relevant to you and your interests.

3.1. You can change your preferences via your browser at any time by following the instructions on the links below, depending on your browser:
– Chrome
– Firefox
– Internet Explorer
– Microsoft Edge
– Safari

3.2. The use of cookies can be disabled. You can automatically or manually delete cookies via your browser and you can indicate whether or not certain cookies may be placed. You can also set your browser to notify you when a cookie is placed.

If you disable cookies, however, the website may no longer function correctly or certain (graphic) elements or applications on the website may no longer function properly or may not function at all.

4.1. Your consent is required for the placement and consultation of cookies via the website on your terminal equipment, unless it concerns the technical storage of information or the provision of a service explicitly requested by you that necessitates the placement of a cookie for that purpose.

This means that your consent is not required for functional or essential cookies.

Your consent is required, however, for non-functional or non-essential cookies. In that case your consent must:

4.2. Functional or essential cookies are necessary for the optimal functioning of our website, to display certain graphic elements, etc. These cookies are technically necessary for the proper functioning and security of the website. These cookies are placed without your consent as they are considered to be part of the legitimate interests of PIA Group, as far as these outweigh your (privacy) rights and interests.

Non-functional or non-essential cookies, on the other hand, are placed for statistical, social and/or commercial purposes and are independent of the technical operation or support of our website. It concerns, for example, the following cookies:

a. Analytical cookies: These cookies are used to compile statistics regarding the number of visitors to the website, the most popular web pages, etc. These cookies reflect how the website is used. This is how PIA Group knows how many times a particular page is read, how much time someone spends on our website, etc. Statistical analyses are compiled on the basis of the information we receive in this way. These statistical results enable us to improve the structure, navigation and content of our website and corresponding services. We also use this data to generate general reports about our services or within the context of research in which we participate. No personal data is transmitted in this process. The consent of each visitor is required for the placement of these cookies.

b. Marketing cookies: These cookies are used to personalise online advertising offers.

c. Social media cookies: These cookies enable the inclusion of buttons from social networking sites. The buttons operate using a code originating from these sites. A handy tool to promote web pages such as 'like' and 'pin'.

4.3. If you have provided consent via our website for the use of non-functional cookies, you can change this setting at any time and withdraw your consent. Any cookies already installed will then be deleted.

You can withdraw your consent for our cookies at any time, even if you have previously given your consent. Do remember, however, that if you do not consent to some of our cookies this may have an adverse effect on your user experience.

5.1. Our website uses its own cookies (first party cookies) which are placed directly by our website, as well as cookies from third parties whose services are (or may be) used on the website (third party cookies) and which are placed by a domain that is different from the domain of our website. This is also indicated in the second column of the table in article 6.2 below.

5.2. First party cookies do not imply the transfer of personal data to third parties, but may make use of a third party processor, e.g. for the compilation of statistics. Your consent is also required for the placement of, for example, first party analytical cookies.

5.3. Third party cookies allow personal data to be sent to third parties either directly (e.g. via an active component attached to a banner or a spy pixel) or indirectly by setting cookies that are accessible to websites other than those of the advertiser

We use e.g. Google Analytics to collect information on how you use our website. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the website..

Google Analytics stores information about, among other things:
the pages you visit;

These securely stored cookies do not collect information that could identify a visitor. Any information collected by these cookies is completely anonymous. We only use such information to improve our website. If you do not want Google Analytics to track all websites, go Cookie instellingen

6.1. The table below provides an overview of the cookies we use on our website, why we use them and where they originate from. We also indicate whether a cookie is a 'permanent' or 'session' cookie. The difference being that:

– Permanent cookies remain on your device between browser sessions. They are activated each time you visit the website that created this specific cookie. For example, if a 'permanent cookie' is used on a website to remember your preferred language, you won’t have to choose that language each time you visit the website.

– Session cookies allow us to link a user's actions during a browser session. A browser session starts when you open the browser window and ends when you close the browser window. Session cookies are created temporarily. All session cookies are deleted once you close the browser.

6.2. De volgende cookies (kunnen) worden gebruikt op onze website: