Cookie Policy

The protection of your personal data is important to Flanders Technology and Innovation BV (hereinafter ‘we’ or ‘FTI’), and we comply with the applicable laws and regulations, including the GDPR.

This cookie policy informs you about what cookies are and how we use them on the FTI app/platform.

1. Who are we?

Flanders Technology and Innovation BV.

If you wish to contact us, you can do so via the following contact details:

FTI BV
Green energy park - research park 160
1731 Zellik (Asse)
KBO number: 1003.648.706
dpo@fti.vlaanderen

2. What are cookies?

Cookies are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer (and tablet or smartphone) when you visit our platform. These cookies allow us to record certain information about the users of the platform (e.g., language preference, duration of your visit to the platform, etc.). These data also help us to better tailor the platform to your needs, preferences, and ease of use.

3. Why do we use cookies?

Only the following cookies are used on our platform for the relevant purposes:

Strictly necessary or technical cookies: These cookies are essential for the functioning of the platform. They facilitate browsing and allow you to use the features. Without these cookies, services that are necessary for, for example, the security of the platform, could not be offered. These cookies only collect anonymous data.
Functional cookies: These cookies collect data to improve the user-friendliness of the platform and the experience of visitors (such as recognizing you when you return to the platform, remembering your username and language or country preference, and remembering changes you have made such as font size). These cookies only collect anonymous data.

4. Legal basis for the cookies

Technical and functional cookies do not collect personal data. The processing by these cookies is based on the legitimate interest of our company (only when the legitimate interest of our company outweighs the interest of the data subjects). These interests have been explained in point 3.

If you do not activate certain cookies, we cannot guarantee you a seamless experience of the platform, such as delayed pages or the possibility that certain parts of the platform may not be accessible and/or usable, or that they may only be partially accessible and/or usable.

In addition to what you voluntarily share with us, we collect the following personal data from participants in FTI activities and/or events:

5. Third-party cookies

There are no third-party cookies involved.

6. How long do we retain cookies?

The retention period of the cookies depends on the type of cookie. For example, a session cookie will no longer be on your computer once you stop browsing. Persistent cookies, on the other hand, remain on your computer even after you stop browsing, until they expire or you delete them.