Cookie Policy

Last updated on 11 June 2026·Version 1.0

This cookie policy explains how VICAR Agency BV uses cookies and similar technologies on its website.

When you visit our website, certain information may be stored on or read from your device through cookies, pixels, tags, scripts, local storage or similar technologies.

No consent is required for strictly necessary cookies. For non-essential cookies such as analytical, marketing and tracking cookies, we ask for your consent where legally required. In Belgium, the basic rule is that consent is required for cookies and similar technologies, except for cookies strictly necessary for the website to function.

1. Who are we?

VICAR Agency BV
Registered office: Langestraat 61, 8000 Bruges, Belgium
Commercial address: Legeweg 163M, 8020 Oostkamp, Belgium
Company number: BE1007.535.040
Email: info@vicaragency.com
Website: www.vicaragency.com

Hereinafter referred to as: “VICAR Agency”, “we”, “us” or “our”.

2. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, smartphone, tablet or other device when you visit a website.

Cookies can serve different purposes. Some are necessary to make a website work technically. Others help collect statistics, remember preferences, personalise content or make ads more relevant.

In addition to cookies, we may also use similar technologies, such as:

pixels;
tags;
scripts;
tracking codes;
local storage;
session storage;
software development kits;
server-side tracking;
browser fingerprinting, where applicable.

When this policy refers to “cookies”, we also mean these similar technologies.

3. Which types of cookies do we use?

Our website may use the following types of cookies.

3.1 Strictly necessary cookies. These cookies are necessary to make the website work properly. Without them, the website or part of it cannot function correctly.

These cookies are used, for example, for:

loading pages;
security;
form functionality;
session management;
remembering cookie preferences;
basic website functionality.

No consent is required for these cookies, as they are technically necessary.

3.2 Functional cookies. Functional cookies ensure the website remembers certain choices or settings.

language preferences;
previously entered form data;
user preferences;
visual or functional settings.

When functional cookies are not strictly necessary, we ask for consent if legally required.

3.3 Analytical cookies. Analytical cookies help us understand how visitors use our website.

how many visitors our website has;
which pages are visited;
how long visitors stay on pages;
which channels visitors come from;
where visitors drop off;
which content performs well;
how we can improve our website.

For analytical cookies we ask for consent where legally required, especially when analytics are not fully anonymous or privacy-friendly.

3.4 Marketing and advertising cookies. Marketing cookies are used to show ads, measure ad performance and re-reach visitors via remarketing.

ad targeting;
remarketing;
conversion measurement;
audience building;
campaign optimisation;
ad personalisation;
measuring ad performance;
integration with advertising platforms.

These cookies are only placed after you have given consent, unless the law provides otherwise.

3.5 Social media cookies. Our website may contain content or technologies from social media platforms such as LinkedIn, Meta, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube or others.

These platforms may place cookies when you interact with embedded content, social buttons, videos or ads. For processing by these third parties, we refer to their own privacy and cookie policies.

4. Why do we use cookies?

We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

to make our website work technically correctly;
to secure our website;
to remember your cookie preferences;
to make forms function correctly;
to collect visitor statistics;
to analyse and improve our website;
to measure marketing campaigns;
to make ads more relevant;
to enable remarketing;
to measure conversions;
to optimise our services and communications.

5. Which cookies do we use specifically?

The exact cookies may change depending on the tools we use on our website.

VICAR Agency may use cookies or tracking technologies from, among others, the following categories or parties:

website platform or CMS;
hosting provider;
security tools;
cookie consent tool;
Google Analytics;
Google Tag Manager;
Google Ads;
Meta/Facebook Pixel;
LinkedIn Insight Tag;
TikTok Pixel;
Hotjar or similar analytics tools;
CRM or marketing automation tools;
email marketing tools;
embedded videos, e.g. YouTube or Vimeo;
social media platforms;
form or lead generation tools.

Our cookie policy must clearly and specifically explain which cookies are used, what they are for and how long they remain active. It must also be just as easy for visitors to refuse or withdraw consent as it is to give consent.

6. Third parties

Some cookies are placed by third parties. These third parties may process personal data for their own purposes or on behalf of VICAR Agency.

Possible third parties include:

Google;
Meta;
LinkedIn;
TikTok;
YouTube;
Vimeo;
Hotjar;
HubSpot;
Mailchimp;
ActiveCampaign;
Webflow;
WordPress;
other marketing, analytics, CRM or advertising platforms.

These parties may process data outside the European Economic Area. When this happens we put in place appropriate safeguards where needed, such as standard contractual clauses, an adequacy decision or other valid transfer mechanisms.

7. Consent

On your first visit to our website you can indicate via our cookie banner which cookies you accept.

You can choose, for example, to:

accept all cookies;
reject non-essential cookies;
manage your preferences per category.

Non-essential cookies are only placed after you have given consent, unless otherwise permitted by law.

Your consent must be free, specific, informed and unambiguous. Pre-ticked boxes or implied consent are not sufficient.

8. Changing or withdrawing cookie preferences

You can change your cookie preferences or withdraw your consent at any time via the cookie settings on our website.

For this purpose we place a button or link at the bottom of our website, such as “Cookie settings” or “Manage cookie preferences”, where you can adjust your choices.

Withdrawing your consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.

9. Managing cookies via your browser

You can also manage or delete cookies via your browser settings.

Through your browser you can usually:

delete cookies;
block cookies;
allow or refuse cookies from specific websites;
set notifications when cookies are placed.

Note that some parts of our website may work less well if you block or delete cookies.

10. Cookie retention period

Cookies are not kept longer than necessary for the purpose for which they are placed.

Retention periods differ per cookie. Some cookies disappear as soon as you close your browser. Others remain on your device longer.

The specific retention periods are stated in the cookie settings or in the cookie table on this page.

11. Personal data and cookies

Cookies may process personal data, such as:

IP address;
cookie ID;
device data;
browser data;
approximate location data;
pages visited;
click behaviour;
ad interactions;
conversion data;
technical identifiers.

More information about how we process personal data is available in our privacy policy.

12. Changes to this cookie policy

We may amend this cookie policy when our website, tools, cookies or legal obligations change.

The most recent version is always available on our website.

13. Contact

For questions about this cookie policy, please contact: