Cookie policy
On June 5, 2012, the cookie legislation came into effect in Europe. This law requires websites to clearly and fully inform their visitors about the use of cookies.
Cookies are small pieces of information (text files) that are stored by your browser on your computer when visiting a website and are used, for example, to remember your personal preferences.
1. What are cookies?
A "cookie" is a small file sent by websites and stored on the hard drive of your computer or on your mobile devices. The information stored in these cookies can only be read by us and only for the duration of your visit to one of our Websites.
2. Why do we use cookies?
Our Websites use cookies and similar technologies to distinguish your user preferences from those of other users of our Websites. This helps us to provide you with a better user experience when you visit our Websites and also allows us to optimise our Websites.
All websites that target certain parts of the European Union are obliged to ask for your permission to use and store cookies and similar technologies on your computers or mobile devices. Our Cookie Policy gives you clear and complete information about the cookies we use and what we use them for.
3. Types of cookies:
Although different types of cookies exist that differ in terms of functionality, origin or storage periods, legislation generally distinguishes between functional and technically essential cookies and all other cookies.
Our Websites use the following cookies exclusively:
Functional cookies
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Authentication cookies
‘Remember me’
To identify the users when they log on.
User input cookies
‘Lifestyle Identifier’
To remember manipulations made by users on websites.
User interface customisation cookies
Are used to remember preferences of the different users.
Non-functional cookies
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FUNCTION
Tracking cookies
Are used to establish the browsing patterns of visitors.
Social plug-in tracking cookies
These are used in order to offer social media modules on websites such as a Facebook like button, the LinkedIn share button or to re-tweet messages.
For cookies placed by third parties (including Google Analytics, Plus, Maps, Analytics, Adwords), Bing Search Marketing, Facebook please refer to the statements provided by these parties on their respective websites. Please note we do not exert any influence concerning the content of these statements, or the content of the cookies of these third parties: Google Analytics cookies. Google Analytics cookies.
4.Your consent:
On your first visit to our Websites you will be asked to accept our cookies on condition that you approve this policy. You may change the cookie settings for our Websites at any point in time via the link at the bottom of our Websites thus withdrawing your consent.
You can refuse or block cookies by changing the parameter settings of your navigation system. Disabling cookies may mean that will not be able to use certain functions of the Websites.
For more information about cookies we advise you to consult the respective Websites about these cookies (such as Google (policies.google.com/ technologies / cookies, etc.)
If you have any further queries or comments relating to the processing of your personal information, please do not hesitate to contact us either by email at dpo@xpogroup.com or by writing to us at
Xpo Group
Doorniksesteenweg 216
8500 Kortrijk
You can find more information about cookies on : http: //www.allaboutcookies.org/
You can find more information about online behavioural advertising and online privacy here: http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/