What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file placed on your device by a website. It allows information to be remembered between your visits (cart, preferences, statistics).
Cookies used on alphanco.be
1. Essential cookies (always active)
Necessary for the operation of the website — no consent required:
- session_id — Maintaining your browsing session (duration: session)
- cart_token — Remembering your cart (duration: 30 days)
- csrf_token — Protection against CSRF attacks (duration: session)
- cookie_consent — Remembering your cookie preferences (duration: 13 months)
2. Audience measurement cookies (with consent)
- Plausible — Anonymised traffic statistics (no cookies, no individual tracking)
- Google Analytics 4 — Advanced statistics (IP anonymisation, duration 13 months)
3. Marketing cookies (with consent)
- Meta Pixel — Performance measurement of Facebook/Instagram ads (90 days)
- Google Ads — Conversion measurement of Google campaigns (90 days)
- TikTok Pixel — Measurement of TikTok campaigns (90 days)
4. Third-party cookies (with consent)
- YouTube — If you watch an embedded video
- Hotjar — Heatmapping (rare, with explicit consent)
Managing your preferences
You can change your cookie preferences at any time via the "Manage my cookies" button in the footer, or directly in your browser settings. Refusing cookies does not affect your ability to browse or place an order.
Disabling cookies in your browser
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