Cookie policy

Thank you for visiting our Website www.bedcouncil.com! Our website uses Cookies and similar technologies in order to distinguish you from other users.
A cookie is a small piece of data (text file) that a website visited by you asks your browser to store on your device. A cookie is used in order to remember information about you, such as your language preference or login information.We use Cookies for a number of purposes such as to operate essential components of Our website, to enhance your learning experience, and to better understand how people use Our website.
Please, read this Cookie Policy with the Terms and Conditions and the Privacy Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. Unless otherwise defined, terms used in this Cookie Policy have the same meaning as in the Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.
By clicking the “Accept” button on Our Cookie banner you confirm the acceptance of Our Cookie Policy with default settings.
If you want to select your preferred Cookie options in Our Cookie manager, please press the “Continue” button.
If you do not agree to our Cookie Policy, please stop using our Website immediately.

1. Definitions and Interpretation

In this Cookie Policy, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms have the following definitions:

Cookie: a small text file placed on your computer that enable us to store specific information about you, the User, on your computer while you are visiting our Website;

Cookie Law: the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 and of EU Regulation 2016/679 General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”);

First-party cookies: files directly stored by the website (or domain) you visit, only that website can read them;

Personal data: any and all data that relates to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified from that data, as defined by EU Regulation 2016/679 General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”);

Third-party cookies: files from a domain different than the domain of Our Website you are visiting;

We/Us/Our: means “Our Website/Council/Platform/Company”, the brand owned and operated byEduCouncil Sprl

2. Information About Us

Our Website is owned and operated by EduCouncil Sprl.
  • Registered address: Rue de la Fauvette 100, Brussels, Belgium, 1180
  • Registration: BE 0563.75.38.05
  • Email address: registration@belgianeducationcouncil.com 
  • Telephone number: +32 4 90432391

3. How Does Our Website Use Cookies?

3.1 Our Website may place and access certain First-party Cookies on your computer or device. First-party Cookies are those placed directly by Us
and are used only by Us. We use First-party Cookies in order to:

  • make our websites operational;
  • store visitor preferences for facilitating your experience of Our Website;
  • gather analytics data (about user behaviour) for improving our services.

We have carefully chosen these Cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy and personal data is protected and respected at all times.

3.2
By using Our Website, you may also receive certain Third-party Cookies on your computer or device. Third-party Cookies are those placed by websites, services, and/or parties other than Us. Third-party Cookies are used on Our Website for analytics and for marketing purposes. For more details, please refer to section 4 below.

3.3 All Cookies used by and on Our Website are used in accordance with current Cookie Law. We may use some or all of the following types of Cookie:
3.3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
A Cookie falls into this category (usually first-party cookies) if it is essential to the operation of Our Website as without them we cannot provide the functionality that you need in order to use this website. For example, essential cookies help remember your preferences as you navigate through the online learning platform, also support functions such as logging in, and payment transactions.
3.3.2 Functionality CookiesFunctional Cookies allow our website to remember choices you make, e.g. your user name, log in details and language preferences and any customisations you make to Our Website pages during your visit. They are necessary to provide features and services specific to individual users.
3.3.3 Analytics Cookies
It is important for Us to understand how you use Our Website, for example, how efficiently you are able to navigate around it, and what features you use. Analytics Cookies enable us to gather this information, helping Us to improve Our Website and your experience of it.
3.3.4 Marketing/Targeting CookiesIt is important for Us to know when and how often you visit Our Website, and which parts of it you have used (including which pages you have visited and which links you have visited). As with Analytics Cookies, this information helps us to better understand you as a user and as a result to make Our Website and advertising more relevant to your interests. Some information gathered by targeting Cookies may also be shared with third parties.
3.3.5 Third Party CookiesThird-party Cookies are not placed by Us; instead, they are placed by third parties that provide services to Us and/or to you. Third-party Cookies may be used by advertising services to serve up tailored advertising to you on Our Website, or by third parties providing analytics services to Us (these Cookies will work in the same way as analytics Cookies described above).
3.3.6 Persistent Cookies
Any of the above types of Cookie may be a persistent Cookie. Persistent Cookies are those which remain on your computer or device for a predetermined period and are activated each time you visit Our Website.
3.3.7 Session Cookies
Any of the types of Cookie mentioned in clauses 3.3.1-3.3.5 may be a session Cookie. Session Cookies are temporary and only remain on your computer or device from the point at which you visit Our Website until you close your browser. Session Cookies are deleted when you close your browser.

3.4 Cookies on Our Website are not permanent and will expire as indicated in the table below.

3.5 For more details of the personal data that We collect and use, the measures We have in place to protect your personal data, your legal rights, and our legal obligations, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

3.6 For more specific details of the Cookies that We use, please refer to the table below.

4. What Cookies Does Our Website Use?

4.1 The following first-party Cookies may be placed on your computer or device:
Name of Cookie Purpose Strictly Necessary Expires
XSRF-TOKEN Preserves User Login information and states Yes When you close your browser
DPSettings Preserves the user's Cookie policy preferences Yes 12 days
slim_session Preserves User Login information and states Yes 1 day
4.2 The following strictly necessary third-party Cookies may be placed on your computer or device (remove stripe cookies from the list if you don’t use stripe):
Name of Cookie Provider Purpose Expires
nsr m.stripe.network Used to process payments for our website. When you close your browser
cookiesEnabled checkout.stripe.com Used to process payments for our website. When you close your browser
__stripe_sid checkout.stripe.com Used to process payments for our website. When you close your browser
__stripe_mid checkout.stripe.com Used to distinguish users. 1 year
ab_disable_remember_ checkout.stripe.com Used to process payments for our website. 7 years
checkout-test-session checkout.stripe.com Used to process payments for our website. 10 years
cid checkout.stripe.com Used to process payments for our website. for ever
vuid vimeo.com These cookies are used by Vimeo to collect analytics tracking information. 1 year
player player.vimeo.com These cookies are used by Vimeo to collect analytics tracking information. 1 year
4.3 Our Website uses the following Functional Cookies
TawkTo
Name of Cookie Provider Purpose Expires
TawkConnectionTime www.bedcouncil.com previous registration time stamp When you close your browser
Tawk_ www.bedcouncil.com socket connection url When you close your browser
__tawkuuid www.bedcouncil.com domain restriction values 6 months
__cfduid tawk.to Used by the content network, Cloudflare, to identify trusted web traffic. 1 year
4.4 Our Website uses Third-party analytics services provided by Google Analytics. Website analytics refers to a set of tools used to collect and analyse anonymous usage information, enabling us to better understand how Our Website is used. This, in turn, enables us to improve Our Website and the products and services offered through them.

4.5 The analytics services used by Our Website use Cookies to gather the required information. You do not have to allow us to use these Cookies, however, whilst our use of them does not pose any risk to your privacy or your safe use of Our Website, it does enable us to continually improve Our Website, making it a better and more useful experience for you.

4.6 The analytics services used by Our Website uses the following Cookies:
Google Analytics
Name of Cookie Provider Purpose Expires
_ga www.bedcouncil.com Google Analytics: Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. 2 years
_gat www.bedcouncil.com Google Analytics: Used by Google Analytics to throttle the request rate. When you close your browser
_gid www.bedcouncil.com Google Analytics: Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. When you close your browser
collect www.bedcouncil.com Google Analytics: Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behaviour. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. When you close your browser
4.7 Targeting/Marketing cookies
Targeting/Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other websites. They do not store directly personal information but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third-party advertisers. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising:
Name of Cookie Provider Purpose Expires
fr facebook.com Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third-party advertisers 3 months
fr facebook.com Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third-party advertisers When you close your browser
Google AdWords
Name of Cookie Provider Purpose Expires
ads/ga-audiences www.bedcouncil.com Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor's online behaviour across websites. When you close your browser

4.8 Third-party service providers

4.8.1 These Third-party services are outside of Our control. They have their own data processing and cookies policies, Providers may, at any time, change their terms of service, purpose and use of cookies, etc. We recommend setting up your preferences on these websites and services directly.

YouTube

Zapier

iSpring

Inknoe Classpoint

Facebook

Linkedin

Zoom

SendPulse

Google WorkSpace

Please, note that the list of Third-party services may be extended. Please make sure to regularly check the updates for this Cookies Policy.

4.8.2 Our Website provides you with the option to register your Account by identifying yourself via your profile on one of five websites including Facebook, X(Twitter), LinkedIn, Google, or Apple. If you choose to register via one of these five websites you agree to share your Data with the website of your choice. The following public Data may be shared with this website: login, ID or page address, photo or avatar, last name, first name, email address, location, time zone, gender, age. The types of shared Data differ from website to website. Permission lists for submitting Data can be found in the documentation or settings for a particular website.

Facebook

X(Twitter)

Linkedin

Google WorkSpace

Apple ID

4.8.3 Our educators and administrators may use messengers for communication in order to provide you with organisational and/or technical support. They may suggest using Whatsapp, Viber or Telegram for group or individual communication. If you choose to communicate via one of these messengers we recommend setting up your preferences on these services directly:

Whatsapp

Viber

Telegram

Please, note that the list of services may be extended. Please make sure to regularly check the updates for this Cookies Policy.

5. Consent and Control

5.1 Before Cookies are placed on your computer or device, you will be shown a banner requesting your consent to set those Cookies. By giving your consent to the placing of Cookies you are enabling Us to provide the best possible experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of Cookies unless those Cookies are strictly necessary; however certain features of Our Website may not function fully or as intended. You will be given the opportunity to allow and/or deny different categories of Cookie that We use.

5.2 In addition to the controls that We provide, you can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. Most internet browsers also enable you to choose whether you wish to disable all Cookies or only third-party Cookies. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser or the documentation that came with your device.

5.3 The links below provide instructions on how to control Cookies in all mainstream browsers:

5.3.1 Google Chrome

5.3.2 Microsoft Internet Explorer

5.3.3 Microsoft Edge (Please note that there are no specific instructions at this time, but Microsoft support will be able to assist)

5.3.4 Safari (macOS)

5.3.5 Safari (iOS)

5.3.6 Mozilla Firefox

5.3.7 Android (Please refer to your device’s documentation for manufacturers’ own browsers)

6. Changes to this Cookie Policy

6.1 We may alter this Cookie Policy at any time. Any such changes will become binding on you on your first use of Our Website after the changes have been made. You are therefore advised to check this page from time to time.

6.2 In the event of any conflict between the current version of this Cookie Policy and any previous version(s), the provisions current and in effect shall prevail unless it is expressly stated otherwise.

7. Further Information

7.1 If you would like to know more about how We use Cookies, please contact Us at registration@belgianeducationcouncil.com.

7.2 For more information about privacy, data protection and our terms and conditions, please visit the following:

7.2.1 Privacy Policy

7.2.2 Terms & Conditions