COOKIE POLICY
For users of the website: https://www.ebdh.org/
Last updated: Tuesday, April 1, 2025
1. WHY A COOKIE POLICY?
Protecting your personal data is a top priority for the European Brain Data Hub (“EBDH” or “we”). We want you to clearly understand how your data may be collected through cookies, tags, and other trackers (“cookies”), which we use responsibly and in accordance with applicable laws.
To learn more about the legal framework governing the use of cookies, you may refer to:
• Article 129 of the Belgian Law of 13 June 2005 on Electronic Communications, which transposes EU Directive 2002/58/EC on privacy and electronic communications.
• Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data (“GDPR”).
• The Belgian Law of 30 July 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data, particularly Article 10/2.
2. WHO IS THE DATA CONTROLLER?
We are the controller of your personal data. Our contact details are as follows:
European Brain Data Hub, international non-profit association
European Brain Data Hub (EBDH)
International non-profit-organisation
Rue d’Egmont 11, 1000 Brussels
Company number: BCE 1013.171.235
3. WHO SHOULD I CONTACT?
If you have any questions or requests regarding the use of your personal data, you may contact us by email at braindatahub@ebdh.org, or by postal mail at our registered address above.
4. WHAT IS A COOKIE?
Cookies are small text files that store information on your device (such as a computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They are useful because they allow a website to recognize your device and improve your browsing experience.
Cookies are typically classified into two main categories: “essential and functional” cookies and “non-functional” cookies.
• Functional cookies: Essential cookies: Technically necessary for the proper functioning of our website. They allow basic features to operate, such as routing user requests to the correct server.
• Functional cookies: Required to transmit communications over a network or to provide a service you have explicitly requested. Examples include cookies that store form inputs during a session, authentication cookies, or persistent cookies for remembering preferences such as language or display settings.
• Non-functional cookies: These include cookies that are not strictly necessary for the website to function. They may include cookies that remember preferences for future visits (e.g., language or region), analytics cookies to measure website usage, or marketing cookies to deliver personalized content.
Cookies can also be differentiated by their duration and source.
By duration:
• Persistent cookies: Remain on your device after closing your browser, until they expire or are manually deleted. They store user preferences or behavior.
• Session cookies: Temporary cookies that are deleted when the browser is closed.
By origin:
• First-party cookies: Set and controlled directly by the website you are visiting.
• Third-party cookies: Set by external partners via embedded content such as images or advertisements.
5. WHAT COOKIES DO WE USE AND WHY?
We only use essential cookies. Due to their technical necessity, only an obligation to inform applies, and these cookies are placed as soon as you access the website. No consent is required for these essential cookies.
6. WHAT ARE YOUR RIGHTS AND HOW CAN YOU EXERCISE THEM?
We want to inform you as clearly as possible about your rights regarding your personal data and enable you to exercise them easily. Our Privacy Policy provides a summary of your rights and explains how to exercise them.
9. COMPLAINTS TO A SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY
If you believe your rights are not being respected, you may file a complaint with your national Data Protection Authority.
In Belgium, you have two options:
1. Via the Data Protection Authority website, or
2. Via Mail:
Data Protection Authority
Rue de la Presse 35, 1000 Brussels
You may also pursue legal action if necessary.