{"id":7064,"date":"2025-08-11T18:57:43","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T16:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kinderfonds.be\/cookie-policy\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T16:17:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T14:17:58","slug":"cookie-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kinderfonds.be\/en\/cookie-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Cookie Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Cookie Policy<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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  1. Introduction<\/a><\/li>\n \t
  2. What are cookies?<\/a><\/li>\n \t
  3. Types of Cookies<\/a><\/li>\n \t
  4. Cookies used by the Ronald McDonald Children’s Fund (non-profit organization)<\/a><\/li>\n \t
  5. Consent<\/a><\/li>\n \t
  6. Enabling and disabling cookies<\/a><\/li>\n \t
  7. Contact<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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    1. Introduction<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    The Ronald McDonald Children’s Fund (https:\/\/www.kinderfonds.be\/nl) uses its own cookies (first-party cookies) and cookies from third parties whose services are or may be used on the website (third-party cookies).
    In the overview below, we would like to inform you about the use of these cookies.
    We emphasize that certain content will not be available if you do not accept the relevant cookies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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    2. What are cookies?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    A cookie is a simple, small file containing personal data that is sent along with the pages of the Ronald McDonald Children\u2019s Fund and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or other device. The information collected in the cookie may be sent back to our servers or those of the relevant third party during a subsequent visit. <\/p>

    The term \u201ccookies\u201d also refers to so-called \u201cscripts.\u201d A script is a piece of programming code used to ensure that our website functions optimally and interactively. <\/p>

    Finally, \u201cweb beacons,\u201d \u201cpixel tags,\u201d or \u201csocial media cookies\u201d also fall under the term \u201ccookies.\u201d These are used to integrate various social networking sites into the Ronald McDonald Children\u2019s Fund website. Embedded third-party elements\u2014or, in other words, content stored by a third party\u2014may also be displayed on our website. Additionally, content from the Ronald McDonald Children\u2019s Fund can be shared via social networking sites using the buttons available on various pages. Examples of such social networking sites include Facebook, Google+, WhatsApp, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, Disqus, and Twitter. <\/p>

    The use of functional cookies is based on our legitimate interest, as these cookies are necessary for the proper functioning and security of the Ronald McDonald Children\u2019s Fund. Other cookies will not be placed unless the Ronald McDonald Children\u2019s Fund has obtained your consent to do so. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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    3. Types of cookies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    3.1. Origin<\/h3>

    First-party cookies<\/strong> are cookies placed directly on the website by the Ronald McDonald Children’s Fund, a non-profit organization.<\/p>

    Third-party cookies<\/strong> are cookies placed on the Ronald McDonald Children’s Fund website by third parties, specifically because the Ronald McDonald Children’s Fund incorporates elements from other websites.<\/p>

    3.2. Service life<\/h3>

    Persistent cookie<\/strong>s: remain on your device for the duration of the cookie\u2019s lifetime. They are activated every time you visit the Ronald McDonald Children\u2019s Fund. <\/p>

    Session cookies<\/strong>: simplify and link the user\u2019s actions during the browsing session. These cookies are temporarily stored each time you open your browser. Session cookies are deleted as soon as the browser is closed. <\/p>

    3.3. Function\/purpose:<\/h3>

    Functional cookies<\/strong>: ensure that all parts of the website function optimally. These are cookies that are necessary for the proper functioning and security of the website, such as cookies for load balancing (i.e., distributing requests to a web server across multiple computers) and for customizing the user interface (specifically, language selection and the display of search results). These cookies may be placed without consent. <\/p>

    Non-functional cookies:<\/strong> These are used for statistical, social, and commercial purposes and are unrelated to the technical support provided by the Ronald McDonald Children\u2019s Fund (a non-profit organization); they do not meet the criteria for exemption from the consent requirement. Your explicit consent is required for the placement of these cookies. <\/p>

    (Non-functional) technical cookies<\/em> ensure that your user preferences are retained. This makes the Ronald McDonald Children\u2019s Fund website easy to access, and you don\u2019t have to re-enter the same information every time you visit the site. <\/p>

    Analytical cookies<\/em> track how you use the Ronald McDonald Children\u2019s Fund. Based on this collected information, a statistical analysis is performed to make the structure, navigation, and content of the Ronald McDonald Children\u2019s Fund more user-friendly and to improve them. <\/p>

    Marketing cookies <\/em>are used to personalize online advertising. Based on a profile created from your clicks and browsing activity on the site, both the Ronald McDonald Children\u2019s Fund and third parties gain insight into campaign performance. <\/p>

    This also includes social media cookies. These cookies enable the inclusion of buttons from social networking sites. The buttons function using code provided by these sites. They are a useful tool for promoting web pages, such as \u201cLiking\u201d and \u201cPinning.\u201d
    If social media sites place these cookies through the Ronald McDonald Children\u2019s Fund to collect (your) data, the Ronald McDonald Children\u2019s Fund has no control over the use of or how they handle this data. You can find more information on this in the privacy policies of the social media sites, which are listed in the list of active cookies below. Please note that these privacy policies may be changed by the social networking sites at any time. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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    4. Cookies used by the Ronald McDonald Children\u2019s Fund (non-profit organization)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    4.1 Functional and statistical cookies<\/h3>

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