DATA CONTROLLER

ST. JOHN’S INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL 
Address: Drève Richelle 146, 1410 Waterloo, Belgium
Tel: +32 2 352 0610
Email:  privacy@stjohns.be

1. WHAT ARE COOKIES?

ST. JOHN’S INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL uses cookies on our websites to provide enhanced functionality and improve the user experience. A cookie is a file that is downloaded onto your computer or mobile phone when you visit certain sites. Cookies enable a website to store and retrieve information about the browsing habits of a user or device and can in some cases be used to identify a particular user, depending on the information they contain or the way in which the device is used.

The installation of these devices in your computer could imply a processing of personal data. If you authorised this installation, you will have consented to the processing of your personal data. In this sense, you can obtain more information, regarding the processing of your personal data, by consulting our Privacy Policy at: https://www.stjohns.be/privacy-notice.

2. TYPES OF COOKIES, ACCORDING TO THEIR PURPOSE

• Cookies: These are those that allow the user to navigate through the web page, platform or application and the use of the different options or services that exist in it.
• Analysis Cookies: These are those that allow the person responsible for them to monitor and analyze the behavior of the users of the websites to which they are linked.
• Personalization cookies: These cookies store information on the user's behavior obtained through the recording of their browsing habits, which allows the development of a specific profile to offer commercial information adapted to their tastes and preferences. They store information such as the type of connection, language, browsing patterns or location.
• Behavioral advertising cookies: These are those that store information on the behavior of users obtained through the continuous observation of their browsing habits, which allows the development of a specific profile to display advertising based on it.

3. TYPES OF COOKIES, ACCORDING TO THE PERIOD OF TIME THEY REMAIN ACTIVATED

• Session cookies: they are a type of cookie designed to collect and store data while the user accesses a web page.
• Persistent cookies: they are a type of cookie in which the data is still stored in the terminal and can be accessed and processed during a period defined by the person responsible for the cookie, and which can range from a few minutes to several years.

4. COOKIES USED IN https://www.stjohns.be/

Session Cookies

5. COOKIE MANAGEMENT

• Why should I allow cookies?
  By allowing cookies, you will be able to get a better experience on our website. In addition, there are some basic actions that require cookies (technical) and that allow the web page to develop its functionalities.
• What happens if I block cookies?
  If you decide to block cookies, it may prevent the proper functioning of some features of the web. This will restrict what you can do on it. If you accept these limitations and decide to block cookies, please follow the instructions for your browser in the next section.

TO MANAGE COOKIES FROM THE BROWSER

• Delete cookies from your device:
  Cookies that are already on a device can be deleted by deleting the browser history, thus deleting cookies from all visited websites. However, some of the saved information (for example, login data or website preferences) may also be lost.
• Manage site-specific cookies:
  To have more precise control of the specific cookies of each site, users can adjust their privacy and cookie settings in the browser.
• Block cookies:
  Although most modern browsers can be configured to prevent cookies from being installed on devices, that may require manual adjustment of certain preferences each time a site or page is visited. Also, some services and features may not work properly.

HOW TO ELIMINATE THE COOKIES OF THE MOST COMMON BROWSERS

If you do not want to allow the use of cookies on our web site, please follow these instructions:

• INTERNET EXPLORER: Click on “Internet Options” in the “Tools” menu and then select the “Privacy” tab. Select the desired setting and click on the advanced settings button. Activate the “Override automatic cookie handling” box. Select the “Accept” or “Block” option.
  http://windows.microsoft.com/es-xl/internet-explorer/delete-manage-cookies#ie=ie- 11-win-7
• FIREFOX: Click on “Tools > Options” in the menu bar and select the “Privacy” tab. Depending on the browser version you are using, select or deselect “Accept cookies from sites” or “Tell sites that I do not want to be tracked”. Any cookies installed can be removed by clicking on the “remove individual cookies” option.
  https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox
• CHROME: Click on “Tools > Settings”, and then select the tab “Privacy > Content settings”. After selecting the option “Show advanced options”, select the desired cookie setting. If you do not want cookies to be installed, you may select the option “Block third-party cookies and site data”.
  https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop
• SAFARI: Click on “Tools > Preferences” and select the “Security” tab. Under the heading “Accept cookies” choose “Always” or “Never”. If you have an iPhone, you must go to “Settings > Safari” and then select whether you do or do not want to accept cookies.
  https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-sfri11471/mac

8. IP ADDRESSES

The website servers will automatically be able to detect the IP Address and domain name used by the user. An IP Address is a number which is automatically assigned to a computer when it connects to the Internet. All of this information is collected in a file about server activity that allows subsequent processing of data; with the aim to collect statistical measurements only, which show the number of printed pages, the number of visits to web services, the reasons of the visit, the point of access, etc.

9. SECURITY

The website uses information security technologies which are accepted throughout the industry, such as FireWalls, methods to control access and cryptic mechanisms. All of these have the objective of preventing unauthorised access to the data. In order to carry out these purposes, the user/ client accepts that the provider collects data for purposes of authentication for access control.

10. PRIVACY AND DATA PROCESSING

ST. JOHN’S INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL processes your personal data in accordance with Belgium Data Protection Act of July 30, 2018, GDPR, and Act of 13 June 2005 on electronic communications (the 'Telecommunications Act') which implements (amongst others, such as Directives 2006/24 and 2009/136) the regulation relating to telecommunications. The information about your personal data can be consulted at our privacy policy.

11. THIRD PARTY COOKIES

Cookies on our website are used by:

• The Owner of the website addressed at 4 Avenue Bir Kacem, Souissi, Rabat, Morocco.
• There are companies that use cookies implanted on our website:
  • GOOGLE INC, 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View (California), CA 94043, USA; (https://safety.google/privacy/privacy-controls/)
  • Google LLC, D/B/A YouTube, 901 Cherry Ave. San Bruno, CA 94066, USA; (https://privacy.google.com/take-control.html)
  • Meta (previously Facebook), 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA; (https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/)
  • Instagram Meta Platforms, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA; (https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy)
  • Twitter, Inc, 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. (https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/links/S230051-LINK14.PDF)

12. MODIFICATIONS OF THE COOKIES POLICY

This Cookies Policy may be updated based on the current regulation requirements. For this reason, users are recommended to re-visit such policy on a periodic basis.

For any questions or further assistance, contact us at: dpo@inspirededu.com This cookie policy was last updated in February 2023