1. What if this cookie policy does not answer all your questions?

The VIB Center for Inflammation Research (“IRC”) uses cookies and similar technologies to facilitate the use of its website(s) and to improve their functionality and user experience. This cookie policy aims to provide you with clear information about this.

questions or concerns after reading this cookie policy, you can always reach us via this .

2. Identification of the controller

Whenever you see a reference to "we" in this cookie policy, this actually refers to IRC:

• The VIB Center for Inflammation Research
• Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 71, 9052 Zwijnaarde - Belgium

The company IRC, as data controller, is responsible for the collection and use (or - as the law calls it - "processing") of your personal data as explained in this cookie policy.

3. Scope of the cookie policy

This cookie policy applies to www.irc.ugent.be.

4. General information about cookies

4.1 What are cookies?

A cookie is a text file placed in the browser of your computer or mobile device by a website's server when you consult a website. The use of cookies makes it possible to recognise visitors' browsers, with the aim of remembering information about you. The cookie usually contains the name of the server that placed the cookie, as well as a unique code that allows your browser to be recognised when you visit the website. It allows us to save certain settings, such as your choice of language, to make your visit to the website faster and easier.
Cookies can also be used to make content or advertisements on a website more relevant to visitors and tailored to their personal tastes and needs. Certain cookies may be set by a third party. If you do not want a website to place cookies on your computer, you can change your browser settings. This is further explained in this cookie policy.

4.2 What types exist?

Strictly necessary cookies Strictly necessary cookies are essential to provide you with the services you have requested, which means they cannot be turned off in the cookie banner and we do not need your consent to set them. Performance and analytics cookies These types of cookies measure how often you visit our site and how you use the site. We use this information to get a better picture of how our users interact with our website and to improve our services. Functional cookies Functional cookies are used to recognise you and remember your preferences or settings when you revisit our website, so that we can provide you with a more personalised experience (e.g. remembering your language settings). Advertising cookies Advertising cookies are cookies used within a domain or across domains to record visitors' browsing behaviour. In short, they are used to track marketing activities. Based on the data collected by a cookie, targeted advertising can ultimately be offered.

4.3 How can you disable cookies?

If you wish to block the placement of cookies on your device, you can do so via the settings of the browser you are using:

• Opera
• Google Chrome
• Firefox
• Safari
• Microsoft Edge

Please note that disabling cookies may result in certain graphical elements or applications on the website working less well. VIB will make every effort to ensure the proper functioning of the website. However, certain parts of the website require the use of cookies.
In any case, we will ask your consent again after 1 year for the cookies for which you have given your consent or if our cookie policy changes.

5. Which cookies do we use and why?

5.1 Strictly necessary cookies

Cookie	Provider	Type	Description	Retention period
XSRF-TOKEN	irc.ugent.be	First party	XSRF-TOKEN is a security token used to prevent cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks.	Session
irc_website_session	irc.ugent.be	First party	irc_website_session is a session cookie used to maintain the user's session state across requests.	Session

6. Changes to this cookie policy

By continuing to use this website, you acknowledge that you have read the terms of this cookie policy and agree to our use of cookies as set out above (unless you have expressly stated otherwise). We may update this cookie policy from time to time. Any changes we make to our cookie policy in the future will be posted on this page. Please check back regularly for any updates or changes to this cookie policy.