Cookie policy

1. Who are we?

In this cookie policy, “we”, “us” or “our” means Lichthuis Mol Lichtarchitectuur BVBA with registered office: Donk 91 (Baan Mol Turnhout), 2400 Mol, Belgium. We will be considered the data controller regarding the personal data we collect in the context of using this website.

Since our website uses cookies, we want to inform you about the different types of cookies we use, which cookies our service providers use, and how you can manage and block cookies.

If you have any questions, problems, or complaints about this cookie policy or our use of cookies, or if you wish to withdraw your consent, you can contact us:

(a) Via email: info@lichthuis.be

(b) By post: Lichthuis Mol Lichtarchitectuur, Donk 91 (Baan Mol Turnhout), 2400 Mol, Belgium

This cookie policy was last updated on August 12, 2026.


2. What are cookies?

Cookies are small pieces of data that a website asks your browser to store on your computer, laptop, or mobile device when you visit a website or certain pages of that specific website. The cookie enables that website to “remember” your actions or preferences over time and apply them during subsequent visits, for example, your preferred language.

Cookies usually contain the name of the website the cookie comes from, how long the cookie stays on your device (the expiration date), and a value that is usually a randomly generated unique number.

A distinction is made between strictly necessary cookies and other cookies.

Strictly necessary cookies are required for the proper functioning of the website, for example, for the security and accessibility of this website. Under current legislation, we are not required to ask for your consent to use such cookies.

A further distinction based on category can be made based on the specific purpose of the cookie. For each of these categories (unless they are strictly necessary), we will ask for your consent.

Cookies can be divided into the following categories:

(a) **Persistent cookies and session cookies**: the task of a persistent cookie is to recognize the web browser for repeated visits to the website, while the task of a session cookie is to recognize the web browser during the visit to the website. Persistent cookies remain stored on your device. Session cookies are deleted at the end of each session.

(b) **First-party cookies and third-party cookies**: First-party cookies are placed by the website itself. Third-party cookies are placed by websites other than our website. This happens when our website contains elements from other websites, such as social media plugins or any advertisements placed on our website.

(c) **Performance cookies and functional cookies**: performance cookies monitor how the visitor uses the website. This allows the website administrator to adjust and optimize the content and ease of use of the website (for example: how many people have visited the different pages on the website and which language is most popular among visitors). Functional cookies are cookies that remember your preferences when you use the website, such as your chosen language, and cookies that make the website more user-friendly and improve your user experience.

Cookies will not always contain personal data, but they can contain information that may lead to your identification, in which case such a cookie will be treated as personal data. To the extent that a cookie can be considered personal data, our privacy policy applies. More information about privacy, data protection, and your rights can be found in our privacy policy.

3. Which cookies do we use?

**Necessary cookies:**

– **PHPSESSID**: Sets a unique session ID so that WordPress can correctly process visitor data during the visit (provider: Lichthuis, retention period: session).
– **wordpress_test_cookie**: Checks if cookies are allowed in the visitor’s browser (provider: Lichthuis, retention period: session).
– **cookie_notice_accepted** *(or similar name, depending on the cookie banner plugin used)*: Remembers whether the visitor has given consent for the use of cookies (provider: Lichthuis, retention period: 1 year).

**Analytical cookies:**

– **_ga**: Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website (provider: Google, retention period: 2 years).
– **_gat**: Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate (provider: Google, retention period: 1 day).
– **_gid**: Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website (provider: Google, retention period: 1 day).
– **collect**: Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across different devices and marketing channels (provider: Google, retention period: session).
– **_gcl_au**: Storing and tracking conversions (provider: Google, retention period: permanent).


4. Cookies used by our partners

Our website uses social media plugins/icons. These social media partners use third-party cookies. The following social media partners are used: **Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn**. We refer to our privacy policy for how we use these social media plugins. For your information, we also provide links to the relevant cookie policies of our social media partners:

(a) Facebook: facebook.com/policies/cookies
(b) Instagram: help.instagram.com/1896641480634370
(c) LinkedIn: linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy


5. Managing and blocking cookies

When visiting this website, the visitor is informed (by means of a pop-up) which cookies are used by us and we ask the visitor for consent for the use of each of the cookies. You can manage or delete cookies at any time via your internet browser settings, allowing you to refuse some or all cookies, with the exception of strictly necessary cookies, as these cookies are essential for the visitor to view the website and its features. Disabling cookies limits the service we can provide and may affect your user experience. Deleting cookies may lead to manually adjusting preferences with each visit to our website.

For more details on checking and/or deleting cookies, visit the page corresponding to your browser for more information:

(a) Chrome: support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
(b) Safari: support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari
(c) Internet Explorer: support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442
(d) Edge: support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/4027947
(e) Firefox: support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enhanced-tracking-protection-firefox-desktop
(f) Opera: help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/#cookies
(g) or visit aboutcookies.org/how-to-delete-cookies/

6. Adjustments to the cookie policy

We reserve the right to make changes to this cookie policy. The most recent version of this cookie policy can be consulted on this website.

Cookie settings can be changed here.