The present version is a translation given for information purposes only. Only the original french or dutch versions are binding.

Cookies management policy

Welcome to the website https://diplomatic.circlek.be/en (henceforth the ‘website’). by connecting to or browsing through the website, you agree you have read, understood and accepted, without limitations or reservation, the general terms and conditions of use policy, personal data protection policy charter and cookies management policy (henceforth the ‘cookies’). Please note that other terms and conditions and personal data protection policies apply to other TotalEnergies group websites, and Circle K Belgium.

Recommend you read them carefully.

The policy aims to inform you about Circle K Belgium’s cookies management policy of this website.

1 Principle

A cookie is a file which enables a website to save information relating to your computer’s browsing of the website (e.g. number of visits, number of pages viewed, etc.), to make your visits to the website smoother.

You can at any time delete the cookies stored on your computer, object to the storage of new cookies and receive a notification before new cookies are stored by changing your browser’s settings using the instructions below (see 2.3 types of cookies, cookies and statistics, and settings).

Please note that if you remove a cookie or object to the storage of cookies on your device, you may not be able to use some of the website's services.

2 Types of cookies, cookies and statistics and settings

2.1 Principle

The cookies that may be stored on your server when you browse the website are cookies which are intended solely to enable or facilitate electronic communication or which are strictly necessary to provide the service you are requesting (language cookies, login cookies, etc.), or statistics cookies or other cookies in accordance with the conditions below.

When cookies require your agreement before they can be saved, Circle K ask you for this agreement via the ‘find out more’ link displayed on the first page of the website that you land on, in which it is made clear that by continuing to browse the website you accept these cookies.

2.2 Which cookies are stored?

a) Data controller cookies:

• xsrf-token : provides security against csrf attacks & adds lifetime to forms.how to optout ? see article 2.3 cookies management (!)this action is not recommended to ensure secure browsing. storage period : 2 hours
• laravel_session : used to perform session tracking, it allows the system to retain connection data during the connection session.how to optout ? see article 2.3 cookies management (!)this action is not recommended to ensure secure browsing. storage period : 2 hours

b) Statistics cookies

• _ga : google analytics : global tracking cookie. how to optout ? see article 2.3 cookies management. storage period : 2 years.
• _gat_ua : google analytics : global tracking cookie. how to optout ? see article 2.3 cookies management. storage period : 12 hours.
• _gid : google analytics : used to track the user's interactions with the website. how to optout ? see article 2.3 cookies management. storage period : 24 hours.

Statistics cookies measure the number of visits, the number of viewed pages, users’ activity on the website and how often they return. The statistics tool used, google analytics, generates a cookie with a unique identifier, with a storage period of no longer than 24 months. Your ip address is also collected in order to determine the town/city from which you are accessing the website. This is immediately anonymised after use which means you cannot be identified as a natural person. the statistical data on website visits are collected by the provider google analytics and subsequently transferred to the data controller in an aggregated and anonymised form in a web interface to which it alone has access. the collected data are not transferred to third parties or used for other purposes.

2.3 How do you delete cookies, receive notification of their storage or change your browser settings?

To apply the deletion, the objection of cookies the customer must be in compliance with article 5.2 general terms and conditions of use policy.

a) How to delete cookies already stored on your computer?

• on your workstation;
• on the c:\ drive select the windows folder;
• open the ‘temporary internet files’ folder;
• select all the files (ctrl a);
• choose the ‘delete’ option;

b) How do you change browser settings to reject or be informed of the storage of cookies?

• in the internet explorer 5 (microsoft) browser: select ‘tools’, and then ‘internet options’. click on the ‘security' tab, then ‘custom level’ and scroll down to the ‘cookies’ section. next to ‘allow cookies that are stored on your computer’ select ‘ask’ to be notified or ‘disable’ to decline all cookies;
• in the internet explorer 6, 7 or 8 (microsoft) browser: select ‘tools’, ‘internet options’, ‘privacy’, then the level you wish to apply;
• in the firefox browser: click on ‘tools’ and select ‘options’. in the ‘privacy and security’ tab, untick the box ‘accept cookies from websites’;
• in the chrome (google) browser: click ‘customize and control google chrome’ and select ‘settings’. under ‘privacy and security’, click on ‘content settings’ and enable ‘block third-party cookies’.