Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy aims to inform you about what cookies are and how ONTOFORCE and its affiliates (“we”, “us”, “our”, or “ONTOFORCE”) use them on our website: https://www.ontoforce.com/ (“website”), so that you can easily manage your cookie-settings. It is recommended to read this policy to understand the types of cookies we use, i.e., the information we collect using cookies, how that information is used, and how to control the cookie preferences.  

ONTOFORCE respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data in accordance with the applicable Belgian and European data protection legislation. For more details on how we use, store and keep your personal data secure, please read our Privacy Policy->.

You can always change or withdraw your consent via the icon on the bottom of each website page.  

“ONTOFORCE” refers to Ontoforce NV, having its registered office at Moutstraat 108-110, 9000 Gent, Belgium and with company number 0836.138.020.    

 This cookie policy describes our data processing activities as a data controller in respect of the cookies collected and processed via website. Under the GDPR, data controllers are the main decision-makers: they exercise overall control over the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. 

ONTOFORCE has appointed a data protection officer, whom you can contact by email (dpo@ontoforce.com) for questions about this privacy policy, your privacy and the processing of your personal data.   

Cookies are small pieces of data stored in text files on your browser, computer or other devices. The placement and use of cookies is governed by the Belgian Act on Electronic Communications (transposition of the European e-Privacy Directive) and the EU General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (“GDPR”). 

Some of the cookies we use are essential to ensure our website works properly; others provide you with a better, faster and safer user experience. 

Cookies are generally classified in one or more of the following categories: 

- “Session cookies”: cookies that are automatically erased once the user closes a website; 

- “Persistent cookies”: cookies that remain on a user’s computer or device even after the user closes a website, and stay there for a certain period of time (e.g. several minutes, days or years); 

- “First party or own cookies”: cookies that are installed and managed by the website or software provider itself (in this case ONTOFORCE);  

- “Third party cookies”: cookies that are installed and managed by a third party during a user’s visit of a website or software application; 

- “Essential cookies” these are cookies required for purely technical reasons to ensure the operation of a website or software application and to provide their basic functionalities (e.g. to ensure security, allow a user to login, and to enable you to navigate back and forth between different pages during a website session). These cookies are always mandatory, are placed as soon as you visit a website or application and cannot be refused; 

- “Functional cookies” these cookies are used to provide services and functionalities on your request. Unlike essential cookies, functional cookies support additional functionalities that enhance a website or software application (e.g. to remember user preferences and settings). You cannot refuse functional cookies however they are only placed after a you have requested to use a certain functionality or feature on the website or software application; 

- “Analytical or performance cookies”: these cookies allow to recognize and count the number of visitors of a website and to see how visitors move around a website when they are using it; 

- “Targeting cookies”: track browsing behaviour and follow users of a website to respond to their browsing behaviour (e.g. with personalized promotional campaigns). 

 Like most online services, our website uses first-party and third-party cookies for several purposes. The first-party cookies are primarily essential and functional cookies necessary for the website to function in the right way and to allow you to make use of the functionalities available on our website (as preferred by you). 

The third-party cookies used on our website are primarily used for understanding how the Website performs, how you interact with our website, providing advertisements that are relevant to you, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website. 

You can find more information on the specific cookies that ONTOFORCE places on its Website in section 4 below, and you will learn how to manage these cookies (including, if desired, how to delete them) under section 9. 

4.1. General 

Depending on your use of the Website, ONTOFORCE may place the cookies for the purposes set forth below. Please note that our website may evolve, and more functionalities may be added from time to time. In such an event, we will update the table below as necessary. 

For certain processing purposes, ONTOFORCE requires your consent. The consent you give is always free and you have the right to withdraw it at any time. You can withdraw your consent by amending your cookie settings and preferences in accordance with section 9 or by sending an email to: DPO@ontoforce.com. Your withdrawal of consent does not affect the processing of personal data prior to such withdrawal or our processing activities which are based on any other legal basis. 

The cookies used on our website are grouped into the following categories: Essential, Functional, Analytics, and Targeting (as explained under section 3). 

4.2. Cookies used on our website 

You can, upon your first Website-visit, manage your cookies preferences by clicking on the "modify preferences" button available on the popup cookie banner according to your preferences. 

Should you decide to change your preferences later through your browsing session, you can click on the "Privacy & Cookie Policy" tab on your screen (available in the footer of our website). This will display the consent notice again, enabling you to change your preferences or withdraw your consent entirely. 

In addition to this, all major internet browsers provide different methods to manage, block and delete cookies installed on your browser, computer or mobile devices. You can change your browser's settings to block/delete the cookies placed by ONTOFORCE. In addition, you can set your browser or mobile settings in such a manner that you get a notification every time a cookie is placed on your browser, computer or other device, so that you can decide whether you wish to accept this cookie or not. 

To find out more about managing and deleting cookies, visit https://allaboutcookies.org/how-to-manage-cookies. 

Please note that when you disable certain cookies, it is possible that some parts of the Website will no longer function properly and you will no longer enjoy an optimal user experience. 

ONTOFORCE may use your personal data for direct marketing purposes (including profiling). This enables ONTOFORCE to keep you informed about its products, updates, events, etc. You give your explicit consent for this, but you may at any time withdraw this consent and object to the processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes, including profiling, to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing (free of charge), by sending an email to: DPO@ontoforce.com. 

ONTOFORCE may share your personal data, as required for the purposes set forth in ONTOFORCE’s Privacy Policy. Upon request, ONTOFORCE shall, as soon as possible after the request, inform you of the third parties with whom your personal data has been shared by providing you with a more detailed list. 

Our website may contain links to third party websites and/or applications. ONTOFORCE is not responsible for the content of these websites and applications nor for the cookies, privacy standards and practices of such third parties.   

We recommend you read the relevant cookie and privacy policies of these third parties before you accept their cookies and visit their website to ensure that your personal data is sufficiently protected. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our website and welcome any feedback about these websites and/or applications 

Within the limits defined in Articles 15-22 of the GDPR, you have the following legal rights in relation to personal data collected by ONTOFORCE via cookies:   

- Right of access: you have the right to obtain confirmation from us as to whether we are processing your personal data, to access that personal data and receive information on how and why it is being processed, as well as to receive a copy of that data.  

- Right to rectification: you have the right to obtain a rectification of your personal data or to request that we complete your personal data when you become aware that we are processing incorrect or incomplete data about you.  

- Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”): you have the right to obtain erasure of your personal data in certain specific cases. 

- Right to restriction: you have the right to have the processing of your personal data restricted in certain specific cases.  

- Right to portability: you have the right to obtain the personal data you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable form, and to transfer (have transferred) that personal data to another controller.  

- Right to object: you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data based on our legitimate interest for reasons relating to your situation.  

You can exercise these rights by sending an e-mail to: DPO@ontoforce.com. 

For more information on how you can exercise your rights, reference is made to our privacy policy. 

If and to the extent provided for in the applicable data protection legislation, you have the right to file a complaint with the competent supervisory authority if you consider that our processing of your personal data violates the applicable regulations. In Belgium the competent authority is the Data Protection Authority (“Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit”): 

www.gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit.be   
Drukpersstraat 35, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
+32 (0)2 274 48 00 
contact@apd-gba.be 

We would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach the authority, so please contact us in first instance. 

Sometimes, we may need to change this Cookie Policy, for example, in case of new functionalities on the Website. We therefore encourage you to regularly review this Cookie Policy. The date of the last amended version is listed at the bottom of the Cookie Policy. Changes to our Cookie Policy will be published on the Website and, if applicable, will be submitted for approval. 

Last update: 25/03/2025