What are cookies?
A cookie is a text file that is installed in the browser of your computer or mobile device by a website's server when you consult a website. The cookie contains a unique code which makes it possible for your browser to be recognized when you visit the website ("session" cookies) or during subsequent, repeated visits ("permanent" cookies). Cookies can be installed by the server of the website you visit or by partners of that website. A website's server can only read the cookies it has installed itself, and has no access to other information found in your computer or mobile device. Cookies are stored in the folder of your browser on your computer or mobile device. A cookie usually consists of the name of the server that placed the cookie, an expiry date, and a unique number code.

Cookies generally make the interaction between the visitor and the website faster and easier, and help the visitor navigate between the different parts of a website. Cookies can also be used to make the content or advertisement on a website more relevant for the visitor, and can be adapted to his personal taste and needs.

 

Different kinds of cookies are used on Achrom nv website.

1/ Necessary cookies
These cookies are indispensable for visiting our website and using certain parts of the website. For instance, they allow you to navigate between the different parts of the website, fill in forms, place orders, and maintain the contents of your shopping cart. If you refuse these cookies, certain parts of the website will not work, or will not work optimally.

2/ Functional cookies
Functional cookies are cookies that make it easier for our websites to work, make them more pleasant for visitors, and ensure that you have a more personalized browsing experience. For example, these cookies can remember your language choice and customer segment, or whether you were already asked to participate in a survey so that you are not asked again the next time you visit the website.

3/ Performance cookies
We use performance cookies to obtain information about visitors' use of our website, in order to improve the content of our website, adapt them to the wishes of visitors, and make them more user-friendly. For instance, there is a cookie that counts the number of unique visitors, and a cookie that keeps track of the most popular pages.

What cookies are used on our website?

Name	Purpose	Content	Valid
PHPSESSID	temporarily stores data from searches and processing orders	characters	session
_cnsnt_c	stores cookie preferences	number	31 days
_ga	differentiate users	characters	400 days
_ga_N7LQ9ZEGQQ	differentiate users	number	session
drop_{variable_value}	cookies relating to webshop, opening and closing multiple-choice menu	true	session
shop_{variable_value}	cookies related to the webshop, e.g. registering and processing orders	characters	session or until sign off

Managing cookies
You can refuse the installation of cookies via your browser settings. You can also remove cookies already installed on your computer or mobile device at any time.