What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored by your browser and serve to make our internet presence as a whole more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies do not damage your computer and do not contain viruses. You can prevent the installation of cookies in your browser settings. We point out that if you prevent cookies from being installed, you will not be able to use all the functions of our website.
Are they dangerous?
No. With the help of cookies, the website can be made more user-friendly and the user can be recognized on a subsequent visit, not as a real person, but as the one in whose browser the relevant cookie was stored. Cookies are not dangerous for the computer. Cookies cannot transmit viruses or read your hard drive.
Does TUBE use cookies?
Our website uses cookies to make your visit easier. The cookies we use never collect personal data about you. The cookies mainly store settings you have chosen, such as the currently active user account, shopping cart or your wishlist. Furthermore, cookies are also used for statistical purposes. We point out that if you prevent cookies from being installed, you will not be able to use all the functions of our website.
What are the advantages?
TUBE also uses cookies that offer you certain advantages. The following overview shows which cookies TUBE uses and what functions they offer.
Absolutely necessary cookies:
These cookies are necessary to make basic functions (e.g. using the shopping cart and wishlist, search, location change, order) available on the TUBE website.
Function-related cookies:
These cookies are used to offer you more comfort when using the website (e.g. display, forum) or to help with the selection of new functions, for example for easier operation when searching (so-called A/B testing).
Analysis cookies:
To continuously improve and optimize the content of our site and user-friendliness, we use analysis technologies from Webtrends Inc. with the product ‘Webtrends Analytics’, from Optimizely Inc. with the product ‘Optimizely’ and from Google Inc. with the product ‘AdWords Conversion Tracking’. Session and interaction data from website visitors are collected and statistically evaluated. Cookies are used for this purpose. The session and interaction data are never processed in a personal form, but always anonymously.
You can always prevent the collection and storage of data via Google AdWords Conversion Tracking in the future by downloading this add-on.
You can prevent the collection and storage of data by Webtrends Analytics at any time by clicking on this link.
Retargeting
TUBE uses retargeting technologies on a test basis and evaluates anonymized visited sites in order to be able to control the advertising offer in a targeted manner. Cookies collect general statistically relevant data about the visit to the website. However, no personal data about you is stored. Agreed!
How do I deactivate them?
All common browsers offer the possibility to delete existing cookies or to prevent cookies from being stored at all. Deactivation depends on your browser and the version you are using and can be done in the browser settings. If you don’t know how to make these settings, check your browser’s help function.
If you refuse cookies, you will no longer be able to use some of the interesting features on the TUBE website. We therefore advise you to keep receiving cookies enabled. We handle them confidentially! Agreed!
For example, TUBE uses your personal data for the payment process or when registering for the user section of tube-engineering.be. To prevent your data from falling into the wrong hands, TUBE uses technical encryption processes (such as SSL) to transfer personal data. You can recognize the transfer of encrypted data by the display of a lock symbol, for example a key or a lock in the status bar of your browser.
This data transfer process is reliable. Your data is transferred encrypted so that it cannot be reconstructed by third parties. TUBE uses advanced techniques and performs regular audits.
Still have questions? Don’t hesitate to contact us via our contact form.