Protection of personal data

We manage several websites: arch.be, agatha.arch.be, search.arch.be, archief-democratie.be, archive-demokratie.be, archives-democratie.be, cegesoma.be, dataverse.arch.be, expocongo.be, goaaal.arch.be, pauvresdenous.arch.be, 14-18-wallonie.be.

These websites may use functional cookies to improve your user experience. This enables us to save your preferences regarding

• Choice of language (FR / NL / DE / EN)
• User profile (researcher, genealogist, civil servant, journalist, teacher, notary / land surveyor)

We may use analytical cookies in order to collect data through Matomo Analytics and establish statistics that we publish in our annual reports and online. In this process, personal data are anonymised (IP address, location) and all collected information is deleted afterwards.

Mainly the following elements are analysed

• Number of unique visitors (browser-based)
• Number of visitor sessions
• Total number of pages visited

For the development of new websites and features, we may also analyse the following

• Device, browser, screen resolution
• Location (country, region or municipality) and time data (time and duration of visit)
• Referring website

No personal profiles are created and user data is not shared. You can adjust the settings for accepting and saving cookies in your web browser.