Cookies
A cookie is a small text file that your browser saves when you surf on leuven.be. We use cookies to analyse and improve our website, and to ensure that it works properly.
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Functional cookies
Google Tag Manager: these cookies are required in order to enable our website to function properly or to make your browsing experience more enjoyable.
| Name cookie | Goal | When | Duration |
| has_js | Indicates whether the browser supports javascript | Always | Always |
| language | Indicates the language setting of your browser | Always | 7 days |
| cookie_agreed | Remembers that you have accepted cookies | Always | Always |
Analytical cookies
Google Analytics: we use Google Analytics to monitor how you use our website. We collect the following information, among other things:
- IP address (this is partially anonymised)
- Which pages you visit and in what sequence
- The browser that you use (Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, etc.)
- Whether you surf on our website with a laptop or smartphone
- How long your visit lasts and how long you stay on pages
We also use Google Signals to gain insight of our website visitors. We collect information about:
- Location and region
- Age
- Gender
- Interests
The city of Leuven has a processing agreement with Google. Your personal data are not visible and will not be shared with other parties.
| Name cookie | Goal |
| _ga | Identifies you as a unique user in Google Analytics |
| _gid | Remembers which pages you visited |
| _gat | Limits the data collection when there are many visitors at the same time |
| _gat_ClientID | Counts the number of visits and indicates which website you came from |
Cookies for social media and advertising
Facebook Pixel
When you surf on Facebook, you sometimes come across advertisements from Visit Leuven. We look at your surfing behaviour on our website in order to make these advertisements as interesting as possible. Facebook Pixel helps us remember which pages you visited on our website. This helps us ensure more targeted advertising on Facebook.
For example, if we announce a new application, we will ensure that you will not see an ad if you are already using the application.
We collect this information on every page.
Cookies for social media and advertising
Facebook Pixel
On Facebook you sometimes come across messages from the city. With the Facebook Pixel we remember which pages you visit on our website. This way we can only show you messages on Facebook that are relevant to you.
We only use the Facebook Pixel for large campaigns. We are not currently using the Facebook Pixel.
We keep the data up to 4 months.
Cookies for user research
We collect data about how you use our website to improve our services. For example Hotjar or a pop-up questionnaire.
We are not currently using cookies for research.
Cookies for chat
Necessary to be able to ask a question via chat.
We are not currently using cookies for chat.