Last update: 13/02/2026
This Cookie Policy explains how Higgins, with its registered office at Avenue Winston Churchill 246, box 7, 1180 Uccle, under BCE number 1019.164.251, collects and processes your personal data using cookies and similar technologies when you visit the Higgins website (www.higgins.be).
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are non-executable text files placed, unless you object, on the user’s device (computer, mobile phone, tablet) when visiting a website. Cookies allow information to be collected about the user’s browsing activity.
When you visit the website www.higgins.be, cookies may be installed on your device.
You can set your preferences (including refusing certain cookies) via the cookie banner or by modifying your browser settings, as detailed below.
Some information collected through cookies may be personal data. For more information on how we collect and process personal data, please consult our Privacy Policy, available on our website.
The website www.higgins.be contains functional cookies, performance cookies, and analytical cookies.
2. Purpose of the cookies used
The various types of cookies used by Higgins aim to enable and improve the operation of the website www.higgins.be and your user experience on this site.
They also allow, on the one hand, the sharing of website content and, on the other hand, to monitor and analyze website traffic and track user behavior.
Any data that may be collected via these cookies will be collected in an anonymous form.
3. Types of cookies used by Higgins
Higgins uses the following types of cookies on its website:
- Functional cookies
- Performance cookies
- Analytical cookies
- Advertising cookies
3.1. Functional cookies
Functional cookies are necessary for user navigation on the website. Without these cookies, the website cannot function properly.
Given their technical necessity, these cookies are recorded as soon as you access the website. They have a limited lifespan and are automatically deleted at the end of your session.
| Name | Expiration | Type | Purpose | Cookie propre/tiers |
| [à compléter] | Fin de la session | [à compléter] | [à compléter] | [à compléter] |
3.2. Performance cookies
Performance cookies allow understanding and analyzing website performance or retaining information that will influence how the site is displayed (e.g., language version).
These cookies help provide you with a better experience on our website.
| Name | Expiration | Type | Purpose | Cookie propre/tiers |
| [à compléter] | [à compléter] | [à compléter] | [à compléter] | [à compléter] |
3.3. Analytical cookies
Analytical cookies collect information on how the user uses the website.
| Name | Expiration | Type | Purpose | Cookie propre/tiers |
| [à compléter] | [à compléter] | [à compléter] | [à compléter] | [à compléter] |
3.4. Advertising cookies (third-party)
Advertising cookies are used to deliver personalized ads tailored to your preferences.
Through a unique ID, data such as your IP address, the browser you use, ads already shown on your browser, and whether you accessed a website via an advertisement are identified. You can object to the installation of these cookies. Our policy contains detailed information on how these cookies work and how you can manage them. Since advertising revenue allows us to provide our services reliably, quickly, and independently, we kindly ask you to accept their use.
| Name | Expiration | Type | Finalité | Cookie propre/tiers |
| [à compléter] | [à compléter] | [à compléter] | [à compléter] | [à compléter] |
3.5. Third-party cookies
Third-party cookies are cookies that do not come from Higgins. These cookies are placed by third parties who will process your personal data according to their own privacy policy to obtain more information about your browsing habits. Therefore, you should take into account third-party privacy policies when configuring these cookies (see Article 4).
Additionally, our website may include links to third-party websites, networks, plugins, or applications (e.g., Facebook, LinkedIn). Clicking on these links or activating these connections may allow third parties to process information about you according to their own privacy policies. When leaving our website, we encourage you to read the privacy policy of each third-party website, network, plugin, or application you visit.
4. Enabling/disabling cookies in browsers
On your first visit to www.higgins.be, you will be asked to set your preferences regarding the different cookies.
Even if you have consented to the use of these cookies or refused them, you still maintain control via [link to cookie settings]. You will always have the option to accept, filter, refuse, or delete them by modifying your browser settings.
However, please note that if you configure your browser to refuse cookies, you may not have access to certain pages or features of the website that require these cookies.
Cookie setting links by browser are as follows:
- Internet Explorer
- Microsoft Edge
- Safari
- Chrome
- Firefox
- Opera
If the above links do not work or become outdated, or if you use a browser not listed above, you can still restrict or block cookies by changing your browsing settings. In that case, check your browser’s help section for instructions on managing cookie settings.
5. Contact point
For further information regarding cookies, you can send your request to [email protected].
6. User complaints
You have the right to file a complaint with the Belgian Data Protection Authority:
- Via the online form: https://www.autoriteprotectiondonnees.be/citoyen/agir/introduire-une-plainte
- By mail: Rue de la Presse 35, 1000 Brussels
7. Update of the cookie policy
Higgins reserves the right to make changes and corrections to this Policy and invites users to regularly consult this Cookie Policy to stay informed of updates.