Cookie policy
This cookie policy applies to the website www.boekbaar.be and explains how PUBLIKING VOF uses cookies and similar technologies via Boekbaar.
Last updated: 12 July 2026
1. Who are we?
This cookie policy applies to the website www.boekbaar.be.
Boekbaar is a service offered by:
PUBLIKING VOF (Boekbaar is a product of Publiking.be)
Legal form: VOF (general partnership)
Company number: BE 0676.788.103
Address: Rijnrode 95A, 3460 Assent
Email: hello@boekbaar.be
Phone: +32 (0)474 08 35 50
Hereinafter referred to as: “Boekbaar”, “we”, “us” or “the provider”.
2. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, smartphone, tablet or other device when you visit a website.
Cookies can serve various functions. For example, they may be necessary for a website to work correctly, to remember your language preference, to enable forms to function properly, to collect statistics or to enable marketing and tracking.
In addition to cookies, similar technologies may be used, such as local storage, session storage, pixels, tags or scripts. When we refer to cookies in this cookie policy, we also mean these similar technologies.
3. Why do we use cookies?
Boekbaar may use cookies to:
We never use cookies to store sensitive information such as passwords or full payment details.
- ensure the website functions correctly;
- support website security;
- remember language preferences;
- temporarily store form steps or request data;
- remember cookie preferences;
- detect technical errors;
- collect anonymous or aggregated statistics;
- improve the website and user experience;
- optionally enable marketing or remarketing, if activated later and after consent has been given.
4. Which types of cookies do we use?
Boekbaar may use the following categories of cookies.
4.1. Strictly necessary cookies
Strictly necessary cookies are required for the website to work correctly. Without these cookies, certain parts of the website cannot function.
These cookies may for example be used for:
These cookies are placed on the basis of technical necessity. They cannot be disabled via our website, because the website would otherwise not work correctly.
Examples of strictly necessary cookies or storage mechanisms may include:
The exact names may differ depending on the technical implementation.
- security;
- session management;
- form security;
- spam reduction;
- language choice;
- remembering cookie preferences;
- operation of the request flow;
- operation of the onboarding form;
- temporary storage of form steps;
- technical troubleshooting;
- protection against abuse.
| Name | Purpose | Retention period |
|---|---|---|
| boekbaar_cookie_consent | Remembering cookie preferences | Maximum 12 months |
| boekbaar_locale | Remembering language choice | Maximum 12 months |
| boekbaar_session | Session management or security | Session or limited duration |
| csrf_token | Securing forms against abuse | Session or limited duration |
4.2. Functional cookies
Functional cookies help make the website more user-friendly. They remember certain choices or information you have entered yourself.
These cookies may for example be used for:
Functional cookies are only used to the extent necessary to provide a function requested by the user or when consent has been given if required.
Examples:
The exact names may differ depending on the technical implementation.
- language preferences;
- form status;
- chosen domain preference during a request;
- temporarily storing entered fields during a request;
- preferences within the website.
| Name | Purpose | Retention period |
|---|---|---|
| boekbaar_form_state | Temporarily remembering form steps | Session or limited duration |
| boekbaar_domain_check | Temporarily remembering domain preference during request | Session or limited duration |
4.3. Analytics cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use the website.
This information may be used to:
Boekbaar may use analytics cookies via an analytics tool such as Plausible, Matomo, Google Analytics or a similar service.
Where possible, we use privacy-friendly analytics without tracking cookies or with anonymised data.
When analytics cookies are not strictly necessary or process personal data, they are only placed after you have given consent via the cookie banner.
Examples:
Note: these cookies are only used if the relevant analytics tool is actually activated.
- see which pages are frequently visited;
- detect technical problems;
- improve the user experience;
- make the website faster and clearer;
- understand which information visitors find important.
| Name | Purpose | Retention period |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | Measuring website usage via Google Analytics, if used | Maximum 2 years |
| _gid | Measuring website usage via Google Analytics, if used | Maximum 24 hours |
| plausible_ignore | Privacy-friendly analytics preference, if used | Variable |
| matomo_* | Measuring website usage via Matomo, if used | Variable |
4.4. Marketing cookies
Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites, display advertisements, measure ad performance or enable remarketing.
Boekbaar does not use marketing cookies by default, unless this is explicitly activated later.
If marketing cookies are used, they are only placed after you have given consent.
Marketing cookies may for example come from:
Examples:
These cookies are only used if the relevant marketing tool is actually activated.
- Meta/Facebook;
- Google Ads;
- LinkedIn;
- TikTok;
- other advertising platforms.
| Name | Purpose | Retention period |
|---|---|---|
| _fbp | Measuring or supporting Meta ads, if used | Maximum 3 months |
| _gcl_au | Measuring Google Ads conversions, if used | Maximum 3 months |
| li_fat_id | LinkedIn ad measurement, if used | Variable |
4.5. Third-party cookies
Some cookies or similar technologies may be placed by external service providers.
Boekbaar may use external services for among other things:
• hosting;
• security;
• DNS;
• domain checks;
• email delivery;
• forms;
• analytics;
• embedded content;
• spam protection.
Examples of external parties may include:
• Cloudflare;
• Railway;
• Resend or another email provider;
• analytics providers;
• domain or DNS services;
• spam or security services.
These parties may use their own cookies or technical storage mechanisms. Boekbaar does not always have full control over cookies placed by third parties.
We recommend also consulting the privacy and cookie policies of these external parties.
5. Domain check and request forms
On Boekbaar.be you can submit a request and specify a desired domain name.
When using forms and domain checks, technical cookies or temporary storage may be used to:
These cookies or storage mechanisms are necessary to deliver the requested service and therefore usually fall under strictly necessary or functional cookies.
Domain name availability is always indicative and only final after effective registration.
- remember form steps;
- temporarily store entered data;
- temporarily remember domain preferences;
- prevent technical errors;
- limit abuse or spam;
- process the request correctly.
6. Multilingual support
Boekbaar.be may be available in multiple languages, such as Dutch, French and English.
We may use a cookie or local storage to remember your language preference.
Example:
| Name | Purpose | Retention period |
|---|---|---|
| boekbaar_locale | Remembering language preference | Maximum 12 months |
7. Managing cookie preferences
On your first visit to Boekbaar.be, a cookie banner may appear.
Via this cookie banner you can manage your preferences for cookies that are not strictly necessary.
You can for example choose to:
Strictly necessary cookies cannot be refused via our website, because they are required for the website to function.
You can adjust your cookie preferences at any time via the “Cookie settings” button in the website footer.
- accept all cookies;
- refuse non-essential cookies;
- manage your preferences by category.
8. Withdrawing consent
You can withdraw your consent for non-essential cookies at any time.
This can be done via the “Cookie settings” button in the website footer.
After withdrawing your consent, non-essential cookies will no longer be placed. You can delete already placed cookies via your browser settings.
Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing that took place before withdrawal.
9. Deleting or blocking cookies via your browser
You can also manage, block or delete cookies via your browser settings.
How this works differs per browser.
Commonly used browsers provide information for this on their own websites, for example:
Note: when you block or delete cookies, certain parts of Boekbaar.be may not function correctly. Think for example of language preferences, forms, cookie preferences or request steps.
- Google Chrome;
- Safari;
- Mozilla Firefox;
- Microsoft Edge.
10. Retention periods
Cookies are not stored longer than necessary for the purpose for which they are placed.
Some cookies disappear automatically when you close your browser. Other cookies remain on your device for a limited period.
Guidelines:
The exact retention period may differ per cookie and per external service.
- session cookies: until the end of the browser session;
- cookie preferences: maximum 12 months;
- language preferences: maximum 12 months;
- analytics cookies: depending on the analytics tool used;
- marketing cookies: depending on the marketing tool used and only after consent.
11. Personal data and cookies
Some cookies may process personal data, such as an IP address, unique identifier, browser data or usage data.
More information on how we process personal data can be found in our privacy policy: https://www.boekbaar.be/en/privacy
When cookies process personal data, this is done in accordance with applicable privacy legislation, including the GDPR.
12. Cookie overview
Below is an overview of cookies and technologies that Boekbaar.be may use.
This overview must be adapted to the actual technical implementation of the website.
If certain tools are not active, the corresponding cookies are not placed.
| Category | Name | Provider | Purpose | Retention period | Consent required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Necessary | boekbaar_cookie_consent | Boekbaar | Remember cookie preferences | Max. 12 months | No |
| Necessary | boekbaar_locale | Boekbaar | Remember language preference | Max. 12 months | No, if functionally necessary |
| Necessary | csrf_token | Boekbaar | Form security | Session/limited duration | No |
| Necessary | boekbaar_session | Boekbaar | Session management and security | Session/limited duration | No |
| Functional | boekbaar_form_state | Boekbaar | Temporarily remember form steps | Session/limited duration | Depends on use |
| Functional | boekbaar_domain_check | Boekbaar | Temporarily remember domain preference | Session/limited duration | Depends on use |
| Analytics | _ga | Google Analytics, if used | Measure website usage | Max. 2 years | Yes, unless privacy-friendly and legally permitted without consent |
| Analytics | _gid | Google Analytics, if used | Measure website usage | Max. 24 hours | Yes, unless privacy-friendly and legally permitted without consent |
| Marketing | _fbp | Meta, if used | Ad measurement/remarketing | Max. 3 months | Yes |
| Marketing | _gcl_au | Google Ads, if used | Measure ad conversions | Max. 3 months | Yes |
13. No pre-checked consent
For non-essential cookies we request consent via a clear choice.
Non-essential cookies are not placed before consent has been given, to the extent required by law.
Consent choices may not be pre-checked.
14. Changes to this cookie policy
Boekbaar may change this cookie policy when:
The most recent version is always available at www.boekbaar.be.
For important changes we may inform visitors or customers via the website or in another appropriate manner.
- the website changes;
- new cookies or technologies are used;
- external services change;
- legislation changes;
- supervisory authorities issue new guidelines.
15. Contact
For questions about this cookie policy you can contact us via:
hello@boekbaar.be
+32 (0)474 08 35 50
Rijnrode 95A, 3460 Assent