PRIVACY POLICY
ARGON Measuring Solutions values the privacy of visitors to the Website, in particular the rights of visitors regarding the automated processing of personal data. Full transparency with our customers is therefore essential. We have therefore formulated and implemented a policy regarding such processing, its purpose and the possibilities for data subjects to exercise their rights in the best possible way.
For additional information on the protection of personal data, please refer to the General Data Protection Regulation (AVG), which provides greater transparency and control over your data.
Until you accept the use of cookies and other tracking systems on the website, we do not place non-anonymized analytical cookies and/or tracking cookies on your computer, cell phone or tablet. By continuing to visit the Website, you accept the following terms of use.
Article 1 - Legal Provisions
Website (hereinafter also "The Website"): www.argon-ms.com
Controller of personal data processing (hereinafter also referred to as "The Controller"): ARGON Measuring Solutions, located at Technologielaan 9, 3001 Leuven, company number: 0864.074.317.
Article 2 - Access to the Website
Access to the website and its use is strictly personal. You will not use this website, as well as the data and information provided on it, for commercial, political or advertising purposes, nor for any commercial offers, and in particular not for unsolicited electronic offers.
Article 3 - The Content of the Website
All trademarks, images, texts, comments, illustrations, (animated) pictures, video images, sounds, as well as all technical applications used to operate the website, and more generally all components used on this site, are legally protected by intellectual property rights. Any reproduction, repetition, use or adaptation, in any way, of all or only part of it, including the technical applications, is strictly prohibited without the prior written consent of the person in charge. Failure of the administrator to take immediate action against any infringement cannot be construed as tacit consent or waiver of prosecution.
Article 4 - The maintenance of the website
For the proper management of the website, the administrator may at any time:
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Suspend, interrupt or restrict access to all or part of the website to a certain category of visitors.
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Remove any information that may interfere with the functioning of the website or violate national or international laws or Internet etiquette.
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Have the website temporarily unavailable to perform updates.
Article 5 - Responsibilities
In no event shall the Administrator be responsible for any failure, malfunction, difficulty or interruption in the operation of the website which results in the inability to access the website or any of its functionalities. How you connect to the website is your own responsibility. You are responsible for taking all appropriate measures to protect your equipment and your data from, among other things, virus attacks on the Internet. You are also solely responsible for the websites and data you access on the Internet.
The Administrator shall not be liable for any legal action taken against you:
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Because of the use of the website or services accessible via the Internet.
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Because of violating the terms of this privacy policy.
The administrator will not be responsible for any damages incurred by you yourself, nor for damages incurred by third parties or your equipment as a result of your connection to or use of the website. You will refrain from taking any action against the administrator as a result.
If the administrator becomes involved in a dispute as a result of your use of this website, he shall be entitled to recover from you all damages he has suffered and will suffer as a result.
Article 6 - The Collection of Data
Your data is collected by ARGON Measuring Solutions. Personal data means any information about an identified or identifiable natural person; identifiable is considered to be a natural person who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by means of an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or one or more elements characterizing physical, physiological, genetic, psychological, economic, cultural or social identity.
Personal data collected on the website is used primarily by the operator for the purposes of maintaining relationships with you and, where applicable, processing your orders.
Article 7 - Your rights regarding your data
Pursuant to Article 13 (2) (b) AVG, everyone has the right to access and rectify or erase their personal data or restrict the processing concerning them, as well as the right to object to processing and the right to data portability. You can exercise these rights by contacting us at info@argon-ms.com.
Any such request must be accompanied by a copy of a valid identity document, on which you have affixed your signature and stating the address at which you can be contacted. Within 1 month of the request submitted, you will receive a response to your request. Depending on the complexity of the requests and the number of requests, this deadline may be extended by 2 months if necessary.
Article 8 - Processing of personal data
In case of violation of any laws or regulations, of which the visitor is suspected and for which the authorities require personal data collected by the manager, they will be provided to them after an express and reasoned request by those authorities, after which such personal data will be conditionally excluded from the protection of the provisions of this privacy statement.
If certain information is necessary to access certain functionalities of the website, the controller will indicate the mandatory nature of this information at the time of requesting the data.
Article 9 - Commercial offers
You may receive commercial offers from the administrator. If you do not (or no longer) wish to receive them, please send an e-mail to the following address: info@argon-ms.com.
If you come across any personal data during your visit to the website, you must refrain from collecting them or from any other unauthorized use, as well as from any act that violates the privacy of that person(s). Under no circumstances is the administrator responsible in the above situations.
Article 10 - Data retention period
The data collected by the website administrator are used and retained for the duration stipulated by law.
Article 11 - Images and products offered
No rights can be derived from the images belonging to the products offered on the website.
Article 12 - Applicable law
These terms and conditions are governed by Belgian law. The court in the administrator's place of business has exclusive jurisdiction in any disputes relating to these terms and conditions, except where a statutory exception applies.
Article 13 - Contact
For questions, product information or information about the website itself, please contact: ARGON Measuring Solutions, info@argon-ms.com.
COOKIE POLICY
Article 1 - The use of Cookies
www.argon-ms.com uses cookies. A cookie is a simple small file sent with pages of this website and/or Flash applications and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer, cell phone, smartwatch or tablet. The information stored therein can be sent back to our servers on your next visit.
The use of cookies is very important for the proper functioning of our website. Cookies whose effect you do not immediately see are also very important. Thanks to the (anonymous) input of visitors, we can improve the use of the website and make it more user-friendly.
Article 2 - Consent to the use of cookies
The use of certain cookies requires your consent. We do this by means of a so-called cookie banner.
Article 3 - Type of Cookies and their purposes
We use the following types of cookies:
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Functional cookies: these allow us to make the website work better and make it more user-friendly for visitors. For example: we store your login details or what you put in your shopping basket.
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Anonymous analytical cookies: these ensure that each time you visit a website an anonymous cookie is generated. These cookies know whether you have visited the site before or not. Only on the first visit, a cookie is generated; on subsequent visits, the already existing cookie is used. This cookie is for statistical purposes only. Thus, the following data can be collected with it:
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the number of unique visitors
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how often users visit the site
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Which pages users view
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how long users view a certain page
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At which page visitors leave the site
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Analytical cookies: these ensure that each time you visit a website a cookie is generated. These cookies know whether you have visited the site before or not. Only on the first visit, a cookie is generated; on subsequent visits, the already existing cookie is used. This cookie is for statistical purposes only. It allows the following data to be collected, such as:
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which pages you have viewed
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how long you stayed on a particular page
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at which page you left the site
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These are the cookies we use:
Article 4 - Your rights regarding your data
You have the right to access, rectification, restriction and deletion of personal data. You also have the right to object to the processing of personal data and the right to data portability. You can exercise these rights by sending us an e-mail at info@argon-ms.com. To prevent misuse we may ask you to provide adequate identification. When it comes to access to personal data linked to a cookie, we ask you to send a copy of the cookie in question. You can find this in the settings of your browser.
Article 5 - Blocking and deleting cookies
You can easily block and delete cookies yourself at any time via your Internet browser. You can also set your Internet browser to notify you when a cookie is placed. You can also indicate that certain cookies may not be placed. Check the help function of your browser for this option. Deleting cookies in your browser may affect the enjoyment of this website.
Some tracking cookies are set by third parties who, among other things, display advertisements to you through our website. You can delete these cookies centrally via youronlinechoices.com.
Please be aware that if you do not want cookies, we can no longer guarantee that our Website will work completely properly. Some functions of the site may be lost or you may not be able to visit the website at all. In addition, refusing cookies does not mean that you will no longer see any advertisements. The ads are just not tailored to your interests and may be repeated more often.
How to adjust the settings varies from one browser to another. Consult the help function of your browser if necessary, or click on one of the links below to go directly to the manual of your browser.
For even more information, you can also always visit the website All About Cookies.
Article 6 - New developments and unforeseen cookies
The texts of our website may be modified at any time due to ongoing developments. This also applies to our cookie statement. Therefore, please review this statement regularly to be aware of any changes.
Blog articles may make use of content that is hosted on other sites and made available on www.argon-ms.com by means of certain codes (embedded content). Think for example of YouTube videos. These codes often make use of cookies. However, we have no control over what these third parties do with their cookies.
It is also possible that through our websites cookies are placed by others, of which we are not always aware. Have you come across unforeseen cookies on our website that you cannot find in our overview? Please let us know at info@argon-ms.com. You can also contact the third party directly and ask what cookies they place, the reason for this, the lifespan of the cookie and in what way they have guaranteed your privacy.
Article 7 - Closing Remarks
We reserve the right to modify these statements, for example when we update our website or change the rules around cookies. Therefore, please check this web page regularly for the latest version.
For questions and comments, please contact info@argon-ms.com.
Name Cookie | Purpose | Duration | Cookie Type |
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_ga_HCVS15TQKN | Used for Google Analytics to persist session state. | 2 years | Analytics |
_ga_P53YFQKZKT | Used for Google Analytics to persist session state.
| 2 years | Analytics |
_gat | used for Google Analytics to store and update a unique value for each page visited. | Session | Analytics |
_gid | Used for Google Analytics to store and update a unique value for each page visited. | Session | Analytics |
_ga | Used for Google Analytics to distinguish one visitor from another. | 2 years | Analytics |
XSRF-TOKEN | Used for security reasons | Session | Essential |
hs | Used for security reasons | Session | Essential |
svSession | Used in connection with user login | 12 months | Essential |
SSR-caching | Used to indicate the system from which the site was rendered | 1 minute | Essential |
_wixCIDX | Used for system monitoring/debugging | 3 months | Essential |
_wix_browser_sess | Used for system monitoring/debugging | session | Essential |
consent-policy | Used for cookie banner parameters | 12 months | Essential |
smSession | Used to identify logged in site members | Session | Essential |
TS* | Used for security and anti-fraud reasons | Session | Essential |
bSession | Used for system effectiveness measurement | 30 minutes | Essential |
fedops.logger.X | Used for stability/effectiveness measurement | 12 months | Essential |