Cookie policy
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This Cookie Policy explains how LEAD Sports Development BV, trading as LEAD Field Hockey (“LEAD”, “we”, “our” or “us”), uses cookies and similar technologies on our website and platform, and how you can manage your choices.
1. Who we are
- Legal entity
- LEAD Sports Development BV
- Registered address
- Menegemlei 70, 2100 Antwerp, Belgium
- Company number (KBO)
- 1020.759.110
- info@leadfieldhockey.com
- Website
- www.leadfieldhockey.com
2. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website or use an online service. They can help a service recognise your browser, maintain your login, remember preferences or understand how the service is used.
Similar technologies include local storage, session storage and tracking pixels. References to “cookies” in this policy also cover these technologies where applicable.
Information collected through these technologies may include device and browser details, identifiers, IP addresses, pages visited, referral sources and interactions with content.
Some of this information may constitute personal data. Our Privacy Policy explains how we handle personal data.
3. Categories of cookies
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are necessary to transmit communications or provide a service you expressly request. They may support:
- Account authentication and secure access.
- Security controls protecting your session.
- Essential website and platform functions.
- Remembering your cookie choices.
Strictly necessary cookies do not require prior cookie consent. We use them only for the purposes that justify this exemption.
Where associated personal data is processed, the legal basis is contractual necessity where applicable, or our legitimate interests in providing secure, reliable services and respecting your choices.
Optional preference cookies
These cookies remember additional preferences that are not strictly necessary for a requested service. We use them only with your consent.
A preference cookie may qualify as strictly necessary when it is needed to deliver a function you expressly request. Its classification depends on its actual purpose and duration.
Analytics cookies
These cookies help us understand how people use our website and platform, including page visits, traffic sources and interactions with content.
We use analytics cookies only with your prior consent. Where possible, we limit the information collected and use aggregated reporting.
Marketing cookies
These cookies support advertising measurement, conversion tracking and, where enabled, the creation of advertising audiences or personalised advertising.
We use marketing cookies only with your prior consent.
4. Services and associated cookies
Our public website currently uses only the strictly necessary cookies listed below. It does not use analytics or marketing cookies and does not integrate Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager or Meta Pixel. Newsletter sign-ups and requests for our free downloads are passed to MailerLite, our email service provider, by our own server: no MailerLite script or cookie is loaded in your browser. The platform may use different technologies.
| Service | Cookie or storage identifier | Purpose | Category | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEAD website | NEXT_LOCALE | Remembers the language you chose or last used, so the website opens in that language | Strictly necessary | 1 year |
| LEAD content management system (LEAD's editors only) | payload-token | Keeps an editor signed in | Strictly necessary | 2 hours, renewed while signed in |
| LEAD content management system (LEAD's editors only) | payload-theme, payload-lng | Remember the editor's display theme and interface language | Strictly necessary | 1 year |
LEAD website
Cookie or storage identifier
NEXT_LOCALEPurposeRemembers the language you chose or last used, so the website opens in that language
CategoryStrictly necessary
Duration1 year
LEAD content management system (LEAD's editors only)
Cookie or storage identifier
payload-tokenPurposeKeeps an editor signed in
CategoryStrictly necessary
Duration2 hours, renewed while signed in
LEAD content management system (LEAD's editors only)
Cookie or storage identifier
payload-theme,payload-lngPurposeRemember the editor's display theme and interface language
CategoryStrictly necessary
Duration1 year
These are maximum lifetimes; deleting cookies in your browser ends them sooner.
Some images on our website are delivered directly by our storage provider. Requests for these resources may involve processing technical information, such as your IP address, even when no cookie is stored.
If we add optional cookies, such as analytics or marketing cookies, we will list them here and ask for your consent first.
5. Giving, refusing and withdrawing consent
Because our website currently places no optional cookies, it does not ask for cookie consent and shows no cookie banner.
If we introduce optional cookies, our cookie controls will allow you to:
- Accept all optional cookies.
- Reject optional cookies.
- Customise your choices by purpose.
Optional cookie choices will be off by default. We will not place or read optional cookies before receiving the relevant consent.
Continuing to browse, creating an account, requesting a demo or submitting a form does not constitute cookie consent. Consent to receive marketing emails is separate from consent to website tracking.
Once optional cookies are in use, you can change your choices or withdraw consent at any time through Cookie settings, available from our website footer and the platform's privacy settings.
Withdrawing consent stops the relevant optional cookie use. It does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal. Refusing optional cookies does not prevent access to our core services.
Your choices may need to be set separately on another browser, device or LEAD service, or after you remove stored preferences.
6. Storage periods and deletion
Session cookies generally expire when your browsing session ends. Persistent cookies remain until their expiry date or until you delete them. Other storage technologies may retain information until it is removed.
A cookie's lifetime is separate from the retention period of information already collected through it. We retain resulting personal data only as long as necessary for the stated purpose, subject to applicable legal requirements. Further information is available in our Privacy Policy.
You can also use your browser's privacy settings to delete cookies and other site data or block future cookies. Deleting necessary cookies may sign you out or reset preferences.
7. Service providers and international transfers
Providers may receive information through the technologies described above. Depending on the service, they act as processors on our instructions or as independent controllers for their own processing.
We use appropriate data processing arrangements with providers acting on our behalf.
Where personal data is transferred outside the European Economic Area, we use an applicable European Commission adequacy decision or appropriate safeguards, such as Standard Contractual Clauses, with additional measures where required.
You can contact us for details of these providers, relevant destinations and safeguards, including how to obtain a copy.
8. Your rights
Subject to the conditions in the GDPR, you may request access to, correction or deletion of your personal data, restriction of processing and data portability.
You may object to processing based on legitimate interests for reasons relating to your situation. You may always object to direct marketing and withdraw consent at any time.
To exercise your rights, contact info@leadfieldhockey.com.
You may also lodge a complaint with the Belgian Data Protection Authority, known as the Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit / Autorité de protection des données, through www.dataprotectionauthority.be, or with another competent EU supervisory authority.
9. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy when our services, technologies or legal requirements change. The latest version will be published on our website with an updated date.
Where a new purpose requires your consent, we will request it before activating the relevant processing.
For questions about this policy, contact info@leadfieldhockey.com.