Cookie statement

For the purposes of this Cookie Statement, the following definitions apply:  

Materialise, available through the website materialise.com (hereafter “the Site”) is a service provided by Materialise NV. Materialise NV is a company, established and registered in Belgium, with registered office at 3001 Heverlee, Technologielaan 15, with registration number 441.131.254; VAT BE 0441.131.254.  

‘User’ or ‘you’: Every natural person (B2C) or legal person (B2B) who is in or enters into a contractual relationship of any kind with i.materialise via its online platform.  

‘Law’: Article 129 Law on electronic communication as amended by W 2012-07-10/04, Art. 90, 017; (entry into force: 04-08-2012) (URL).

A cookie is a small piece of data (text file) that a website – when visited by a user – asks your browser to store on your device in order to remember information about you, such as your language preference or login information. Those cookies are set by us and called first-party cookies. We also use third-party cookies – which are cookies from a domain different than the domain of the website you are visiting – for our advertising and marketing efforts. More specifically, we use cookies and other tracking technologies for the following purposes:

These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.

These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies then some or all of these services may not function properly.

These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance.

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.

Our Website uses cookies and similar technologies to differentiate your usage preferences from that of other users of our Website. This helps us to provide you with a better user experience when you visit our Website and also allows us to optimize our Website.  

However, cookies and similar technologies do not allow for systematic data collection by means of which the users of our Website could be identified. They only help us to improve the operation of our Website, to understand the interests of our users, and to measure the effectiveness of the content of our Website.  

As a result of recent legislative changes all websites aimed at certain parts of the European Union are required to seek your consent for the use or storage of cookies and similar technologies on your computers or mobile devices. This cookie policy gives you clear and complete information about the cookies we use and their purpose.  

Please read our Privacy Policy for information about the privacy rules applicable on our Website. For more information about this Cookie Policy, you can contact us at webmaster@materialise.com.  

For more information about the removal or blocking of cookies, you can visit the following website: http://www.aboutcookies.org/Default.aspx?page=2.

Make sure that cookies are enabled in your browser. To enable cookies you must perform the following actions:  

For Microsoft Edge
Open Microsoft Edge, select Menu (3 dots icon on the top right corner of the browser) > Settings > Site permissions > Cookies and site data.
Turn on "Allow sites to save and read cookie data (recommended)" to unblock cookies.   

For Mozilla Firefox
Click on ‘Firefox’ in the upper left-hand corner of your browser, and then click on ‘Options’.
On the ‘Privacy’ tab, make sure that ‘Tell sites that I do not want to be tracked’ is not selected.
Click ‘OK’.    

For Google Chrome
Click on ‘Tools’ at the top of your browser window and select ‘Options’.
Click the ‘Under the Hood’ tab, go to the ‘Privacy’ section, and select the ‘Content settings’ button.
Now select ‘Allow local data to be set’.    

For Safari
Click on the ‘Cog’ pictogram at the top of your browser window and select the ‘Preferences’ option.
Click on ‘Security’, then select the option that reads: ‘Block cookies from third parties and advertisers’.
Close the window.    

If you have any questions about this Cookie statement or about Materialise’s Privacy Policy, please feel free to contact us at webmaster@materialise.com.