Cookie Policy — Brussels International Housing

This Cookie Policy explains how Brussels International Housing — a trading name operated by Fifth Avenue Real Estate SA — uses cookies and similar technologies on this website. It should be read together with our Privacy Policy. We use cookies in accordance with the GDPR and the Belgian rules implementing the ePrivacy Directive, which require your consent for non-essential cookies.

1.What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. Similar technologies include local storage and pixels. They help a website function, remember your preferences, and — where you allow it — understand how the site is used. Cookies can be “first-party” (set by us) or “third-party” (set by another organisation whose service appears on our pages).

2.How we use cookies

We keep our use of cookies to a minimum. We use:

Strictly necessary cookies / storage to operate the site securely and to remember your cookie choices. These do not require consent.
Analytics cookies (only if and when enabled) to understand how visitors use the site so we can improve it. These are set only with your consent.
Marketing cookies — currently not used on this site. The category is shown for transparency and possible future use, and would only be activated with your consent.

In addition, some third-party services we rely on may set their own cookies:

Google Fonts — used to load the website’s typography; Google may receive your IP address when fonts are requested.
Tally — our Quick Enquiry form (on the Apply and EU Trainees pages) is embedded from Tally, which may set its own cookies subject to Tally’s privacy policy.
Netlify — our hosting provider, which may set strictly necessary cookies for security and load balancing.

3.Cookies and technologies we use

Name / technology	Provider	Category	Purpose	Duration
bih_cookie_consent_v1	Brussels International Housing (first-party local storage)	Strictly necessary	Remembers your cookie consent choices	Up to 12 months
Hosting / security cookies	Netlify	Strictly necessary	Secure delivery and availability of the website	Session / short-lived
Font delivery	Google Fonts	Functional (third-party)	Loads website typography	Per Google’s policy
Embedded enquiry form	Tally	Functional / third-party	Hosts the Quick Enquiry form on the Apply and EU Trainees pages	Per Tally’s policy

This table reflects our current use. If we introduce analytics or other cookies, we will update this policy and request your consent where required.

4.Managing your choices

When you first visit, our cookie banner lets you Accept all, Reject non-essential, or Manage preferences. Non-essential cookies are not set unless you consent. You can change your choice at any time:

Open the cookie settings panel (also available via “Cookie Settings” in the website footer); or
Adjust your browser settings to block or delete cookies. Note that blocking strictly necessary cookies may affect how the site works.

Most browsers explain how to manage cookies in their help section (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge and others).

5.Withdrawing consent

You can withdraw or change your consent at any time using the cookie settings panel. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.

6.Changes to this policy

We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in technology or law. The current version, with its “last updated” date, is always available on this page.

7.Contact

For questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:

Data Controller: Fifth Avenue Real Estate SA, trading as “Brussels International Housing”

Registered office: Avenue Louise 85, 1050 Brussels, Belgium

Company number (BCE/KBO): 0896.135.488

Email: info@brusselsinternationalhousing.com

Telephone: +32 2 539 34 84

This Cookie Policy describes our current practices in good faith and should be kept in step with the actual cookies and technologies used on the site. If you add analytics, advertising or other third-party tools, update this policy and ensure the consent banner blocks those tools until consent is given. Consider a professional cookie audit before relying on this document.