Effective date: 15 July 2026
Last updated: 15 July 2026
1. Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains how Decoding 22 Energies uses cookies and similar technologies on its website and application.
Contact:
Decoding 22 Energies
Country of operation: Belgium
Email: info@decoding22energies.com
This Cookie Policy should be read together with the Privacy Policy.
2. What are cookies?
Cookies are small data files stored on or accessed through a user's device when visiting a website or using an online application.
Cookies can help a website:
- function correctly;
- maintain a secure session;
- remember user preferences;
- recognise authenticated users;
- process payments;
- remember cookie choices;
- understand how the Service is used.
Similar technologies may include:
- local storage;
- session storage;
- software-development-kit identifiers;
- pixels;
- tags;
- device identifiers;
- server-side session identifiers.
In this Cookie Policy, the term "cookies" may also refer to comparable technologies where appropriate.
3. First-party and third-party cookies
First-party cookies are set or controlled through Decoding 22 Energies.
Third-party cookies or technologies may be provided by external services used for:
- authentication;
- hosting;
- payment processing;
- security;
- analytics;
- error monitoring;
- other technical functions.
Third-party providers may process information under their own privacy and cookie policies.
4. Session and persistent cookies
Session cookies generally expire when the browser or session is closed.
Persistent cookies remain for a defined period or until they are deleted.
The duration depends on:
- the purpose of the cookie;
- the provider;
- the user's browser settings;
- the applicable consent choice.
5. Categories of cookies
5.1 Strictly necessary cookies
Strictly necessary cookies are required for the website and application to function securely.
They may be used for:
- account login;
- authentication;
- session management;
- fraud prevention;
- security;
- load balancing;
- payment processing;
- remembering cookie-consent choices;
- protecting forms;
- preventing duplicate requests;
- maintaining access to purchased functions.
Without these cookies, important parts of the Service may not function.
Strictly necessary cookies do not require optional consent where they are genuinely necessary to provide a service requested by the user.
5.2 Functional cookies
Functional cookies may remember choices such as:
- selected language;
- display preferences;
- previously selected options;
- accessibility preferences;
- application settings.
Some functional cookies may be necessary to provide a function requested by the user.
Where a functional cookie is not strictly necessary, it will be treated according to the applicable consent requirements.
5.3 Analytics cookies
Analytics cookies may be used to understand:
- how visitors find the website;
- which public pages are visited;
- whether technical errors occur;
- how users move through the website;
- which devices or browsers are commonly used;
- whether pages load correctly.
Where required, analytics cookies will only be activated after consent.
Where possible, analytics information should be limited, aggregated or configured in a privacy-conscious manner.
5.4 Performance and error-monitoring technologies
Performance and error-monitoring technologies may collect technical information concerning:
- failed page loads;
- application errors;
- browser type;
- device type;
- time of an error;
- affected application function;
- diagnostic information.
Where such technology is strictly necessary for security or reliable operation, it may be used on that basis.
Where it is optional, it will be subject to the applicable consent requirements.
5.5 Marketing cookies
Marketing cookies may be used to:
- measure advertising campaigns;
- remember referral sources;
- limit repeated advertising;
- create advertising audiences;
- personalise marketing;
- measure conversions.
Decoding 22 Energies will not activate non-essential marketing cookies before valid consent where consent is required.
Refusing marketing cookies will not prevent access to the basic Service.
6. Cookies used for accounts
Account-related cookies or session technologies may be used to:
- keep the user logged in;
- confirm authentication;
- prevent unauthorised access;
- connect the user to saved matrices;
- verify free or paid access;
- protect account actions;
- remember secure-session information.
Disabling essential account cookies may prevent login or account functions from working.
7. Language preferences
A cookie or local-storage item may be used to remember the language selected by the user.
The supported languages may include:
- English;
- Dutch;
- French;
- Spanish;
- Russian;
- Ukrainian.
Language information is used to display the appropriate interface and content.
8. Matrix and report functionality
Technical storage may be used to:
- maintain a matrix-creation session;
- preserve selected matrix type;
- prevent accidental loss during navigation;
- connect a completed calculation to the correct account;
- prevent duplicate analysis generation;
- provide access to a saved report.
Information stored for these purposes should be limited to what is reasonably necessary.
9. Payment technologies
Stripe may use cookies or similar technologies during payment processing.
These technologies may support:
- secure payment forms;
- fraud prevention;
- payment authentication;
- risk analysis;
- checkout functionality;
- transaction security.
Stripe may process information under its own privacy and cookie information.
Full payment-card details are handled through Stripe's payment environment and are not intended to be stored by Decoding 22 Energies.
10. Base44 technologies
Base44 may provide technology used for:
- hosting;
- authentication;
- database access;
- session management;
- application functionality;
- security;
- performance.
Base44-related cookies or storage may be required for the application to function.
11. OpenAI
OpenAI is used for automated generation of certain analyses and answers.
OpenAI is not intended to receive information through advertising cookies on Decoding 22 Energies.
Information sent to OpenAI for generation is governed by the Privacy Policy and the technical implementation of the requested analysis or answer.
12. Cookie-consent banner
When required, Decoding 22 Energies provides a cookie-consent banner or preference interface.
The interface should allow users to:
- accept all optional cookies;
- reject all optional cookies;
- choose individual categories;
- continue using necessary cookies;
- revisit their choices later.
Optional categories must not be presented as mandatory.
Rejecting optional cookies should be as accessible as accepting them.
13. Consent
Where consent is the legal basis for a cookie or similar technology:
- consent must be freely given;
- consent must be informed;
- consent must relate to specific purposes;
- consent must be given through a clear action;
- optional cookies must not be activated before consent;
- consent can be withdrawn.
A user's refusal of optional cookies must not prevent access to essential functions unless the optional technology is genuinely required for the specific function requested.
14. Withdrawing or changing consent
Users may change or withdraw cookie consent through:
- the cookie-settings link;
- the cookie-preference tool;
- account or privacy settings where available;
- browser settings.
Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing that occurred before withdrawal.
After withdrawal, relevant optional cookies should no longer be used, subject to technical deletion limitations and previously collected lawful data.
15. Browser controls
Most browsers allow users to:
- view cookies;
- block cookies;
- delete cookies;
- block third-party cookies;
- clear site data;
- restrict tracking technologies.
Blocking all cookies may cause parts of Decoding 22 Energies to stop functioning.
For example, users may be unable to:
- sign in;
- maintain a secure session;
- access a purchased report;
- complete a payment;
- remember a selected language;
- save cookie choices.
16. Local storage and session storage
The application may use local storage or session storage to remember limited technical or preference information.
This may include:
- selected language;
- temporary application state;
- session-related information;
- navigation preferences;
- consent choices.
Local and session storage are treated according to their function and the applicable privacy rules.
17. Cookie duration
Cookies may remain for different periods.
Strictly necessary session cookies may expire when the browser session ends.
Other cookies may remain longer in order to:
- remember a login;
- preserve security information;
- remember language preferences;
- remember consent choices;
- prevent repeated notices.
Optional cookies should not remain longer than reasonably necessary for their stated purpose.
Exact duration may depend on the provider and technical configuration.
18. Cookie inventory
The exact cookie inventory may change when:
- technical providers change;
- application functions change;
- analytics are enabled or disabled;
- security settings change;
- payment technology changes.
Where a cookie-preference tool is available, it should display the current cookie categories and providers detected by the Service.
Decoding 22 Energies will not intentionally describe an optional cookie as strictly necessary merely to avoid requesting consent.
19. International processing
Some cookie or technology providers may process technical information outside Belgium or outside the European Economic Area.
Where required, international processing is protected through an applicable legal mechanism and appropriate safeguards.
Further information is available in the Privacy Policy.
20. Personal information collected through cookies
Depending on the technology, information may include:
- IP address;
- browser type;
- device type;
- session identifier;
- language;
- visited page;
- date and time;
- referral source;
- error information;
- consent choice;
- payment-security signals.
The purpose and legal basis depend on the relevant cookie category.
21. Children
Child Matrix information is not intended to be used for behavioural advertising.
Decoding 22 Energies does not intentionally use Child Matrix data to create advertising profiles of children.
A Child Matrix should be created by an adult with appropriate authority.
22. Do Not Track and browser signals
Some browsers provide Do Not Track or similar signals.
There is no single universally applied standard for every such signal.
Decoding 22 Energies will respect legally required browser-based consent signals where technically applicable and required.
Cookie preferences selected through the Service remain the primary method for controlling optional cookies.
23. Changes to this Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy may be updated when:
- cookie use changes;
- providers change;
- functions change;
- consent technology changes;
- legal requirements change.
The latest version will display its updated effective date.
24. Contact
Questions about cookies or privacy can be sent to:
info@decoding22energies.com