What is a cookie?

We use cookies on this website. A cookie is a simple small file that is sent with pages of this website [and/or Flash applications] and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer. The information stored therein can be sent back to our servers on your next visit.

Use of permanent cookies

With the help of a permanent cookie, we can recognise you when you visit our website again.
The website can therefore be adjusted to your preferences. Also when you have given permission for placing cookies, we can remember this by means of a cookie. This saves you having to repeat your preferences over and over again, which in turn saves you time and makes it easier for you to use our website. Permanent cookies can be removed through the settings of your browser.

Use of session cookies

Using a session cookie, we can see which parts of the website you have viewed during this visit. This enables us to adapt our service as much as possible to the surfing behaviour of our visitors. These cookies are automatically deleted as soon as you close your web browser.

Tracking cookies from us

With your permission, we place a cookie on your equipment which can be called up when you visit a website from our network. This enables us to know that you have visited other websites in our network in addition to our website. The profile built up in this way is not linked to your name, address, email address etc., but only serves to match advertisements to your profile in order to make them as relevant as possible for you.

Google Analytics

Through our website, a cookie is placed by the US company Google as part of the “Analytics” service. We use this service to track and get reports about how visitors use the website. Google may provide this information to third parties if Google is legally obliged to do so, or insofar as third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. We have no influence on this. We have/do not allow Google to use the obtained analytics information for other Google services.

The information that Google collects is anonymised as much as possible. Your IP address is explicitly not given. The information is transferred to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google states it will adhere to the Privacy Shield principles and is affiliated to the Privacy Shield program of the U.S. Department of Commerce. This means that there is an adequate level of protection for the processing of any personal data.

“Our website includes buttons to promote (“like”) or share (“tweet”) web pages on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. These buttons work through pieces of code that originate from Facebook and Twitter respectively. Cookies are placed by means of this code. We have no influence on this. Please read the privacy statement of Facebook or Twitter (which can change regularly) to read what they do with your (personal) data that they process via these cookies.

“The information they collect is anonymised as much as possible. The information is transferred to and stored by Twitter, Facebook, Google + and LinkedIn on servers in the United States. LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Google + claim to adhere to the Privacy Shield principles and are affiliated with the Privacy Shield program of the U.S. Department of Commerce. This means that there is an adequate level of protection for the processing of any personal data.”

Right to access and correct or delete your data

You have the right to request access to and correction or deletion of your data. Please refer to our contact page. To prevent abuse, we may ask you to identify yourself adequately. When it comes to access to personal data linked to a cookie, you must send a copy of the cookie in question. You can find this in the settings of your browser.

Enabling and disabling cookies and deleting them

More information about enabling, disabling and deleting cookies can be found in the instructions and/or through the help function of your browser.

Deletion of tracking cookies placed by third parties

Some tracking cookies are placed by third parties who, among other things, show you advertisements through our website. You can delete these cookies centrally via Your Online Choices so they are not placed back on a third-party website.”

More information about cookies?

You can find more information about cookies on the following websites:

  • ICTRecht: Background Cookie Act
  • Consumers’ Association: “What are cookies?”
  • Consumers’ Association: “What are cookies for?”
  • Consumers’ Association: “Deleting cookies
  • Consumers’ Association: “Disabling cookies
  • Your Online Choices: “A guide to online behavioural advertising