Cookie policy
During a visit to the website, cookies are placed on the hard drive of your computer or mobile device.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small text file that we store on your computer or mobile device when you visit the website.
Cookies are usually used to allow websites to function optimally, to keep track of the actions of visitors to the website, to store login data, etc. There are different types of cookies that can be distinguished according to their origin, function and lifespan.
You can read more about cookies at www.aboutcookies.org.
Which cookies do we use and why?
We use "First party cookies" in the first place. These are technical cookies that are used by the website and are intended to make the site function optimally. Example: settings made by the user during previous visits to the site, or still: a pre-filled form with data that the user has done during previous visits.
We also use a number of "Third party cookies". These are technical cookies that are used by third parties for the purpose of informing us about your browsing behaviour and your technical data.
What types of cookies are there and what are they for?
We can divide the cookies we use into four categories:
1. Essential cookies
Essential cookies are cookies that are necessary for a website to function. They allow basic functions such as page navigation, security and loading time to work.
2. Functional cookies
Functional cookies are cookies that track information about your choices and preferences on a website. For example, they remember your language choice, login details or the region in which you live.
3. Analytical cookies
Analytical cookies collect information about the behaviour of website visitors and the performance of the website. Based on the results, the website can be improved and visitors get a better user experience.
4. Marketing cookies
Marketing cookies track the surfing behaviour of website visitors and compile a user profile based on this. That profile is used to make the surfing experience more personalized and for example to show personalized offers, advertisements, newsletters and the like that match your interests.
What cookies are placed through our site?
SSID, SID, SAPISID, APISID, HSID, SS, NID, SIDCC (google.com)
- Type: third party
- Type: analytical and functional cookies
- Lifespan: varies from end of session to 2 years after the session
- Privacy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
- Purpose: stores user preferences and information when visiting pages that include Google Maps or YouTube.
NID, SID, APISID, 1P_Jar (google.com)
- Type: third party
- Type: marketing cookies
- Lifespan: maximum 1 year
- Privacy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
- Purpose: show customized ads on Google websites based on recent searches and previous interactions.
CONSENT (google.com)
- Type: third party
- Type: analytical and marketing cookies
- Lifespan: kept for a maximum of 2 years
- Privacy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
- Purpose: collects data for Google Analytics, in order to compile an anonymous user profile and to measure whether advertisements are effective.
How can you disable cookies?
You can deactivate, delete or change the settings for cookies, although in that case our website will no longer be able to function optimally. Would you still like to change the cookie settings? Then you can use the help function of your browser to change this.
Internet Explorer
http://windows.microsoft.com/nl-NL/windows7/Block-enable-or-allow-cookies
Chrome
http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=nl&answer=95647
Firefox
http://support.mozilla.org/nl/kb/cookies-in-en-uitschakelen-websites-voorkeuren