Cookie policy

As stated in our privacy policy, we use cookies on our website. When you visit our website, we will ask for your permission to place cookies by means of a pop-up. In this cookie policy, we inform you about the cookies we use and the personal data that are processed by these cookies. Naturally, the General Data Protection Regulation also applies to the data processed by means of cookies.

This cookie policy was last updated on 11 May 2021.

Why do we use cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer, smartphone or other device by means of a characteristic string of characters when you consult our website (or app). 

One of the purposes of cookies is to make our website more user-friendly and effective and to provide you with a personalised user experience. However, cookies cannot harm you by, for example, running programs or transmitting viruses. Cookies also do not allow us to identify individuals.  

Can I refuse cookies?

Of course you can refuse cookies. Please note that if you refuse cookies, the website may not function properly. 

You can refuse cookies as follows: 

• Refusing cookies:

First of all, you can refuse cookies when you visit the website for the first time. By selecting 'decline' in the pop-up window about cookies, we will not place cookies.

• Disabling cookies: 

In addition, you can set your browser to accept the storage of cookies only if you agree. You can find more information about how to block cookies or receive a warning before a cookie is stored in the manual of your browser. 

Deleting cookies:

Most cookies have a maximum expiry date. If the expiry date of these cookies has passed, the cookie will be deleted automatically. You can also choose to delete cookies manually before their expiry date. You can find more information about the manual deletion of cookies in the manual of your browser.  

Which cookies do we use? 

On our website we only use first party cookies (cookies placed by us) and not third party cookies (cookies placed by third parties). 

With regard to their function, we distinguish between the following cookies: 

• Essential/necessary cookies: 

Essential cookies are necessary in order to navigate the website, use basic functions and ensure the security of the website. Because these cookies are necessary for the operation and security of the website, they cannot be disabled.

• Functional Cookies

Functional cookies are mainly used to provide you with additional functions and personal settings. By means of functional cookies we can provide you with services such as chat or certain language settings. If you refuse these cookies, (some) services may not work properly.

• Performance and analytical cookies 

Performance and analytics cookies collect information about how you use our website, which pages you visit and, for example, whether errors occur when using the website. These cookies do not collect information that could identify you; all the information collected is anonymous and is only used to analyse and improve our website and to find out what interests our users. 

• Advertising cookies, targeting cookies: 

Advertising and targeting cookies are used to provide you with targeted advertisements or third party offers and to measure the effectiveness of these offers. These cookies do not store directly identifiable information but are only based on unique identifiers of your browser and device. 

We do not use advertising cookies or targeting cookies. 

• Sharing cookies: 

Sharing cookies are used to improve the interactivity of our website with other services (e.g. our social networks). 

We do not use sharing cookies. 

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