What is a cookie?
We make use of cookies on this website. A cookie is a simple small file that is sent along with pages from this website [and / or Flash applications] and is stored by your browser on your hard drive of your computer. The information stored therein can be sent back to our servers on a subsequent visit.
Use of cookies
With the help of a temporarily stored cookie we can recognize you when you visit our website again. The website can therefore be specially adjusted to your preferences. Even if you have given permission to place cookies, we can remember this by means of a cookie. This means you do not have to repeat your preferences every time, which saves you time and allows you to use our website more pleasantly. You can delete cookies via the settings of your browser.
Facebook, Instagram and other social media
Our website includes buttons to promote (“like”) or share (“tweet”) web pages on social networks such as Facebook and Instagram. These buttons work using pieces of code that come from Facebook or other social media channels themselves. Cookies are placed through this code. We have no influence on that. Read the privacy statement of Facebook, which can change regularly and other social media channels 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 by Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn and stored on servers in the United States. LinkedIn, Facebook and Google+ state that they adhere to the Privacy Shield principles and are affiliated with the Privacy Shield program of the US Department of Commerce. This means that there is an appropriate level of protection for the processing of any personal data.
Right to view and correct or delete your data
You have the right to request access to, correction or deletion of your data. See our contact page for this. 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 their removal
More information about enabling, disabling and deleting cookies can be found in the instructions and / or using the Help function of your browser.
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: Delete cookies
Consumers’ Association: Disable cookies
Your Online Choices: A guide to online behavioral advertising