What is a cookie?
We make use of cookies on this website. A cookie is a simple small text file that is sent along with pages from this website and stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive. The information stored therein can be sent back to our servers on a subsequent visit.
Use of permanent cookies
With the help of a permanent cookie we can recognize you when you visit our website again. The website can therefore be specially set to your preferences. Even if you have given permission for the placement of cookies, we can remember this by means of a cookie. As a result, 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 permanent cookies via the settings of your browser.
Use of session cookies
With the help of a session cookie we can see which parts of the website you have viewed during this visit. This allows us to adapt our service as much as possible to the surfing behavior of our visitors. These cookies are automatically deleted as soon as you close your web browser.
Google Analytics
A cookie from the American company Google is placed via our website as part of the "Analytics" service. We use this service to track and get reports on how visitors use the website. Google can provide this information to third parties if Google is legally obliged to do so, or if third parties process the information on behalf of Google. We have no influence on this. We have not allowed Google to use the obtained analytics information for other Google services.
The information that Google collects is anonymized as much as possible. Your IP address is emphatically not given. The information is transferred to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google claims to adhere to the "Privacy Shield principles" and is 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.
Facebook and Twitter buttons
Buttons are included on the website to promote ("like") or share ("tweet") web pages on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. These buttons work by means of pieces of code that come from Facebook or Twitter itself. Cookies are placed through this code. We have no influence on that. The information they collect is anonymized as much as possible. The information is transferred to and stored by Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn on servers in the United States.
Twitter, Facebook and Instagram 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.
To see what they do with personal data they receive with this code, you can view the relevant privacy statements on their own website:
Facebook: https://facebook.com/policies/cookies
Twitter: https://twitter.com/privacy
Instagram: https://help.instagram.com/1896641480634370?ref=ig
These statements and links are subject to change. We do our best to keep these links up to date.
Embedded content
Content that is hosted on other sites and made available on this website may be used. Think of YouTube videos. Similar to the social buttons, these codes often use cookies. You can find out what they do with the cookies and personal data in the privacy policy of the relevant service. We have no control over this.
Google / YouTube: https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies
Right to view and correct or delete your data
You have the right to request access to and correction or deletion of your data. See our contact page for this. To prevent misuse, we may ask you to identify yourself adequately. When it comes to accessing 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.
Switching cookies on and off and deleting them
More information about switching on and off and removing cookies can be found in the instructions and/or by using the Help function of your browser. This differs per browser.