Q: Are cookies used for tracking?

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Question 1

What are cookies?

Accepted Answer

Cookies. Cookies are small bits of data that can be placed on your computer, smartphone or other device with which you access the internet via a web browser. When a website is visited, the website can place these cookies on your device via your web browser. Examples of web browsers are: Microsoft Edge, Firefox, Safari, Google Chrome and Opera. You can find more information about cookies at: www.allaboutcookies.org and www.youronlinechoices.com.

After a cookie is placed on your device, your device can be recognized as you browse through the website via the same web browser. This will enable our website to ‘remember' your cookie consent settings.

There are two different types of cookies:

First party cookies. Cookies which we place on your device for our own purposes.
Third party cookies. Cookies which are placed by third parties we have engaged. So-called third party cookies, are cookies placed by or for an external/third party.

Lifecycle cookies. Cookies have a certain period of validity, starting from the moment they are placed on a device. Some of the cookies we place are valid for the duration of a session. This means that cookies are automatically deleted as soon as you close your browser. There are also cookies that remain valid for a longer period of time, so that they can also be read on your next visit to our website.

Similar technologies. In addition to cookies, other similar techniques can be used for similar purposes. For convenience, all relevant technologies are together referred to as cookies in this Cookie Statement. Please find below a short description of some relevant similar technologies:

HTML5 Local Storage. HTML5 Local Storage and local shared objects can be used for the same purposes as cookies.
Web beacons. Web beacons (also called “tags” or “tracking pixels”) are bits of programming code that can be included in for example web pages. Web beacons can notify the user when those web pages have been viewed or clicked on by you.
Scripts. A script is a piece of program code that is used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device.

Question 2

What Cookies do we use?

Accepted Answer

We use the following categories of cookies on our website. For an overview of the specific cookies we use, please see the full overview in this Cookie Statement.

Technical cookies (necessary). These cookies are essential for website to work properly and are used by us for functional and technical purposes to provide an advanced and user-friendly website that adapts automatically to the needs and wishes of our visitors and users. For example, functional cookies ensure that after signing in to the website you do not have to log in on every page again.

Pursuant to the applicable regulations, functional and technical cookies may be placed without your consent. These cookies have of no or little consequence for your privacy.

Preference cookies (preference). A preference cookie is a cookie used to store information about a user's preferences and choices while interacting with a website. These are used to remember user preferences, such as language preferences, theme settings, and other customization options chosen, and enhance user experience. For example, if a website allows users to customize the layout, colour scheme, or font size, these preferences can be stored in a preference cookie so that the website can remember and apply them the next time the user visits.

Analytical cookies (analytics). These cookies are used to collect statistical information and gain insights into the way in which the website is used. For example, it concerns cookies that tell us how often a website is visited, what information visitors are looking for and which pages are most frequently visited. We can use this information to improve our website. Pursuant to the applicable regulations, analytical cookies may be placed without your consent when they have of no or little consequence for your privacy.

We utilize tools like Google Analytics, among others, to gather statistics regarding the usage and visits to the website. The information that we obtain is transferred to Google and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google Analytics analyses this data about the website and provides us with the results. In Google Analytics 4, IP addresses are not logged or stored. For more information about the Google Analytics cookies, click here. Google also offers you the possibility to unsubscribe from data collection within the framework of Google Analytics by means of the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. Click here to make use of this option. Click here for more general information about how Google uses cookies.

Advertising/targeting cookies (marketing). These cookies, which may include both third and first-party cookies, are used to track you on the internet and collect information about your browsing behaviour from various websites you visit. This information is used to make advertisements displayed to you relevant to your interests, while limiting the repetition of advertisements shown. Your consent is always required for these cookies.

Question 3

How can you manage cookies and cookie settings ?

Accepted Answer

You can you change your cookie settings in general – for all websites you visit – via your browser settings. You can also change your cookie setting just for our Website.

Browser settings. For most internet browsers it is possible to adjust the browser settings in such a way that you receive a warning before a cookie is placed. In most cases, it is also possible to configure your browser to refuse all cookies or only third-party cookies. Furthermore, you can delete cookies which are already placed or set the browser to erase all cookies when you close the browser. Please keep in mind that it is necessary to adjust these settings separately on every different browser and device you use.

Do Not Track. If we detect that you have enabled the Do Not Track setting in your browser, we will automatically disable advertising/targeting cookies.

How to change or delete cookie settings in your browser. Within your browser you can change your cookie preferences and choose whether you wish to accept cookies or not. It differs between browsers which sort of choices you can make, such as denying all third-party cookies. For your convenience, we included links below on how to change cookie settings on the most used internet browsers:

How to change cookies settings in Google Chrome

How to change cookies settings in Microsoft Edge

How to change cookies settings in Safari

How to change cookies settings in Mozilla Firefox

How to change cookies settings in Opera

How to change cookies settings in Vivaldi

How to change cookie settings in Yandex

Functioning of the website. If you choose to disable or delete cookies, it is possible you will no longer be able to access (parts of) the website or that the website does not work optimally.

Question 4

Are cookies used for tracking?

Accepted Answer

Below is an overview of the cookies we use and the purpose for which data is collected. The list is updated regularly and as complete as possible.

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