Cookies

During a visit to the website, cookies are placed on the hard disk 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 keep websites functioning optimally, to keep track of the actions of visitors to the website, to keep log-in details, etc. There are different types of cookies that can be distinguished according to their origin, function and lifetime .

You can read more about cookies at www.aboutcookies.org.

WHAT COOKIES DO WE USE AND WHY?

We initially use "First party cookies". These are technical cookies that are used by the website and that aim to make the site function optimally. Example: settings that the user made on previous visits to the site, or: a prefilled 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 and that are intended to inform us about your browsing behavior and about your technical data.

WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES ARE THERE AND WHAT DO THEY DO FOR?

We can divide the cookies that we use into four categories:

1. Essential cookies

Essential cookies are cookies that are necessary for a website to function. They ensure that basic functions such as page navigation, security and load time can work.

2. Functional cookies

Functional cookies are cookies that keep 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 behavior of website visitors and the performance of the website. The website can be improved on the basis of the results and visitors will receive a better user experience.

4. Marketing cookies

Marketing cookies follow the surfing behavior of website visitors and, based on that, create a user profile. That profile is used to personalize the browsing experience and, for example, to display personalized offers, advertisements, newsletters and such that match your interests.

WHAT COOKIES ARE PLACED ON OUR SITE?

PHPSESSID (session cookie)

Type: first party

Type: essential cookie

Lifetime: session

Purpose: this cookie allows communication between web server and browser and temporarily saves information from your session. For example, it ensures that you do not have to fill out a form completely when you reload the page or make a mistake.

__utmb (Google Tag Manager)

Type: third party

Type: analytical cookie

Lifespan: 30 minutes

Privacy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Goal: determines new sessions and visits

__utmc (Google Tag Manager)

Type: third party

Type: analytical cookie

Lifetime: session

Privacy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Goal: works together with the __utmb cookie to identify new sessions of returning visitors

__utmt_XX (Google Tag Manager)

Type: third party

Type: analytical cookie

Lifetime: 10 minutes

Privacy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Objective: slows down the request speed and ensures that data collection on sites with a lot of traffic is limited.

__utmz (Google Tag Manager)

Type: third party

Type: analytical cookie

Lifespan: 6 months

Privacy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Purpose: identifies the source you have directed to our website

__utma (Google Tag Manager)

Type: third party

Type: analytical cookie

Lifespan: 2 years

Privacy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Aim: to distinguish unique users and sessions from each other

datr, act, sb, presence, fr, wd, xs, c_user, dpr (Facebook.com)

Type: third party

Type: marketing cookies

Lifetime: session and remain for a maximum of 2 years

Privacy: https://www.facebook.com/policies/cookies

Goal: creates a user profile to show relevant ads on Facebook.

SSID, SID, SAPISID, APISID, HSID, SS, NID, SIDCC (google.com)

Type: third party

Type: analytical and functional cookies

Lifetime: varies from end of session to 2 years after the session

Privacy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Goal: Stores user preferences and information when they visit pages where Google Maps or YouTube are integrated

NID, SID, APISID, 1P_Jar (google.com)

Type: third party

Type: marketing cookies

Lifetime: maximum 1 year

Privacy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Goal: Show custom ads on Google websites based on recent searches and previous interactions.

CONSENT, UULE, DV (google.com)

Type: third party

Type: analytical and marketing cookies

Lifespan: is kept for a maximum of 2 years

Privacy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Goal: collects data for Google Analytics, in order to compile an anonymous user profile and to measure whether advertisements are effective.

_ga (google.com)

Type: third party

Type: analytical cookie

Lifespan: 2 years after session

Privacy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Goal: measure anonymously how users use the website

HOW CAN YOU TURN OFF THE COOKIES?

You can disable the cookies, delete them or change the settings for cookies, although in that case our website will not be able to work optimally. Do you want to change the settings for cookies? Then you can use the help function of your browser to change this.