Cookie Policy
Introduction
Our website uses cookies and other related technologies such as trackers and web beacons (for convenience all technologies are referred to as “cookies”). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged. In the document below, we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.
Definitions
- Cookie
A cookie is a small simple text file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.
- 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.
- Web beacon
A web beacon (or a pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on a website. In order to do this, various data about you is stored using web beacons.[/vc_column_text]
Consent
When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. If you click on “Accept All”, you consent to us using all cookies and plug-ins as described in the pop-up and this cookie statement. You can click on “Reject All” to stop any non necessary cookies being placed or you can manage which cookies are placed by clicking the “Manage Settings” button.
Third parties
We have made agreements about the use of cookies with other companies that place cookies. However, we cannot guarantee that these third parties handle your personal data in a reliable or secure manner. Parties such as Google are to be considered as independent data controllers within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation. We recommend that you read the privacy statements of these companies.
Cookies
Necessary Cookies
Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing necessary cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website and enable you to access the services you require. This way, you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website and, for example, the items remain in your shopping cart until you have paid. We are allowed to place these cookies without your consent.
Analytical cookies
We use analytical cookies to optimise the website experience for our users. With these analytical cookies we get insights in the usage of our website. We must ask your permission to place analytical cookies.
Advertising or Marketing cookies
Advertising cookies, enable us to personalize the advertisements for you, and we (and third parties) gain insights into the campaign results. With these cookies you, as website visitor are linked to a unique ID, so you do not see the same ad more than once for example. Because these cookies are marked as tracking cookies, we must ask your permission to place these.
Social media buttons
Buttons such as for Facebook and Instagram are sometimes used to promote webpages (e.g. “like”, “pin”) or share (e.g. “tweet”) on social networks like Facebook and Instagram. These buttons work using pieces of code coming from Facebook and Instagram themselves. This code places cookies. These social media buttons also can store and process certain information, so a personalized advertisement can be shown to you.
Please read the privacy statement of these social networks (which can change regularly) to read what they do with your (personal) data which they process using these cookies. The data that is retrieved is anonymised as much as possible. Facebook and Instagram are located in the United States.