1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet, smartphone) when you visit a website. Cookies allow websites to function properly, remember your preferences, analyse usage, or display embedded content such as videos.

Cookies may be:

• First-party cookies: Set by our website.
• Third-party cookies: Set by services we embed or use (e.g., YouTube, Vimeo, Google Maps).

Cookies may also be:

• Session cookies: Deleted when you close your browser.
• Persistent cookies: Remain on your device until they expire or you delete them.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies to:

• Ensure the technical functioning of the website
• Improve performance and user experience
• Analyse visitor statistics (only with consent)
• Ensure secure consent management through Cookiebot
• Provide embedded content (e.g., videos, maps)—only after consent

Our use of cookies is based on the consent preferences you choose in the Cookiebot consent banner.

3. Cookie Categories

Cookiebot automatically categorizes cookies into the following GDPR categories.

3.1. Necessary Cookies (Always Active)

These cookies are required for the basic functionality, security, and accessibility of the website.

They include:

• Page navigation
• Security features
• Load balancing
• Cookiebot’s own “CookieConsent” cookie, which stores your preferences

Legal basis: Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR)

3.2. Preferences Cookies

These cookies enable the website to remember choices you make, such as language settings or form preferences.

They are optional and only loaded after consent.

Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR)

3.3. Statistics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting anonymised information.

Typical examples:

• Page views
• Visitor numbers
• Time spent on pages

These cookies are not essential and only activated when you give consent.

Legal basis: Consent

3.4. Marketing Cookies

Marketing cookies track visitors across websites to enable:

• Embedded videos (e.g., YouTube, Vimeo)
• Embedded maps (e.g., Google Maps)
• Social media integrations
• Advertising or behavioural targeting (if applicable)

Cookiebot will block all marketing cookies until you actively accept this category.

Legal basis: Consent

4. Third-Party Cookies and Embedded Content

Our website may include embedded content from external providers, such as:

• YouTube or Vimeo (videos)
• Google Maps (maps or directions)
• LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, etc.

When you view or interact with this embedded content, the provider may place cookies on your device - but only after you have consented to the relevant cookie category.

We have no control over third-party cookie behavior.

5. Cookie Declaration

Cookiebot automatically generates a detailed list of all cookies currently active on our website. This list is updated after every monthly scan or when new cookies are detected.

You can view this list at any time in our live Cookie Declaration.

6. How to Manage or Withdraw Consent

You can change or withdraw your cookie consent at any time:

• By clicking the small Cookiebot icon that appears on your website
• By reopening the Cookiebot consent banner
• By adjusting your browser settings (e.g., blocking cookies, deleting cookies)

Your consent preferences are stored for 12 months, unless you withdraw consent earlier.

7. Disabling Cookies in Your Browser

You can configure your browser to block or delete cookies. However, disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the site.

Here are browser help pages:

• Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
• Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox
• Safari: https://support.apple.com/nl-nl/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
• Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/manage-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-view-allow-block-delete-and-use-168dab11-0753-043d-7c16-ede5947fc64d

8. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect:

• Changes in cookie usage
• Updates in Cookiebot technology
• New legal requirements
• Modifications to embedded services

We will publish any updates on this page. The “Effective date” at the top indicates when the latest version came into effect.

9. Contact Us