Cookies

This cookie statement was last updated on Sep 9, 2023 and applies to all website visitors.

1. Introduction

This website uses cookies and other related techniques. (Hereafter, all techniques are referred to as “cookies” for convenience). Cookies are also set via third parties engaged by us. In the following, we will inform you about the use of cookies on our site.

2. What are cookies?

A cookie is a simple small file sent with pages from this site and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or other device. The information stored therein can be sent back to our servers or those of the relevant third parties on your next visit.

3. What are scripts?

A script is a piece of program code used to make our website function properly and interactive. This code is executed on our server, or on your equipment.

4. Why do we use cookies?

Cookies are used to analyze and improve the website. They are also used to make affiliate marketing work. This allows our partners to know exactly which visitors we forward to their website. We may be rewarded for this.

5. Cookies

5.1 Necessary or functional cookies

Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the site work properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our site. We may place these cookies without your permission.

5.2 Analytical cookies

Because statistics are collected anonymously, we do not ask permission to place analytical cookies. We anonymize IP addresses in Google Analytics. We have done this by adding the piece “{ ‘anonymize_ip’: true }” to the script.

5.3 Advertising / tracking cookies

We do not use advertising cookies on this site. We do not place display ads from other websites on our website. Moreover, we will never place remarketing ads either. Our goal is not to show personalized ads. If we do, we will have to ask permission for these tracking cookies.

6. Placed cookies

Google Analytics, YouTube and affiliate networks.

6.1. Affiliate cookies

You may encounter affiliate cookies from all websites mentioned on our website. You can assume that almost every link on our website contains an affiliate cookie.

We advise you to read the privacy statement of the exchanges or websites where you may make a purchase. The cookies of these affiliate networks are placed on the websites we work with. We would like to point out that we never share personal data with these affiliate networks and their affiliated advertisers. You may, of course, leave your data with one of our affiliate partners. We may receive data in return. For example, the first 2 letters or digits of your email address. However, we do not and will never distribute it further.

7. Permission

When you visit our website for the first time, we show a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. Because we do not use cookies for which we have to ask permission, we have placed an “Okay” button. This is because we do place analytical cookies to better understand how our website works. But we cannot use these cookies to treat people differently based on their browsing habits.

8. Your rights regarding personal data.

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

You have the right to know why your personal data is needed, what is done with it and how long it is kept.
Right of access: you can request access to the data we process about you.
Right to rectification and supplementation: you have the right to supplement, correct, delete or block your personal data at any time.
If you give us consent to process your data, you have the right to withdraw that consent and have your personal data deleted.
Right to data portability: you have the right to request all of your personal data from the controller and to transfer it in its entirety to another controller.
Right to object: you can object to the processing of your data. We comply with this unless there are legitimate reasons for processing.

To exercise these rights, please contact us. Please see the contact information at the bottom of this Cookie Statement. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, please let us know, but you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority (the Authority for Personal Data).

9. Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies

You can manage cookies via your Internet browser or youronlinechoices.com. For example, you can specify here that certain cookies may not be placed. Alternatively, you can set your Internet browser to notify you when a cookie is placed. More information about these options can be found in the instructions of the Help function of your browser.

The cookie retention period is 1 to 2 years.

Please note that our site may not work optimally if all cookies are disabled. If you do delete cookies in your browser, they will be placed again upon a new visit to our sites following your consent.

10. Security

We ensure that the personal data we collect is protected against unauthorized use. We have taken the following measures:

Anonymization of IP addresses
Secured website with SSL certificate (Let’s Encrypt)
Transfers only via SSL