Cookie Policy

  1. What are cookies?
    1. Cookies are small data files which a website requests your browser to store on your computer or mobile device when you visit the website or certain pages. The cookies allow the website to ‘remember’ your actions or preferences for your next visit. Most browsers accept cookies, but users can set their browsers to block or delete these cookies whenever they wish.
    2. Cookies usually contain the name of the website from which the cookie comes, how long the cookie will remain on your device, and a value, which is usually a randomly generated unique number.
    3. Some cookies will be deleted when you leave the website (so-called ‘session cookies’), others will be stored on your computer or mobile device and will help us identify you as a visitor to our website (called ‘permanent cookies’).
  1. Why do we use cookies? On our website, cookies are used for various purposes.
    1. We use cookies to improve the user experience on our website as well as track your surfing behaviour (e.g. the pages you have visited and the time you spent on that page). Cookies make our website more user-friendly and allow us to better tailor our website to your interests and needs. Cookies are also used to increase the speed of your future activities and experiences on the website. For instance, we use cookies to remember your language preferences.
    2. We also use cookies to collect anonymously aggregated statistics that allow us to understand how our website is used and how we can improve our services.
  1. What cookies do we use?
    1. We use first party and third party cookies:
      1. First party cookies are cookies generated by the website itself. These cookies are used to optimise your user experience.
        Name Category Purpose Retention period
        wordpress_[hash] WordPress to save the authentication information when logging in. session
        wordpress_logged_in_[hash] WordPress to indicate when you are logged in and who you are. session
        wp-wordpress_test_cookie WordPress to check whether the cookies are enabled in the browser to provide users with an appropriate user experience. session
        wp-settings-{time}-[UID] WordPress to customize the appearance of your admin interface and the front of the website. 1 year
      2. Third party cookies are cookies created by other parties (and not by the website). Third party cookies on our website include those from Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google Analytics. Google Analytics is Google’s analysis tool that helps us understand how you interact with our website. The tool may use a range of cookies to collect information and to report user statistics about the website without personally identifying individual visitors to Google. The main cookie used by Google Analytics is the ‘___ga’ cookie.
        Name Category Purpose Retention period
        wistia-video-progress-* Wistia Marketing/tracking: verzoeken van bots filteren session
        History.store WooCommerce Statistics: Save last visit
        _ga Google Analytics Statistics: Tracking and Collecting Page Views 2 year
        _gid Google Analytics Statistics: Tracking and Collecting Page Views 1 day
        _gat_gtag_UA_* Google Analytics Statistics: save a unique user ID 1 minute
        _hjid Hotjar Statistics: save a unique user ID 1 year
        _gcl_au Google Adsense Marketing/Tracking: Saving and Tracking Conversions persistent
        google_adsense_settings Google Adsense Marketing/Tracking: advertising or retargeting persistent
        vchideactivationmsg_vc11 Visual Composer Functioneel: opslaan van een versienummer voor updates 30 days
        wfwaf-authcookie* Wordfence Functional: determine whether the user is logged in 1 day
        c_user Facebook Marketing/tracking: Save users unique ID 30 days
        csm Facebook Functional: prevent fraud 90 days
        sb Facebook Marketing/tracking: saving browser specifications 2 years
        actppresence Facebook Functional: save and track if the browser tab is active session
        *_fbm_ Facebook Marketing/tracking: saving account details 1 year
        _fbc Facebook Marketing/tracking: Save last visit 2 years
        fbm* Facebook Marketing/tracking: save account details 1 month
        xs Facebook Marketing/tracking: save a unique session ID 3 months
        wd Facebook Functioneel: determine screen resolution 1 week
        fr Facebook Marketing/tracking: Advertising of retargeting 3 months
        act Facebook Marketing/tracking: keep users logged in 90 days
        _fbp Facebook Marketing/tracking: tracking visits across different websites 3 months
        datr Facebook Marketing/tracking: prevent fraud 2 years
        local_storage_support_test Twitter Functional: load balancing functionalities persistent
        metrics_token Twitter Marketing/Tracking: Save whether the user has seen the embedded content persistent
        bcookie LinkedIn Marketing/tracking: store browser details 2 years
        li-oatml LinkedIn Marketing/tracking: provide ad delivery or retargeting 1 month
        BizographicsOptOut LinkedIn Functional: store privacy preferences 10 years
        li_sugr LinkedIn Marketing/tracking: store browser details 3 months
        UserMatchHistory LinkedIn Marketing/tracking: provide ad delivery or retargeting 30 days
        linkedin_oauth_ LinkedIn Functional: provide functions across pages session
        lidc LinkedIn Marketing/tracking: store performed actions on the website 1 day
        bscookie LinkedIn Marketing/tracking: store performed actions on the website 10 years
        X-LI-IDC LinkedIn Marketing/tracking: provide functions across pages 10 years
        cmplz_choice Complianz Functional: save whether a message is hidden 1 year
        cmplz_policy_id Complianz Functional: register accepted cookie policy ID 1 year
        cmplz_functional Complianz Functional: saving cookie preferences 1 year
        cmplz_statistics-anonymous Complianz Functional: saving cookie preferences 1 year
        cmplz_preferences Complianz Functional: saving cookie preferences 1 year
        cmplz_statistics Complianz Functional: saving cookie preferences 1 year
        cmplz_consent_status Complianz Functional: saving cookie preferences 1 year
        cmplz_marketing Complianz Functional: saving cookie preferences 1 year
        cmplz_marketing Complianz Functional: saving cookie preferences 1 year
    2. A further distinction can be made between the following types of cookies:
      1. Required cookies: These are necessary for the functioning of our website. These include, for instance, cookies that allow you to log in. Our required cookies are listed here:
        Name Category Contents of Cookie Retention Period
        _ga Google Analytics GA1.2.1167052421.1621513268 2 year
        _gid Google Analytics GA1.2.624666189.1632380284 2 year
      2. Analytical cookies/performance cookies: These cookies allow us to analyse our web traffic, to view the number of users of our website and see how visitors navigate our website.
      3. Functional cookies: These cookies ‘remember’ the choices you made on our website (e.g. language preference), which makes the website more user-friendly and enhances the user experience.
      4. Targeted cookies: These show us the pages you have visited and the links you have followed so that the advertisements can be tailored more closely to your interests.
  2. How can I manage or delete cookies?
    1. You can manage or delete cookies at any time via the settings of your browser, which allows you to block some or all cookies. Disabling cookies will limit the services we can offer and may affect your user experience. Deleting cookies may require you to manually adjust your preferences each time you visit our website. For more information on managing and/or deleting cookies, please visit the page relevant to your browser: Safari Google Chrome Mozilla Firefox Internet Explorer Sor other browsers, please refer to the browser operator’s documentation.