As of June 5th 2012, the Netherlands has implemented the new European Telecom law. This amendment significantly tightens the rules concerning the use of cookies to protect the privacy of website users. The amendment also requires our users to be provided with clear and unambiguous information about the purposes for which the cookies are placed.
A cookie is usually a small piece of data sent from a website and stored on a user’s computer, iPad or phone while browsing a website. When the user browses the same website in the future, the data stored in the cookie can be retrieved by the website to notify the website of the user’s previous activity.
Cookies were originally designed to be a reliable mechanism for websites to remember the state of the website or activity the user had taken in the past. This can include clicking particular buttons, logging in, or a record of which pages were visited by the user even months or years ago.
Some cookies (tracking) and especially third-party tracking cookies are commonly used as ways to compile long-term records of individuals’ browsing histories – a major privacy concern that has prompted European lawmakers to take action.
Yes. But only for functional reasons. We never use cookies to store personal data such as your name, address, age and other personal information. We only use cookies:
If you want to delete existing cookies on your computer, tablet or phone and/or if you would like to completely block the use of cookies on the device you are currently browsing with, you have to change your browser settings. If you need help you can use the following “how to” links:
Some websites, web pages, specific content or other web services might not functioning properly or might not work at all.