What are cookies?
Like most other websites, we also use cookies. These are small files with information that are exchanged between a web server and the browser, tablet or smartphone of a website visitor. Cookies are harmless, have been used on websites since the early days of the Internet and can not spread viruses or malware.
Do cookies know who I am?
No! Your name, address, age and other personal details are not known by a cookie. They only remember your preferences and your interests based on your online behavior.
Which cookies do we use?
The use of cookies is of great importance for the proper running of our platform, but also cookies of which you do not immediately see the effect (such as Google Analytics) are very important. Various cookies are used on our website. These are explained below.
Functional cookies
Mett, our supplier uses cookies that are strictly necessary for the functioning of this platform. For example, cookies are used to respond and log in. Cookies are also used to remember settings and preferences. Mett does not use the data obtained with this for other purposes.
Analytical cookies
We use Google Analytics on this platform. This service uses analytical cookies. By means of these cookies we obtain insight (statistics) in the use of this platform. The use of these cookies meets the strict requirements of the GDPR. The privacy of the visitor remains guaranteed with these analytical cookies. Data is stored anonymously and not shared for purposes other than the use analysis. With the analysis of this data we can optimize our platform. If you do not find this sufficient then you can block Google Analytics with the following Google service: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Cookies with social buttons
The site has buttons for promoting or sharing pages on Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus and LinkedIn. These buttons are pieces of code from the social media itself, and use a cookie. This cookie remembers that you are logged in so that you do not have to log in on Twitter or Facebook every time you want to share something. To see what they do with personal data that they receive with this code, you can view the privacy statements of Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and LinkedIn (which can change regularly).
Cookies for third party content as Youtube
Web pages may use content hosted on other sites and accessed on this platform. Think of Slideshare presentations, YouTube videos and Storify. In a similar way to the social buttons, these codes often use cookies. What they do with the cookies and personal data can be found in the privacy policy of the relevant service. We have no control over this.