Cookie Policy
Our website uses cookies to provide you with the best possible user experience.
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a simple, small file that is sent along with the pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device. The information stored in it can be sent back to our servers the next time you visit.
Use of session cookies
Using a session cookie we can see which parts of the website you have viewed during this visit. This enables us to tailor our service as closely as possible to our visitors’ browsing behaviour. These cookies are automatically deleted as soon as you close your web browser.
Use of persistent cookies
Using a persistent cookie we can recognise you when you visit our website again. This is what is known as a functional cookie. This allows the website to be tailored specifically to your preferences. Even if you have given your consent to the use of cookies, we can remember this by means of a cookie. This means you do not have to keep repeating your preferences, saving you time and making your experience of our website more enjoyable. You can delete persistent cookies via your browser settings.
List of cookies
Cookies may be set by WordPress, the content management system we use. These are functional cookies. They are retained for 1 year. Further information on this can be found in the WordPress Privacy Policy.
Cookies may be set by AddtoAny, a social media sharing tool. These are functional cookies. These cookies remember your social media profiles so that you do not have to log in again each time. They are stored for 1 year. Further information on this can be found in the AddtoAny’s privacy policy.
Cookies are set by Google Analytics. These are analytical cookies. They are stored for 2 years. Further information on this can be found in the Google Analytics privacy policy.
Google Analytics
A cookie from the US company Google is placed via our website as part of the “Analytics” service. This is an analytical cookie. We use this service to track and receive reports on how visitors use the website. Google may provide this information to third parties if Google is legally obliged to do so, or insofar as third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. We have no control over this. We have not authorised Google to use the analytics information obtained for other Google services.
The information collected by Google is anonymised as far as possible. We have asked Google to mask your IP address and we have entered into a data processing agreement with Google.
Social media
Our website features buttons that allow you to promote (“like”) or share (“tweet”) web pages on the social networks LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Google+. These buttons work by means of pieces of code provided by these parties themselves. Cookies are placed via this code. We have no control over this. Please read the privacy policies of the companies mentioned (which may change from time to time) to find out what they do with your (personal) data that they process via these cookies.
Facebook
LinkedIn
Google
Twitter
The information they collect is anonymised as far as possible. The information is transferred to and stored by Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn on servers in the United States. These companies have stated that they will comply with the Privacy Shield agreement concluded between the United States and the European Union. This means that there is an adequate level of protection for the processing of personal data.
Right to access, rectify or erase your data
You have the right to request access to, and the rectification or erasure of, your data. Please see our contact page and privacy notice for further details. To prevent misuse, we may ask you to provide adequate proof of your identity. If you wish to access personal data linked to a cookie, you must include a copy of the cookie in question. You can find this in your browser settings.
Enabling, disabling and deleting cookies
You can find more information on enabling, disabling and deleting cookies in the instructions and/or by using your browser’s Help function.