Welcome to our website? We are very happy to have you with us. To ensure that your experience on our website is as pleasant and positive as possible, we need to use cookies. You can find out everything about how cookies work on this page.
What are cookies? A cookie is a small text file that is stored on your smartphone, tablet or computer. The information contained in this text file is for functional, commercial or statistical purposes. Below we explain the differences between these three things. In addition to cookies, there are various other methods with which we can store and read certain information on your computer, tablet or smartphone. An example of this is local storage.It works similarly to a cookie. For convenience, in this statement we will combine both concepts under the heading “Cookies”. We use several common techniques to place cookies, such as JavaScript and tracking pixels.Are cookies safe?
The use of cookies is completely safe and very common among those who use the Internet frequently.A cookie never contains personal information such as name, telephone number or email address. For this reason, cookies can never be used to contact you directly via email or telemarketing campaigns. It is very important to us that you know exactly what types of cookies we place and what third parties use them for. You can read everything below. For what purpose do we use cookies? We use cookies for various purposes: Functional cookies: to make our website user-friendly and secure. Analytical cookies: to analyze the use of our website. Advertising cookies: to insert relevant advertising. Social media cookies: to ensure you can share or save photos and articles. Below you can read exactly what cookies in these categories are used for.You can also find out which companies can place cookies on your computer, tablet or phone when you visit our website, as we do not always do this ourselves. Sometimes we use the services of other companies and they place cookies. Google is a good example. Google offers us products that help us measure the number of visitors to our website and provide us with advertising. To do this you must place a cookie. If another company sets a cookie, we will provide you with a link to their privacy policy or cookie policy. This way you can read for yourself what these companies do with the cookies they place. , Functional cookies , cookies that ensure optimal and safe use of our website. Since it is not possible to create an account on our website, the use of functional cookies is restricted. However, the use of these cookies is necessary to ensure that our website functions properly.Here's what we use them for:
To control your browser settings so that you can optimally view our website on your screen.
In order, among other things, to detect misuse of our website and thus prevent cyber attacks.
Make sure the website does not require too many technical resources to remain accessible. We use Cloudflare for this purpose.
To determine your global location so we can ensure the website is loaded from the correct server.We use Cloudflare for this purpose.
You do not have to agree to the use of functional cookies and you cannot deactivate them.
Analytical cookies
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cookies that enable us to optimize our website.
We want you to have fun on our website. Since we can't ask every visitor what's good and what's bad about our website, we continually optimize our website based on the statistics we collect.
These statistics may include: How long do you stay on our website? What do you click on during your visit?
How long do you stay on our website? What do you click on during your visit? How many articles have you read? If we had another fun article for you, would you click on it? What device are you using to visit our website? What source or advertisement brought you to our website?And more generally:
How many people visit our website? Can we optimize our website for our users? In what order do users visit our articles? Can our users easily find elements (e.g. navigation menus) on our website? We collect this type of statistical data using Google Analytics.For this purpose, Google Analytics sets analytical cookies for us.Advertising cookies
Cookies that allow us to show you relevant advertising Maintaining our website and ensuring new content takes a lot of time and work. In order to finance all of this, we need income. This revenue is generated through advertising displayed on the websites you visit. We want these ads (and possibly videos) to be as personalized as possible to your needs. To achieve this, our advertising partners place cookies on us.Allow advertising cookies: To ensure you
To ensure you don't see the same advert too often. Shows you ads that are particularly interesting to you. View targeted contextual advertising (e.g. an ad for a mascara brand attached to an article about mascara). Follow the most viewed ads. NOTE: If you do not accept the placement of advertising cookies, you will be shown advertisements on our website.However, they are not personalized.The following companies may place advertising cookies on our behalf:
DoubleClick (via Google)
Facebook
WebAds
Taboola
Index Exchange
Pubmatic
OpenX
AppNexus
AOL
Social media cookies
Cookies that allow you to share what you like with your friends
When you see something , which you like, like it on our website, you can share it with your friends and family. Social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter and LinkedIn enable this sharing by allowing us to place share buttons on our website. To ensure that these sharing buttons work properly, these social media platforms set a cookie so that they can recognize you if you choose to do so. To share an article or photo.