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Cookie policy

Version 2.0b (01 January 2019)

Cookies are small files which are stored on a user's device. They are designed to hold a modest amount of data specific to a particular client and website, and can be accessed either by the web server or the client device. This allows the server to deliver a page tailored to a particular user, or the page itself can contain some script which is aware of the data in the cookie and so is able to carry information from one visit to the website (or related website) to the next.

Website functionality

Our website has been designed in such a way that cookies are not required for a correct functioning. However, they are generally beneficial for your user experience (such as remembering preferences). Moreover, disabling session based cookies increases the risks of session hijacking, for example because the session IDs are prone to being shared through hyperlinks or reused by bookmarking.

Types of cookies (we use)

• First party session based cookies

  These cookies are used for storing information during the time you are visiting our website (a session), such as user input (into forms) or your authentication information after logging in. Their lifetime is limited to the duration of the session (and are generally removed when closing your browser). According to European directives we don't need to ask your permission for these cookies (but we will anyway).

• First party functional cookies

  These cookies are used to remember your preferences throughout different sessions, so you don't have to reconfirm your choice upon each visit (such as your language preference, or your consent to use cookies). Their lifetime is well-defined upon creation, typically a few weeks or months.

• Third party advertising cookies

  We have partnered up with Google to display advertisements on this website. Google and their partners may use cookies and web beacons to make advertising more effective, for example to tailor and/or personalize their advertisements shown for which they collect, share and process personal data. Please see also the detailed Google AdSense section below.

List of cookies we use (when allowed)

• Cookie name: PHPSESSID

  Type: first-party session based

  Usage: strictly only this website

  Expires: when the session ends (closure of the browser)

  Description: this cookie is used to keep track of a user’s session. We use sessions to store temporary data like login status, form input, shopping carts and session preferences.

• Cookie name: ALLOW_COOKIES

  Type: first party functional

  Usage: strictly only this website

  Expires: 180 days after last session initialization

  Description: this cookie is used to remember your consent to the use of cookies (listed here) throughout this website.

• Cookie name: LANGUAGE

  Type: first party functional

  Usage: strictly only this website

  Expires: 180 days after last session initialization

  Description: this cookie is used to remember your language preference when visiting our website.

• Cookie name: -varies-

  Type: third party advertising

  Usage: different domains, including google.com, doubleclick.net and googleadservices.com

  Expires: after 18 months

  Description: see the Google AdSense section below

Google AdSense

Google AdSense is an advertisement platform that helps our website to generate revenue and to cover a part of the costs for running this website. Google AdSense uses our website to show advertisements to our visitors, and may use cookies to optimize their service offering. When visiting one of their partners' websites after clicking through on an advertisement, this partner may as well place cookies on your device.

Google tailors and/or personalizes the advertisements they display through our website. You can use advertisement settings to manage the advertisements that are shown to you and the level of personalization used. The overall way that Google uses cookies for advertisement purposes is detailed on Google's website. They elaborate on the use of cookies, web beacons and their serverlogs. We refer to their page for an up-to-date overview concerning the use of cookies for advertisement purposes, including instructions on how to control their use of advertisement cookies.

Cookies currently in use

Number of first party cookies currently used by this website: 1