Some functions on the AXENDS website are only accessible if cookies are accepted by you. Insofar as cookies contain identifiable data (that is, they can be traced back to a person), the AXENDS privacy policy also applies.
2. Types of cookies
A) Functional cookies
AXENDS website uses functional cookies. These cookies are necessary for the website to work. By placing these cookies AXENDS recognises your computer (or another device such as a smartphone or tablet). Without these cookies, certain parts and functionalities of the website cannot be used properly, for example, to create an account or to log in. These are placed to recognise certain preferences and settings, for example, your personal preferences with regard to whether or not to allow cookies, the country from which you visit the website, the language choice of the website, etc. These cookies can be used to visit the AXENDS website more easily.
B) Marketing cookies
Marketing cookies collect information about your internet usage in order to tailor advertisements to your preferences and to measure the effectiveness of an advertising campaign or to see whether an advertisement leads to a purchase or registration. These cookies are normally placed by a third party, which is a network of advertisers. These cookies are also used to identify an internet user. Based on the pages you visit, general knowledge can be obtained about how a website is used, so that information can be obtained about your interests.
C) Statistics cookies
AXENDS website uses statistics cookies via Google Analytics. These cookies collect information about how the website is used by visitors. For example, the visitor statistics of the website are kept, it can be seen how you arrive at the website and how you use the website so that AXENDS gains a better insight into the functioning of the website.
D) Beacons and pixel tags
In addition to cookies, we may use web beacons, pixel tags, and other tracking technologies on the Platform to help customise the website and improve your experience. A “web beacon” or “pixel tag” is a tiny object or image embedded in a web page or email. They are used to track the number of users who have visited particular pages and viewed emails and acquire other statistical data. They collect only a limited set of data, such as a cookie number, time and date of the page or email view, and a description of the page or email on which they reside. Web beacons and pixel tags cannot be declined. However, you can limit their use by controlling the cookies that interact with them.
If you wish, you can refuse cookies. You can do this via the “settings” option in your internet browser. If you use multiple browsers, you must refuse cookies on each browser.
Some cookies delete themselves automatically when you close your web browser, for example, session cookies. Other cookies persist until they have expired or are actively deleted. You can actively delete cookies via your web browser. How you can delete your cookies differs per web browser. For an explanation about this, we refer you to the explanation of the Dutch Consumers’ Association; consult the following link:
https://www.consumentenbond.nl/internet-privacy/cookies-verwijderen
Please note that it is possible that certain functions or parts of the AXENDS website are no longer accessible or functional if you delete cookies.
Google Analytics runs on the AXENDS website. You can disable Google Analytics by downloading a tool from Google by referring to the following link:
