Cookie statement

SIDN’s website makes use of cookies. Cookies are small files or blocks of data, which are saved on your computer, smartphone or tablet PC when you visit sidn.nl. The cookies that we use enable us to analyse the way visitors browse our site, so that we can improve it. The data that we collect with cookies cannot be traced back to individual users. The various cookies that we use are listed below. Information about how to disallow cookies is also provided.

Careful handling of your privacy

We think it is important that you know which cookies our website uses. We want to guarantee both your privacy and the user-friendliness of our website as much as possible. In the consent manager from Usercentrics, you can see all the cookies we use, broken down by category:

  • Functional

    • These are “first party” cookies that serve a functional purpose. These cookies are necessary for the proper and user-friendly functioning of our website. For example, they record your language preference and the contents of your .nl shopping basket. They contribute to the proper functioning of the search function.

  • Analytics

    • Analytical cookies collect information about how you use the website. These cookies help us understand which pages are popular, how long visitors stay on our site and where they come from. Based on this information, we improve the user experience of the website.

  • Marketing

    • You can share our articles on social media platforms, and we also link to our social media pages from the website. Sometimes we advertise on LinkedIn or Google and place cookies to track user activities and preferences.

What cookies do we use?

Cookies used for the proper functioning and analysis of the site

What does the cookie do?

Lifetime of the cookie on your device

Web Application Firewall waap_id

Protects web applications by monitoring and filtering traffic. Is used to perform a challenge - ie see if the user is a valid user.

Organisation: Link11 Programm: Link11-Reblaze Cookie: functional

During your session. The cookie is deleted as soon as you close your browser.

Load balancer cookie GCLB

Records which web server you used when visiting the website, so that you can be connected to the same server next time. Connecting to the same server enables the site to be presented more quickly and means that your settings can be retained.

Organisation: Google Programm: Google Cloud Load Balancing Cookie: functional

For the length of your browser session. The cookie is deleted when you close your browser.

Cookie consent manager

Here you can see which cookies our website uses and you can give consent. Organisation: Usercentrics Programm: Usercentrics

PiwikPro _pk_id _pk_ses

Provides privacy-friendly information about where you go and what you do on the site.

Organisation: PiwikPro Programm: PiwikPro Cookie: statistics

Persistent

Cookies used for tracking YouTube

We use marketing cookies to access YouTube within page on the site.

Organisation: YouTube Programm: YouTube video Cookie: functional

Facebook pixel

Registers whether the user visited a specific page after clicking on a banner during a campaign. Organisation: Facebook Programm: Facebook Cookie: marketing

180 days

Facebook pixel

Stores the user to show them a relevant message at a later time (retargeten) during a campaign". Organisation: Facebook Programm: Facebook Cookie: marketing

180 days

LinkedIn pixel

Stores the browser ID for the advertising network of LinkedIn Organisation: LinkedIn Programm: LinkedIn Cookie: marketing

730 days

X pixel

Stores the browser ID for the advertising network of X . Organisation: X (Twitter) Programm: X Cookie: marketing

Hotjar cookies

During the a specific campaign we use Hotjar on the campaign page for heatmaps, user recordings, measuring conversion and forms.

This differs per type of cookie. Find the overview here.

You choose

You can determine access yourself in the cookie notification. Except for the essential cookies that are necessary for the proper functioning of the website. You can change these settings at any time via the cookie button, which you can find on every page in the form of a thumbprint:

blue privacy button with a  thumbprint
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Any questions or suggestions? Please drop us a line at communicatie@sidn.nl