Cookies

Cookies, or similar techniques, that we use
Huygens Engineers uses techniques such as cookies on our website. Because the privacy of our visitors and the user-friendliness of our website are important, we want you to know how and why we use these cookies.

What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file that is stored in the browser of your computer, tablet or smartphone. Huygens Engineers uses cookies with a purely technical functionality. These ensure that the website works properly and that, for example, your preferred settings are stored. These cookies are also used to optimize the website and make it work properly. In addition, we place cookies that keep track of your surfing behavior so that we can offer customized content and advertisements. On your first visit to our website, we already informed you about these cookies and asked for permission to place them.

Types of cookies

• Functional cookies:
These cookies ensure that the site works properly. Functional cookies, for example, remember that you are already logged in or make adjustments to the page for the internet connection you use. These cookies are used exclusively by us and are therefore so-called 'First Party Cookies'.

• Analytical cookies:
These cookies provide us with information about the quality and effectiveness of the services we provide. A cookie is placed via our website from the company Google, as part of the “Analytics” service. We use this service to keep track of and to get reports on how visitors use the website. Google may provide this information to third parties if Google is legally obliged to do so. We have no influence on this. The information that Google collects is anonymized as much as possible. Your IP address is not given. Read more about Google's privacy policy

• Tracking cookies:
Tracking cookies are placed to identify an internet user on one or more websites. For example, they are used to store your interests and to track your (click) behaviour. The purpose of tracking cookies is to collect information about users and thus show personalized advertisements.

• Third party cookies:
Third party cookies are cookies that are placed by other websites. These cookies are placed, for example, by advertisers, social media feeds and other plugins.

Which cookies do we use?
Huygens Engineers currently only uses the cookies below:

• Analytical cookies
We use Google Analytics to gain insight into the number of visitors, the pages visited and other information with which we can continuously improve our website for users. You can read how we handle this data in our privacy statement.

• Third Party Cookies
Google Maps: Google Maps is a mapping service provided by Google. When using Google Maps, various cookies are placed to save preferences, such as, for example, to remember the zoom level and to save statistics regarding use. Huygens Engineers cannot access these statistics, Google as a provider can.

Google reCAPTCHA: Google reCAPTCHA anonymously checks if you are a real person to prevent 'bots' abusing forms to send spam messages. The IP address is made anonymous.

Disable cookies.
If you do not want us, or other websites, to place cookies on your device at all, you can adjust your browser settings so that you receive a warning before cookies are placed or with which you can refuse the placing of cookies in its entirety. You can also delete already placed cookies via your browser. Please note that you must adjust the settings separately for each browser and each device you use and that adjusting your browser settings may not affect some techniques comparable to cookies.

Please be aware that if you do not consent to cookies, certain things on our website may be missing or will not work.

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